Is it cheaper to drive from England to France and are there any tolls?
You can take a ferry from Dover or Folkestone to Calais or Boulogne. Prices vary, but Speed Ferries seem to be the cheapest. With Eurotunnel as well as the ferries, the less time you spend in France, the cheaper the crossing.
“Peages” are toll autoroutes. From Calais to Paris it’s about 10 euros one way. Plus you have to pay for petrol. So travelling to France by car can be quite expensive any way you look at it. You can take non-toll roads (“nationals”) but it will take you longer as you pass through villages/traffic lights, etc. and the speed limits are lower (the limit on peages is 130k/83miles per hour).
Eurostar does specials on occasion which work out to be much cheaper than driving to Paris for one to three passengers. Plus, you are in central Paris and don’t have to worry about parking or having your car vandelised/broken into, which has happened to me a couple of times!
Here are all prices: http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/travel_information/before_you_go/fares/london_ashford_to_paris.jsp
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Hi
In general the cheapest way to visit France is by air. Even if there are 4 of you and you rent a car.
The fuel, tolls and channel crossing are expensive.
Peter
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You can take a ferry from Dover or Folkestone to Calais or Boulogne. Prices vary, but Speed Ferries seem to be the cheapest. With Eurotunnel as well as the ferries, the less time you spend in France, the cheaper the crossing.
"Peages" are toll autoroutes. From Calais to Paris it’s about 10 euros one way. Plus you have to pay for petrol. So travelling to France by car can be quite expensive any way you look at it. You can take non-toll roads ("nationals") but it will take you longer as you pass through villages/traffic lights, etc. and the speed limits are lower (the limit on peages is 130k/83miles per hour).
Eurostar does specials on occasion which work out to be much cheaper than driving to Paris for one to three passengers. Plus, you are in central Paris and don’t have to worry about parking or having your car vandelised/broken into, which has happened to me a couple of times!
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In general the cheapest way to visit France is by ferries. Even if there are 4 of you and you rent a car from Dover ferry route.
The fuel, tolls and channel crossing are expensive.