Ferry or eurotunnel?

quik_d · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Karma :

Here's my dilema, i need to book a mehtod of travel from dover to france, my options are:

Ferry - Dover to Calais -£23

Ferry - Dover to Dunkirk - £30

Eurotunnel - £44

I was thinking eurotunnel is easier but it is worth the extra? Then i thought if i go dover - - dunkirk i'm 30 miles closer to to my destination for the night (Brussels) when i arrive in France

Optinions / experience?

thanks

Dean
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mattjs895 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Karma :

will you be going bike or by car to brussels

Sephiroth · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Karma :

Not trying to sound like a know-it-all but I'm assuming it must be by bike unless he's posted in the wrong section.

If you're going by car, why not just get a flight? Wink

instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

If you're going touring you want as low a price as possible surely. Also would depend on what time you'd be setting off and if getting there quicker would really benefit you.

Personally I'd take the boat...just because I like standing up on deck and gobbing in the sea. Laughing

I mean watching the sea...

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quik_d · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Karma :

Yes on a bike. Smile

Anyone done the dover to dunkirk route?

It takes half an hour more than to calais.....but then its 30 miles closer to brussels so long as it is short.
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Pete. · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

Tunnel. Better by far.
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Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

Go to the IOM instead.
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Paivi · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Karma :

Eurotunnel, of course.

Reasons:

More crossings, sometimes as often as twice an hour.

Not affected by weather and rough seas.

If you miss your train, they'll usually throw you in the next one free of charge.

Takes just half an hour to cross the Channel.
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I will NEVER again use the shower of shite P&O as long as i have a hole in my ass.
My Blackbird was put on the outer deck along with 5 others on the return from Calais 3 yrs ago, it was covered in a fine mist of salty water and it caused £££££ worth of damage by the time i got home to wash it. P&O denied any issues and pretty much said i was to take legal action if i wanted it putting right. Middle Finger

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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

with ferry and tunnel, can you just show up and buy a ticket , or do you always have to pre-book ?

scoota bk · Scooby Slapper Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Karma :

You get cheapest prices by booking as far in advance as possible but so long as there's spaces you'll be ok turning up on the day.

Dunno what other ferry companies are like but with cal mac before I just phoned up and they booked us 2 places without me even having to give card details, then a few hours before the sailing we had to change over to the next ferry which was just one short easy phonecall.

Also as someone else said, I personally love getting a ferry, it's one thing going for a long ride to somewhere but something else to get a ferry there!

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Adam_P · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Karma :

I'd opt for the tunnel. I've used it twice and it's great.

Bike stays with you and you're only stopped moving for about 30-45 mins in total with queing to get on and the actualy crossing.

It's not strapped down

There's no salty water to spray onto your bike.

As for the Dunkirk crossing being 30 miles closer. I've ridden from Calais to Dunkirk, last time I went last June, it takes less than half an hour to get there anyway, so it's not adding that muchto your trip.

Tunnel option for me! Thumbs Up

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EuropeanNC30R... · Gay Hairdresser Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Karma :

Ferry everytime, for various reasons already mentioned.

Keen · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Karma :

Ferry for me too Thumbs Up

There's no need to worry about the bike, usually they have you park it up against a wall and you can watch/help them strap it down well. Its worth it just to go on deck and watch the cliffs of dover disappear.

When I had to do Dover to Calais I asked a couple of HGV driver's I know (who've done that crossing more times than they can remember) what they thought and they said 'take the ferry'. That was good enough for me.
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Dave McCool · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jun 2006 Karma :

Basically, it comes down to what you want:

If you want to get across as quickly as possible in a clean, efficient, basically hassle free, but wildly uninteresting crossing, go with the Tunnel.

If you want the journey to be an enjoyable part of the trip, where you'll meet people, see England disappearing and France approaching, and generally get the feeling that your trip has begun, and you're willing to undertake the extra hassle, then take the ferry.

I would personally take the ferry every time. It's a part of the holiday that you can enjoy, whereas the Tunnel is just sitting on a dark and fairly uncomfortable train waiting for France to arrive.
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mistergixer · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Karma :

Ferry for me - same reasons as most here, seems like the start of the holiday as you watch the white cliffs disappear, have a fry-up, a few smokes (can't do that on the tunnel), and the juvenile excitement as France arrives.
Also, you can pretend to be a pirate on the ferry and wander around muttering 'aaaah, Jim lad, oooh me hearties, shiver me timbers' etc. Whilst you can do that on the tunnel, it doesn't have the same effect.
Pirates FTW, ninjas are soooooo last year.
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That photo was taken on the MV Loch Portain, leaving Leverburgh heading for Berneray

quik_d · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Karma :

i recall it being mentioned that there are a lot of spped cameras, both mobile and fixed around calais. I'm deicded on the ferry but i think i'm going to opt for the dover to dunkirk option, as i imagine it'll be quicker off it as everyne goes to calais? decisions decisions
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