There are 4 ways to get from Ashford to Calais Ferry Port by train, car ferry, taxi 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.
Recommended option
Train • 1h 14m
$36 - $53
3 alternative options
Train, car ferry • 3h 47m
$40 - $58
Taxi, Eurotunnel • 1h 2m
$233 - $244
Taxi, car ferry • 1h 3m
$91 - $114
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ashford to Calais Ferry Port is to train and car ferry which costs £30 - £45 and takes 3h 47m.
The quickest way to get from Ashford to Calais Ferry Port is to taxi and Eurotunnel which costs £175 - £190 and takes 1h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Ashford to Calais Ferry Port. However, there are services departing from Ashford(Kent) Int. and arriving at Calais Ville via Calais-Fréthun. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 14m.
The distance between Ashford and Calais Ferry Port is 45 miles.
The best way to get from Ashford to Calais Ferry Port without a car is to train which takes 1h 14m and costs £27 - £45.
It takes approximately 1h 14m to get from Ashford to Calais Ferry Port, including transfers.
Ashford to Calais Ferry Port train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Ashford(Kent) Int. station.
Calais Ferry Port is 1h ahead of Ashford. It is currently 8:08 AM in Ashford and 9:08 AM in Calais Ferry Port.
Ashford to Calais Ferry Port train services, operated by SNCF, arrive at Calais Ville station.
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- Distance: 44.7 miles
- Duration: 1h 14m
What companies run services between Ashford, England and Calais Ferry Port, France?
You can take a train from Ashford to Calais Ferry Port via Calais-Fréthun in around 1h 14m.

Rome2rio's guide to Eurostar
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Ashford(Kent) Int. to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29 - $40
- Website
- eurostar.com
- Standard
- $29 - $40
- Premier
- $45 - $60

Loosely translated as the French National Railway Corporation, the SNCF is France’s state-owned railway company. It covers the country’s extensive rail network, as well as the TGV and Thalys, France’s two high-speed railway networks. With over 14,000 trains operating daily, it is a fast and efficient way of travelling around the country. The railway network consists of about 32,000km in total, of which 1800km are high-speed lines and 14,500km are electrified.
Rome2rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 9 70 60 99 70
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Calais-Fréthun to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9 - $14
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $9 - $14
- 1st Class
- $10 - $16

- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Calais-Fréthun to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7 - $12
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $7 - $12
- 1st Class
- $12 - $23

- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Ashford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13 - $19
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Schedules at
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
- Off-Peak Day Single
- $16 - $23
- Anytime Day Single
- $13 - $19

- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- eurotunnel.com

- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24 - $35
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 17m
- Estimated price
- $35 - $45
Ashford Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1233 666494
- Website
- taxiashford.co.uk
Arrow Taxis Ltd
- Phone
- +44 1233 666666
- Website
- arrowtaxisltd.co.uk
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