Fancy a trip to Europe? It may be more affordable than you thought - especially for Kent's hundreds of unhappy commuters travelling into London every day.

The county is better connected than ever before and a high-speed train can take you from Gravesham to St Pancras in an impressive 23 minutes.

But it will cost you, with peak week-day travel cards weighing in at £37.90 from both Ebbsfleet International and Gravesend Station.

It's a pricey trip for others in north Kent too - with London travel cards costing £33.60 from Higham, £31.10 from Meopham, £27.30 from Northfleet, £26.40 from Swanscombe, £23.60 from Greenhithe and Stone Crossing, £22.40 from Swanley, £22.00 from Dartford, and £17.20 from Crayford.

For £38 or less, the spontaneous among you can take a day trip to 17 different destinations in Europe, whilst one top tourist spot costs just £2 more.

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Most of the flights are from Stansted or Luton - so obviously you would have to get to the airport before jetting off.

Oddly enough, it is almost a tenner less to get a train from Ebbsfleet to Paris, via the Eurostar, than to buy a London travel card from the station.

It's £29 for a single fare, making it £58 for a return trip. But at least you will be guaranteed a seat.

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