Dover - Calais Ferries

Dover is one of the world's busiest ferry ports, with regular passenger/freight ferries to Calais and Dunkirk in France and fast ferry services to Calais and Ostend in Belgium. Over 16 million passengers, 2.5 million cars and coaches, and 1.8 million freight vehicles use the port annually.

Ferry port facilities include a bureau de change, bank and cashpoint. As well as the booking desks, there is a cafe, newsagent, information desk, telephones and baby changing facilities. Once beyond the check-in area, there are two food village areas with a cafe, Burger King, bar, bureau de change and cashpoint. The hoverport facilities include a bureau de change, cafe, restaurant and ATM machine.

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All ferries, apart from Hoverspeed services, arrive and depart from the Ferry Terminal at the Eastern Docks, Dover. Hoverspeed's fast ferry services operate from the Hoverport at Western Docks, Dover.

P&O Ferries has up to 35 return crossings per day, 364 days per year to Calais in France (crossing time from 75 mins.)

SeaFrance provides almost 20 return crossings per day, 364 days per year, to Calais, crossings taking 60 mins.

Hoverspeed provides 15 return crossings to Calais per day, 364 days per year, with journeys lasting an hour.

There is a multi-storey car park, adjacent to the Travel Centre at Eastern Docks, which also has spaces reserved for disabled persons. Other facilities in the terminal include specially designed toilets and ramps in appropriate places throughout the terminal. Further assistance may be arranged by contacting the ferry company that you are using.

Calais is the port par excellence for cross-Channel links between Britain and the European mainland. Ferry terminal facilities include shops, cafes, tourist information and a bureau de change. As the terminal is located near the town centre, a wide selection of shops and restaurants are near at hand.

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