Calais Ferry Port Information
Calais is situated in the north of France and is the principal town in the Pas-de-Calais region. It is ideally located for its links to the main French motorway system, and being the shortest distance from the U.K.
If you travel as a foot passenger and wish to then explore France by train, Calais has a station in the centre of town. There is a free bus service from the port to the station where TGV services operate daily from Calais to Paris.
There is a huge shopping complex on the outskirts of Calais called Cité Europe. Always a favourite for day trips it has a hypermarket and many other clothes and electrical shops, a games arcade, bars restaurants and a multiplex cinema. Located next to Cité Europe is a factory outlet centre L'Usine for designer brands. These are both situated next to the Channel Tunnel terminal.
Calais Ferries | Services & Facilities
The ferry terminal is convenient and provides many amenities including ATMs, currency exchange service and restaurants. Ample car parking is available for car owners.
Dover to Calais is one of the UK's most popular ferry routes with as many as 37 daily crossings with crossing times from 75 minutes.
SeaFrance provides cross channel ferry services between Calais to Dover with up to 15 daily sailings. During the Summer of 2008 it introduced a new ship, SeaFrance's third, the 'Moliere', measuring over 200m with the capacity to carry 1200 passengers, 480 vehicles and 110 trucks. SeaFrance operates up to 15 sailings per day.
P&O Ferries operate ferry crossings between Calais - Dover in the south of England. The operator runs up to 22 daily services. Crafts operating the route are modern and equipped with extensive passenger amenities.
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