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Compare train and ferry for Calais to Folkestone
Omio recommends booking the ferry as it is the most popular option from Calais to Folkestone among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the ferry with prices starting from £19. For those with little time consider booking a ferry which can get you there in 1h 36m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a ferry costs an average of £19, and a train costs an average of £184.
Distance: 49 km
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£34 Average Price Cheapest | £184 Average Price |
2h 36m Average total duration Fastest 1h 36m Onboard + 1h 0m Additional time* | 4h 1m Average total duration 3h 31m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Folkestone from Calais by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Calais to Folkestone is by taking a ferry because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

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FAQs: Calais to Folkestone
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This is compared to other travel options from Calais to Folkestone:
A ferry is £165 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Calais to Folkestone costing on average £184.
Other travel options to Folkestone take longer:
Train takes on average 2h 48m.
- Around 30 ferries per day.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 1 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Calais and Folkestone as scheduled services by train and ferry can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Calais, Port - P&O Ferry and arrive in Dover, Eastern Docks (Foot Passenger Terminal).
- Ferries mostly depart from Port of Calais and arrive in Port of Dover.
- Travel with DFDS, P&O Ferries, DFDS, Irish Ferries to go to Folkestone by ferry.
- Travel with SNCF to go to Folkestone by train.
- 30 direct ferries per day with P&O Ferries, DFDS, Irish Ferries.
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