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Compare ferry and coach 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 an average ticket price of £39 For those with little time, consider booking a ferry, which has an average total journey time of 2h 33m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a ferry costs an average of £39, while a coach costs an average of £51.
Distance: 49 km
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£39 Average Price Cheapest | £51 Average Price |
2h 33m Average total duration Fastest 1h 33m Onboard + 1h 0m Additional time* | 3h 55m Average total duration 3h 25m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Calais to Folkestone
How to get to Folkestone from Calais by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Calais to Folkestone is by taking a ferry because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
DFDS Seaways19:351h40DFDS Calais Ferry Terminal20:15Port of Dover£221One-way0 changes
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- DFDS Seaways19:351h40DFDS Calais Ferry Terminal20:15Port of Dover£221One-way0 changes
Fastest
P&O Ferries6:151h30DFDS Calais Ferry Terminal6:45Port of Dover£291One-way0 changes
Other options
- 015:303h25Calais17:55Folkestone£281One-way0 changes
- DFDS Seaways7:351h40DFDS Calais Ferry Terminal8:15Port of Dover£221One-way0 changes
- DFDS Seaways12:501h40DFDS Calais Ferry Terminal13:30Port of Dover£221One-way0 changes
- DFDS Seaways11:201h40DFDS Calais Ferry Terminal12:00Port of Dover£221One-way0 changes
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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 £12 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Calais to Folkestone costing on average £51.
Other travel options to Folkestone take longer:
Coach takes on average 3h 55m.
- Around 24 ferries 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 ferry and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Calais, Gare de Calais Ville (Pont Jacquard) and arrive in Folkestone.
- Ferries mostly depart from Port of Calais and arrive in Port of Dover.
- Travel with Sindbad to go to Folkestone by coach.
- Travel with DFDS, P&O Ferries, Irish Ferries, Norfolk Line to go to Folkestone by ferry.
- 1 direct coaches per day with Sindbad.
- 24 direct ferries per day with P&O Ferries, Irish Ferries, Norfolk Line.
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