Dover-Calais as Foot Passenger
The Dover-Calais ferries are very focused on motorised traffic and much less on foot passengers. Although you can sometimes select the ‘on foot' option in the booking modules, only one operator allows foot passengers.
Foot Passengers
The following ferries and trains take foot passengers between Dover and France.
P&O is the only ferry company that offers foot passengers the opportunity to book the Dover-Calais crossing. However, this is not available on all boats, but it is available on some daily departures. View the options for foot passengers here.
The Eurostar from London to Amsterdam/Rotterdam/Paris is a train that goes through the Eurotunnel and is only accessible to foot passengers.
You cannot book a DFDS crossing from Dover as a foot passenger. This applies to both Calais and Dunkirk routes.
Irish Ferries offers the “foot passenger” option in the booking module, but this is subsequently not bookable.
Le Shuttle is the Eurotunnel train between Dover and Calais. This cannot be booked as a foot passenger.
Dover-Calais foot passenger prices
The cheapest ferry ticket we could find costs €36 for a single journey. If you want to take advantage of such low rates, book early.
The cheapest train ticket (Amsterdam-London) that we came across is £ 57 for a single journey.
Can you park in Dover and continue on foot?
In general, it is often cheaper to leave your car at the port and board as a foot passenger when you take a ferry trip.
In the case of Dover-Calais, the question is whether you should do that. There seems to be a policy that discourages parking in Dover. You can read more about this in our Parking guide.
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