For an introductory price of £8 per crossing, the new ‘Rapide’ service allows passengers to be the first to board their SeaFrance superferry and also the first to disembark, meaning they can beat the traffic and get to their destination that little bit faster.

SeaFrance Dover Calais Ferry

This special upgrade also has the benefit of giving Rapide passengers the pick of all of the seats from which to enjoy a coffee and croissant in the SeaFrance lounges, or the table with the best sea view at gourmet waiter-service restaurant La Brasserie.

SeaFrance operates up to 30 daily car ferry crossings on the Dover-Calais route. Fares for a car and up to nine passengers start from just £35 each way (£70 return) online for any duration and from £22 return for a day trip.

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Eurotunnel said a CO2 sensor had triggered an alarm, setting off an emergency procedure in which all passengers have to be evacuated.

Eurostar, which runs high-speed trains through the tunnel between London and Paris and Brussels, said its services had been suspended for a period.

Lines have since started to reopen, but passengers were told to expect delays.

Dover Calais Ferries have plenty of spare capacity at present, after having coped very well with the additional passengers following air line disruptions caused by the volcanic ash cloud.

“The traffic is resuming now, we have received authorisation from Eurotunnel,” a Eurostar spokeswoman told AFP news agency. “But we expect a knock-on effect on the schedule.”

Services in both directions were halted when the alarm was triggered in the tunnel shortly after 0700 BST (0800 GMT).

The nearest train, a shuttle carrying 30 lorries and drivers, was evacuated and taken back to the surface on the UK side.

Emergency services from Kent were called.

Nigel Shamber, duty inspector at Kent Police, said: “They have an awful lot of sensors in the tunnel and one of them went off. These things happen very frequently.

“There has not been a fire or any significant incident. Trains are now running in a reduced capacity.”

A Eurotunnel spokeswoman said: “The freight train was travelling towards England and was more than half-way through the tunnel when it was stopped.

“Emergency services are trying to work out why the detector went off. We need to understand why it happened.”

Nine Eurostar trains were delayed by between 50 minutes and three hours, French state rail operator SNCF said. Services leaving Paris, London and Brussels were all hit.

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PandO Ferries Offer Details – Dover – Calais any duration From £30
each way Dover – Calais any duration From £30 each way from PandO
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P & O operate the Cross Channel ferries route from Dover to Calais,
Norfolk Line operate from Dover to Dunkirk, whilst LD Line operate
from Dover to Boulogne The slightly longer routes from Newhaven to
Dieppe.

The cost of ferries between Dover and Calais and nearby ports remain
relatively good value – return tickets in August can still be had for
well under £100. But if you are thinking of taking one of the longer
ferry crossings expect to pay more.

PO Ferries announces the arrival of 2 of the largest new ferries ever
between Dover & Calais. The Ships are due for delivery.

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Information on how to get back to the UK if you are stranded in Europe due to volcanic ash flight disruption.

You should continue to make your way directly to Calais, other Channel ports and other northern European ports.

In addition to the Eurostar services to the UK from Paris and Lille, travellers arriving at Channel ports in France by road or rail are advised that ferry companies on the Dover Calais route and other cross channel ferries are able to accommodate foot passengers.

For further official advice see Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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For example, ferry operator LD Lines has introduced a ‘best-value
cross-Channel early-booking’ offer from £18 each way via its exclusive
Dover-Boulogne route. The offer is valid for a car and two people.

LD Lines is a subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, a major player in
maritime transport with a fleet of over 60 ships operating worldwide.
LD Lines added the popular Dover-Boulogne crossing to their existing
ferry routes in February 2009. This new service operates year round
and there are four crossings each way during the week.

The Norman Spirit operates the route with a crossing time of just
1h45. The Norman Spirit has capacity for 1850 passengers, 700 cars and
110 freight vehicles.

Bolougne is just thirty kilometres from Calais and it’s a much nicer
town to visit for a day trip or indeed to end a motoring holiday in
France. So the Dover Boulogne route is in close competition with the
more numerous Dover Calais ferry fleet.

Posted via email from Dover Calais Ferry

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Dover Castle with the White Cliffs

Originally uploaded by Sarah Clair

Dover Castle with the White Cliffs viewed from the Dover Calais Ferry.
The sight of the white cliffs of Dover viewed from the Dover Calais Ferry, whether outbound or returning can always invoke an emotional response in travellers from the UK. I don’t know why that is, but surely it cant be anything to do with that overexposed Vera Lyn song about the non existent bluebirds? Anyway, the castle itself is rather wonderful and looks good from all angles, whether from the ferry or down in the town of Dover, or from across the valley up at the Western Heights. One thing not everybody knows is that the white cliffs are riddled with tunnels, large caves and passageways, left over from the Napoleonic period and enhanced during the second world war.

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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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HI, I got this route for you from AA routeplanner. I typed in calais car ferry from Paris, this is what it gave me. Hope this helps.

0.00 Start out at Paris,France Unclassified 0.00
0.17 Continue forward onto Pont Au Change Pont Au Change 0.17
0.13 Turn right onto Place Du Chýtelet Place Du Chýtelet 0.30
0.09 Continue forward onto Boulevard De Sýbastopol Boulevard De Sýbastopol 0.39
1.36 Continue forward onto Boulevard De Strasbourg Boulevard De Strasbourg 1.75
0.65 Turn left onto Boulevard De Magenta Boulevard De Magenta 2.40
0.22 Turn right onto Rue Du Faubourg Saint-Denis Rue Du Faubourg Saint-Denis 2.62
0.91 Continue forward onto Rue Marx Dormoy Rue Marx Dormoy 3.53
0.02 Bear right onto Square De Jessaint Square De Jessaint 3.54
0.03 Continue forward onto Place De La Chapelle Place De La Chapelle 3.57
0.02 Continue forward onto Rue Marx Dormoy Rue Marx Dormoy 3.58
0.58 Continue forward onto Rue De La Chapelle Rue De La Chapelle 4.17
0.89 At roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Rue De La Chapelle Rue De La Chapelle 5.06
0.15 Continue forward onto Porte De La Chapelle (signposted St Denis) Porte De La Chapelle 5.21
0.22 Turn right onto Porte De La Chapelle Porte De La Chapelle 5.43
0.11 Continue forward onto the A1 A1 5.54
5.38 Continue forward onto the A1 (signposted A1 Le Blanc Mesnil, E19 Aýroport Ch. De Gaulle, Lille, Aýroport Le Bourget) Entering LA COURNEUVE A1 10.92
0.07 Aire de la Courneuve-Sud (Service Area) A1 10.99
20.56 Aire de Vemars-Est (Service Area) A1 31.56
53.98 Aire de Ressons-Est(Service Area) A1 85.54
40.96 Aire d’Assevillers-Est (Service Area) A1 126.50
47.14 Continue forward, then join the A26 toll motorway (signposted A26 Býthune, E15 Boulogne, Calais, Dunkerque) A26 173.64
17.70 Aire d’Angres (Service Area) A26 191.34
34.29 Aire de St Hilaire Cottes (Service Area) A26 225.62
53.72 Take middle lanes, then join Rocade Est – E15 motorway (signposted Calais-Est, Car Ferry) E15 279.34
4.93 Continue forward (signposted Car Ferry) E15 284.27
2.37 Arrive at Calais Car Ferry,France E15 286.64
- Section time 3:00, Total time 3:00 – -
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why dont you walk then much much cheaper

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You can book directly on ferry operators websites. There are links on http://www.fromtoinfo.com – Europe online travel guide

Transport links: http://www.fromtoinfo.com/WEBSITE/transport/Great%20Britain%20transport.html

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