There are 5 ways to get from America to Calais by train, bus, train (TGV), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Take the bus from Eindhoven Station to Lillebus 280 / ...
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain Ter
6h 56m€49–98Train
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ec
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Villetrain Tgv
7h 1m€94–156Drive 327.1 km
- Drive from America to Calaiscar 327.1 km
3h 21m€58–84Train via Antwerp
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Anvers-Centraltrain Ec
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Lille Flandrestrain Ic
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain Ter
7h 41m€76–158Train, bus via Antwerp
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Take the bus from Turnhout Station perron 5 to Antwerpen Centraal Station perron 3bus X41 / ...
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Lille Flandrestrain Ic
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain Ter
9h 27m€75–134
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from America to Calais is to train and bus which costs €45 - €100 and takes 6h 56m.
The fastest way to get from America to Calais is to drive which takes 3h 21m and costs €55 - €85.
The distance between America and Calais is 363 km. The road distance is 327.1 km.
The best way to get from America to Calais without a car is to train and bus which takes 6h 56m and costs €45 - €100.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from America to Calais, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between America to Calais is 327 km. It takes approximately 3h 21m to drive from America to Calais.
There are 344+ hotels available in Calais.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Calais, France?
You can take a vehicle from America to Calais Ville via Horst-Sevenum, Eindhoven, Breda, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Lille Europe in around 7h 1m.
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Breda to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Breda to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Eindhoven Station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Eindhoven Station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +32 70 22 02 00
- Website
- delijn.be
Bus from Turnhout Station perron 5 to Antwerpen Centraal Station perron 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.delijn.be/en/
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