There are 3 ways to get from Ashford International Station to Calais by car, car train, taxi, car ferry, or train (Eurostar, TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, Eurotunnel
best- Drive from Ashford International Station to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain le shuttle
1h 5m€142–144Train
cheapest- Take the train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain Tgv
4h 30m€131–241Taxi, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Ashford International Station to Port of Dovertaxi
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
2h 2m€136–205
Ashford International Station to Calais by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ashford International Station to Calais is to drive and Eurotunnel which costs €141 - €145 and takes 1h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Ashford International Station to Calais is to drive and Eurotunnel which takes 1h 5m and costs €141 - €145.
No, there is no direct train from Ashford International Station to Calais. However, there are services departing from Ashford International and arriving at Calais Ville via London St Pancras Intl and Lille Europe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 30m.
The distance between Ashford International Station and Calais is 85 km.
The best way to get from Ashford International Station to Calais without a car is to taxi and car ferry which takes 2h 2m and costs €130 - €210.
It takes approximately 1h 5m to get from Ashford International Station to Calais, including transfers.
Ashford International Station to Calais train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Ashford International station.
Calais is 1h ahead of Ashford International Station. It is currently 8:53 AM in Ashford International Station and 9:53 AM in Calais.
Ashford International Station to Calais train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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What companies run services between Ashford International Station, England and Calais, France?
You can take a train from Ashford International to Calais Ville via London St Pancras Intl and Lille Europe in around 4h 30m.
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Ashford International to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Apollo Taxis Ashford
- Phone
- +44 1233 38 00 38
- Website
- apollo-taxi.co.uk
Arrow Taxis Ltd
- Phone
- +44 1233 666 666
- Website
- arrowtaxisltd.co.uk
Ashford Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1233 666 494
- Website
- taxiashford.co.uk
CabCo Canterbury Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1227 455 455
- Website
- cabcocanterbury.co.uk
Indy Cabs Sittingbourne
- Phone
- +44 1795 350 035
- Website
- indycabs.co.uk
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