How to get to Calais from Folkestone

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from Folkestone to Calais

How to get to Calais from Folkestone by train, bus, flight or ferry.

Our recommendation

ferry

The best way to travel from Folkestone to Calais is by taking a ferry because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

  • DFDS
    18:101h40
    Folkestone
    19:50Calais
    £221One-way
    0 changes

Cheapest

  • DFDS
    18:101h40
    Folkestone
    19:50Calais
    £221One-way
    0 changes

Fastest

  • P&O Ferries
    4:001h30
    Folkestone
    5:30Calais
    £281One-way
    0 changes

Other options

  • DFDS
    21:101h30
    Folkestone
    22:40Calais
    £291One-way
    0 changes
  • P&O Ferries
    23:551h40
    Folkestone
    1:35Calais
    £291One-way
    0 changes
  • P&O Ferries
    9:451h35
    Folkestone
    11:20Calais
    £1331One-way
    0 changes

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FAQs: Folkestone to Calais

Travel to Calais easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Folkestone to Calais.

FAQs
There are 2 options to travel between Folkestone and Calais including taking a train and ferry.
The cheapest way to travel from Folkestone to Calais is a ferry with an average price of £42.

This is compared to other travel options from Folkestone to Calais:

A ferry is £144 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Folkestone to Calais costing on average £187.

The fastest way to travel from Folkestone to Calais is by ferry with an average journey time of 1h 40m.

Other travel options to Calais take longer:

Train takes on average 7h 27m.

The Folkestone to Calais distance is approximately 49 km.
The average frequency per day from Folkestone to Calais is:
  • Around 31 ferries per day.
  • Around 8 trains per day.
  • Around 1 coaches per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Folkestone and Calais as scheduled services by train and ferry can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Folkestone to Calais:
  • Coaches mostly depart from Dover, Eastern Docks (Foot Passenger Terminal) and arrive in Calais, Port - P&O Ferry.
  • Ferries mostly depart from Port of Dover and arrive in Port of Calais.
If finding a good deal is your main consideration for your trip from Folkestone to Calais, then we'll help you find the best value travel companies for you:
  • Travel with Southeastern to go to Calais by train.
  • Travel with DFDS, P&O Ferries, DFDS to go to Calais by ferry.
Yes, there is a direct route available from Folkestone to Calais:
  • 31 direct ferries per day with DFDS.
Omio customers who travel from Folkestone to Calais often also extend their vacation to go to London, Dover, Paris, Lille, Brussels. Omio can help you plan your trip by finding the best connections between Calais and these popular destinations at a great price.

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