There are 3 ways to get from Ashford to Calais by car, car train, taxi, car ferry, or train
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 to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain le shuttle
1h 4m€145–147Train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Ashford International to Dover Priorytrain St Pancras International - Ramsgate / ...
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
3h 4m€55–128Taxi, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Ashford to Port of Dovertaxi
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
2h 2m€159–242
Ashford to Calais by train, taxi, and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ashford to Calais is to train and car ferry which costs €55 - €130 and takes 3h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Ashford to Calais is to drive and Eurotunnel which takes 1h 4m and costs €144 - €148.
The distance between Ashford and Calais is 85 km.
The best way to get from Ashford to Calais without a car is to taxi and car ferry which takes 2h 2m and costs €150 - €250.
It takes approximately 1h 4m to get from Ashford to Calais, including transfers.
Calais is 1h ahead of Ashford. It is currently 11:46 AM in Ashford and 12:46 PM in Calais.
There are 1257+ hotels available in Calais.
What companies run services between Ashford, England and Calais, France?
There is no direct connection from Ashford to Calais. However, you can drive to Folkestone, take the vehicle to Calais-Fréthun, then drive to Calais. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Port of Dover then take the car ferry to Calais.
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Ashford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Southeastern
- 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
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Estimated price
- €120–160
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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