There are 4 ways to get from Calais to Basildon by car ferry, car, bus, 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.
Car ferry, drive
best- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Basildoncar
2h 57m£44–68Bus via Calais
cheapest- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoriabus
8h 24m£16–30Bus
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoriabus 700 / ...
5h 29m£19–38Eurotunnel, drive
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
- Drive from Folkestone to Basildoncar
2h 1m
Calais to Basildon by bus, foot, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calais to Basildon is to bus via Calais which costs £16 - £30 and takes 8h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Calais to Basildon is to car ferry and drive which takes 2h 57m and costs £40 - £70.
The distance between Calais and Basildon is 102 miles.
The best way to get from Calais to Basildon without a car is to bus which takes 5h 29m and costs £19 - £40.
It takes approximately 2h 57m to get from Calais to Basildon, including transfers.
Basildon is 1h behind Calais. It is currently 9:28 AM in Calais and 8:28 AM in Basildon.
There are 1822+ hotels available in Basildon.
What companies run services between Calais, France and Basildon, England?
FlixBus operates a bus from Calais to London Victoria every 2 hours. Tickets cost £13–19 and the journey takes 4h 5m.
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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