{"id":127,"date":"2008-09-15T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-15T13:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingeu.com\/western-europe\/uk\/2008\/09\/ferries-from-dover-to-calais.html"},"modified":"2016-05-16T11:38:52","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T11:38:52","slug":"ferries-from-dover-to-calais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingeu.com\/western-europe\/uk\/2008\/09\/ferries-from-dover-to-calais.html","title":{"rendered":"Ferries from Dover to Calais"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><a title=\"photo sharing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/90149488@N00\/399038931\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 2px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/161\/399038931_0880215837_m.jpg\" rel=\"colorbox\" class=\"colorbox\" alt=\"Ferry between Dover and Calais\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"margin-top: 0px; font-size: 0.9em;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/90149488@N00\/399038931\/\">Dover Ferry<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Ferries from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingeu.com\/western-europe\/uk\/2008\/09\/dover-day-trip-from-london.html\">Dover<\/a> to Calais are a great way to cross the English Channel from the UK to France.<\/p>\n<p>Ferries to Calais and other French cities depart from Dover frequently throughout the day. They are run by the company P&amp;O Ferries. P&amp;O&#8217;s ships leave Dover from the city&#8217;s Eastern Docks.<\/p>\n<p>P&amp;O Ferries run ferries from Dover to Calais around the clock. Their vessels make 23 daily crossings from Dover, with a departure almost every hour. The travel time on their ships is 1 hour and 30 minutes. Passengers travelling by foot can only take a ferry between the hours of 8:10 and 19:35.<\/p>\n<p>The price of a return ticket on P&amp;O Ferries can be as low as 25 GBP for a day trip and 39 GBP for an open return for up to 9 passengers travelling with a car.<\/p>\n<p>Ferry <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingeu.com\/western-europe\/uk\/2008\/09\/dover-ferry-tickets-and-discounts.html\">discounts<\/a> and deals are available throughout the year, so do some research before booking your ferry from Dover to Calais. 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