Dover-Calais as Foot Passenger
The Dover-Calais ferry is very focused on motorized traffic and much less on pedestrians. Although you can sometimes select the ‘on foot’ option in the booking modules, you then see that it is not possible. So it may take some time to figure out how to travel as a foot passenger between Dover and Calais. But that does not apply to you as a visitor to this page, because we have sorted it out for you.
Foot Passengers
The following ferries and trains take pedestrians 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.
The Eurostar from London to Amsterdam/Rotterdam is a train that goes through the Eurotunnel and is only accessible to foot passengers.
You cannot book Dover-Calais with DFDS as a foot passenger. Not even from Dunkirk.
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 pedestrian 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 of discouraging parking in Dover. You can read more about this in our Parking guide.
Are there other options?
If, in the worst case scenario, you are unable to board as a foot passenger with P&O ferries, you may want to try these options:
Dover-Calais by bike is possible!
The various shipping companies see a bicycle as a means of transport and you can therefore simply get on board.
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