Best/cheapest time of day to travel to France (1 Viewer)

[SeanT4]

Been looking at ferry prices for France around the end of May/beginning of June. Is there a best time to travel, as in time of the day?

 

[denisejoe]

Usually early morning or late night offer the lowest prices. Just put in your dates and then have a look at prices. Best if you can book at the time of looking rather than going back to it later as the price is likely to have gone up if you do that. Alternatively book on a different machine if you have to do it later.

 

[Lenny HB]

Which crossing?

 

[Figaro]

Usually mid week and very early or late in the day are cheapest travel times.

 

[gus-lopez]

Tuesdays 2a.m.

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[15edward]

End of May Beginning of June around half term time - tunnel prices when I booked shot up last week end of May
Travelling mid week of last week of May was half the price of the previous week end

 

[scotjimland]

I find the best time for traveling is Sunday .. with an early crossing ..

 

[Spriddler]

20% discount off the website fares on the DFDS Newhaven crossing if the 'lead person' is over 60, disabled, or a student. You have to book by phone to get it.

 

[SeanT4]

Which crossing?

Portsmouth - Cherbourg

 

[VXman]

Just go onto a site, put in a date and look at the prices that day. Tend to be cheaper in the morning and evening.

Over all crossings Irish ferries - Dover to Calais tneds to be the cheapest. I tend to go 9pm ish, park up over the channel. Sleep, travel onward the next morning.

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[Richard n Ann]

With the late crossings you'll avoid the Dartford crossing charge too

 

[Howard B]

When i was looking for Chunnel crossings, 06:00 08:00 on Sunday was the best price for us. Would have been a bit cheaper between 00:00- 06:00, but didn't want to cross that early.

 

[wfdTamar]

Dover to Dunkirk £95-100 one way with a 5.85 metre and one person. DFDS same price from early morning till 8am. That was early May, return early August. Was more like £85 last year.

 

[two]

Cheapest and Best tend to be at opposite ends of the spectrum.
DFDS tends to be cheapest vs Tunnel at the other extreme.
Flexible tickest are just that (less waiting) but ay a price.

 

[mitzimad]

With the late crossings you'll avoid the Dartford crossing charge too

newport to portsmouth will not use the bridge

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[Linda farley]

Been looking at ferry prices for France around the end of May/beginning of June. Is there a best time to travel, as in time of the day?

We tend to do Portsmouth Caen because we live in bournemouth. If you can get a reasonable price saturday , sleep over when you get there and then you get all day Sunday to travel without Lorry’s!

 

[Linda farley]

We tend to do Portsmouth Caen because we live in bournemouth. If you can get a reasonable price saturday , sleep over when you get there and then you get all day Sunday to travel without Lorry’s!

If you want a britanny ferry code I’ve got one gets you 10% off

 

[Joethejoiner]

Last minute change of mind a week ago . I booked on day of travel.
Don't

 

[dunnah01]

Portsmouth - Cherbourg

It's been quite a few weeks since you started looking so did you find the cheapest crossing in the end?

 

[Blaydon]

Hi there, we tend to go 6am to 7am from Dover. We drive down to the town the night before. This way we can have breakfast on the boat, then pop into Auchan before heading off by 11ish.
One word of warning - check the school holiday dates, we made a mistake of going on the Friday before half term - long delays

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