Dover to Calais ferry prices

jointerjohn

jointerjohn

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Hi all we are looking to get return ferry crossing to france dover=calais or similar, traveling early june where can i get the best price, or discount all suggestions welcome. autotrail 7.3m long 3.1 tall thanks
 
£213 return for me in June.

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Well I be, learn summit every day.
 
Last couple of times I've done Dover Calais the tunnel has only been £10 more than the Ferry. We normally use Newhaven Dieppe sometimes cheaper than Dover with the 20% discount for over 60. Also if going down the west side of France saves us 400 miles.
 
We have never paid more than £155 on the ferry in June Dover/Calais/Dover Cheapest economy fare, its not worth getting a flexi ticket because you can change an economy booking for £20.00
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Thanks all iv'e got a price ferry savers dover calais return £140 is this the best i'm likely to get ?
 
thanks all finally paid £142 return out first week in june back first week in july coud'nt find any discount codes that were usable.
 
Problem with the Chunnel?. In my case getting SWMBO to use it. She has a pathological hatred of them!. even short ones have her sitting frozen!!. Yet she took to sailing no problem!.
 
DFDS, Dover Dunkirk. Cheap as chips if you pick your times.

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Are you a Caravan & Motorhome club member? (Caravan Club) or camping club member?
Their travel clubs offers really good discounted ferry deals.
I’ve never been able to beat what fares they can offer d if you buy their travel vouchers to use against a site, the ferry fare becomes even cheaper.
 
We have a dog and prefer the tunnel £228 return in July , happy with that. Not happy with either the ferry or Eurotunnel charging me £38 for his journey and getting sweet F.A. for that except a 10 second check of his microchip !! BTW do use Tesco vouchers when available !!
 
PeteH said:
Problem with the Chunnel?. In my case getting SWMBO to use it. She has a pathological hatred of them!. even short ones have her sitting frozen!!. Yet she took to sailing no problem!.
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you dont even know your in a tunnel you dive into a train and off the other end
 
spongy said:
its not worth getting a flexi ticket because you can change an economy booking for £20.00
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& with a flexi you don't have to change it,just turn up 72 hrs either side of booked time.Free

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mitzimad said:
you dont even know your in a tunnel you dive into a train and off the other end
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Try getting that fact, past my wife. Many have tried over the years since it opened. Her reply is "you go that way" I will fly (or take the ferry) and join you!. This for a woman who dislikes the take off and landing phases of Flying too.
 
PeteH said:
Try getting that fact, past my wife. Many have tried over the years since it opened. Her reply is "you go that way" I will fly (or take the ferry) and join you!. This for a woman who dislikes the take off and landing phases of Flying too.
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I am with her. The claustrophobic feeling of the whole journey is a non starter for me too. Not through any king of fear , but its just uncomfortable. Lots of shaking about, more than all but a few ferries I have been on. And after driving to get there, I feel like I am hurled into France, without a decent rest , a drink or food, and need to stop straight away.

For me. being 3-4 hours from the ferry, I always travel at night , leave after work and travel down when the traffic is light , late boat, eat , stretch my legs, have a beer , and chill. Dunkirk is a longer crossing , but save you 40 mins driving and has the added bonus of not being Calais. Also has a nice place to stop right in the terminal that is safe and free. We can land at 1am from a 10pm boat, be asleep within a few minutes, up at 8 and gone. If you catch and 8am boat , you need to be messing about in Dover finding somewhere to stay, you aren't landing till 10'30am at the earliest , and by the time you get any kind of distance its lunchtime. I don't recall the last time a travelled on anything other than a night or late evening ferry, because it robs you of a day .
 
PhilG said:
I am with her. The claustrophobic feeling of the whole journey is a non starter for me too. Not through any king of fear , but its just uncomfortable. Lots of shaking about, more than all but a few ferries I have been on. And after driving to get there, I feel like I am hurled into France, without a decent rest , a drink or food, and need to stop straight away.

For me. being 3-4 hours from the ferry, I always travel at night , leave after work and travel down when the traffic is light , late boat, eat , stretch my legs, have a beer , and chill. Dunkirk is a longer crossing , but save you 40 mins driving and has the added bonus of not being Calais. Also has a nice place to stop right in the terminal that is safe and free. We can land at 1am from a 10pm boat, be asleep within a few minutes, up at 8 and gone. If you catch and 8am boat , you need to be messing about in Dover finding somewhere to stay, you aren't landing till 10'30am at the earliest , and by the time you get any kind of distance its lunchtime. I don't recall the last time a travelled on anything other than a night or late evening ferry, because it robs you of a day .
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not sure if we used the same tunnel phil we were paying cards in our van and didnt realise it had moved untill they annouced it was time to get of no rolling or shaking. My preference is ferry like you i like the break
 

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