There are 4 ways to get from Canterbury to Calais Ville by taxi, car ferry, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV), car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, car ferry
best- Take the taxi from Canterbury to Port of Dovertaxi
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
2h 34m€107–171Line 15 bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Pencester Roadbus 15 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
4h 17m€12–58Train
- Take the train from Canterbury West 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 47m€144–263Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Canterbury to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain le shuttle
1h 10m€143–146
Canterbury to Calais Ville by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canterbury to Calais Ville is to line 15 bus and car ferry which costs €12 - €60 and takes 4h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Canterbury to Calais Ville is to drive and Eurotunnel which takes 1h 10m and costs €142 - €146.
No, there is no direct train from Canterbury to Calais Ville. However, there are services departing from Canterbury West and arriving at Calais Ville via London St Pancras Intl and Lille Europe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 47m.
The distance between Canterbury and Calais Ville is 74 km.
The best way to get from Canterbury to Calais Ville without a car is to taxi and car ferry which takes 2h 34m and costs €100 - €180.
It takes approximately 2h 34m to get from Canterbury to Calais Ville, including transfers.
Canterbury to Calais Ville train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Canterbury West station.
Calais Ville is 1h ahead of Canterbury. It is currently 10:48 AM in Canterbury and 11:48 AM in Calais Ville.
Canterbury to Calais Ville train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
There are 1310+ hotels available in Calais Ville.
What companies run services between Canterbury, England and Calais Ville, France?
You can take a train from Canterbury West to Calais Ville via London St Pancras Intl and Lille Europe in around 4h 47m.
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Canterbury West to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station to Pencester Road
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Estimated price
- €95–120
CabCo Canterbury Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1227 455 455
- Website
- cabcocanterbury.co.uk
Cabline Taxis Canterbury
- Phone
- +44 1227 555555
- Website
- cabline6.co.uk
Canterbury Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1227 444 444
- Website
- canterburytaxis.co.uk
Indy Cabs Sittingbourne
- Phone
- +44 1795 350 035
- Website
- indycabs.co.uk
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