It is 72 miles 35 chains (116.6 km) down the line from London Victoria and is situated between Birchington-on-Sea and Margate.

All services at Westgate-on-Sea are operated by Southeastern using Class 375 and 395 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[1] Additional services including trains to and from London Bridge and London Cannon Street call at the station in the peak hours.

The station is also served by a small number of High Speed services to London St Pancras International.

Other alternative routes from London to Dartford via Sidcup and via Bexleyheath.