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Coach Information to Paris from Dover
 | Distance | 164 miles (264 km) |
 | Average coach ticket price | £35 (€40) |
 | Direct coach | Yes |
 | Coach companies | Eurolines France, National Express or Ouibus |
Coaches from Dover to Paris cover the 164 miles (264 km) long trip with our travel partners like Eurolines France, National Express or Ouibus. There are direct coach services available. While the average ticket price for this journey costs around £35, you can find the cheapest coach ticket for as low as £35. Travellers depart most frequently from Dover Priory and arrive in Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine).
Coach companies
Coach from Dover to Paris with National Express
For as little as £35 you can travel by coach from Dover to Paris with National Express. Omio will show you the best deals, timetables and tickets available for this journey.
Taking the coach with National Express is a great way to travel from Dover to Paris! National Express is the UK’s leading coach operator with hundreds of routes to cities, towns and major airports throughout the country at affordable prices. As an official travel partner of National Express, Omio shows you the best deals for National Express coach tickets between Dover and Paris, so you can book the cheapest, fastest or earliest ticket. Simply choose the best times and tickets available for the Dover to Paris trip on Omio. You can expect to travel around 164 miles (264 km) between Dover and Paris on a National Express coach.
All National Express coaches have air conditioning and free WiFi access as well as onboard entertainment. Most coaches have seat belts and power outlets in every seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. You can select from three ticket options for the Dover to Paris coach: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare. If you’re looking for more flexibility on cancelling or changing your coach ticket easily, we recommend booking the Fully Flexible Fare option.
Operator ticket policies for COVID
- Cashless payments recommended
- Online booking and check-in recommended
- Pre-reservation / seat allocation
- Verification of ticket with valid ID
- Exceptions to waive change or cancellation fees policy
- For journeys between July 1st and October 31, 2020, the following change and refund policies apply:
- Restricted ticket: One change is allowed free of charge
- Standard ticket: Full refund or one change is allowed free of charge
- Fully flexible ticket: Unlimited changes to time or date are allowed
- All change and refund requests must be made at least 24 hours before the original outbound journey. Partial refunds are not allowed.
Coaches from Dover to Paris
There are a number of different coach companies offering services between Dover in the UK and Paris in France. There are options for direct journeys while others involve at least one change; however, all journeys involve a ferry crossing. The fastest journey is generally just under seven hours.
Which coach companies travel from Dover to Paris?
Customers have many coach operators to choose from when booking a journey from Dover to Paris. Most direct journeys are operated by Eurolines. Ouibus also offers direct services to Paris, which are overnight on this route. For routes that involve a change of buses, two operators run different parts of the journey, usually National Express and Eurolines.
How long is the coach from Dover to Paris?
The journey time from Dover to Paris varies depending on the operator and departure time. The fastest journey time is found on direct daytime services, about six hours and 50 minutes. Direct night services often take around seven hours and 40 minutes. Services with a change at London Victoria have a journey time of roughly between 11 and 13 hours.
How many coaches are there from Dover to Paris?
Coaches from Dover leave regularly throughout the day. There are plenty of early starts, departing between 7 and 9 a.m. There are also lunchtime journeys, departing around noon, with services running through the afternoon as well. There are overnight journeys, which leave from Dover around 9 p.m., and services departing in the early hours of the morning as well.
What are the departure and arrival stations for coaches from Dover to Paris?
Departure coach station: Eurolines and Ouibus services leave from Dover, Eastern Docks, close to the waterfront, convenient for the ferry crossing and a 20-minute walk from Dover Priory Rail Station. Where National Express operates the first leg of a two-part journey, the stop is Whitfield, Honeywood Road, a 20-minute journey from the railway station via the 61A bus. At Eastern Docks, passengers will find a services building with vending machines and various food and retail outlets.
Arrival coach station: All services arrive at Paris Gare Routière Galliéni, conveniently located not far from the centre of the city, a six-minute walk from Galliéni Metro station. There are facilities for buying tickets and parking vehicles at the arrival station.
Travel Tips
Travel by coach between Dover, United Kingdom and Paris, France is: Partially open.
Is international entry into Paris from Dover restricted?
International entry is allowed for: Entry is partially open for citizens and permanent residents of United Kingdom
Do I need to quarantine on arrival in France from Dover?
Entry Requirements:
- Negative COVID-19 test issued at most 1 days before arrival
- 7-day mandatory self-quarantine
- Travellers who have recovered from COVID-19 in the last 6 months are exempt from providing a negative COVID-19 test and can bypass compulsory quarantine on arrival (certificate required)
- Travellers with a certificate of vaccination are exempt from providing a negative COVID-19 test and can bypass compulsory quarantine on arrival
- Exempted International Movement Certificate for travel required
- Health declaration required
What are the safety rules to follow in Paris, France?
The government of France has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
- Physical distance required: 1 metre (s) (3 feet)
- Face mask required: Mandatory
The above information was last checked on 16/10/2021. Remember to check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your coach to Paris from Dover closer to your date of departure here.
Return travel from France to United Kingdom is: Partially open.
Are there any international entry restrictions on returning to Dover from Paris?
Entry into United Kingdom is allowed for: Entry is partially open for citizens and permanent residents of France
Do I need to quarantine on arrival in United Kingdom from Paris?
Requirements for reentering:
- Negative COVID-19 test issued at most 3 days before arrival
- Before travelling, travellers must book and pay for a travel test package, which will include COVID-19 tests to be taken on day 2 and on day 8 of your quarantine
- 10-day mandatory self-quarantine
- Travellers vaccinated under the UK vaccine programme are exempt from mandatory quarantine
- Travellers with a certificate of vaccination are exempt from providing a negative COVID-19 test and can bypass compulsory quarantine on arrival
- Passenger Locator Form (PLF) required
What are the safety rules to follow in Dover, United Kingdom?
The government of United Kingdom has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
- Physical distance requirement: 1 metre (s) (3 feet)
- Face mask requirement: Regional advice
Last checked on 16/10/2021. Please check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations closer to the travel date of your coach to Dover from Paris.
When taking a coach from Dover, you have a couple of coach stations you can depart from including Dover, Pencester Road (stop X), Dover, Foot Passenger Terminal and Dover, Eastern Docks. When you arrive in Paris, your coach can arrive in coach stations including Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris, Pl. Du Panthéon and Paris, Paris (Bercy Seine).
Omio customers travelling this route book their coaches from Dover Priory to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine).
Passengers board their coach most frequently from Dover Priory and travel around 0 mile (s) / 0 km from the city centre to this coach station.
Passengers travelling this route most often arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and need to travel approximately 1 mile (s) / 2 km from the coach station to the city centre in Paris.
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