There are 9 ways to get from Calais to Channel Islands by train, ferry, bus, car ferry, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
10h 13m$204–415Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Take the bus from Dover to London Victoriabus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to The Hard Interchangebus 030
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
20h 19m$101–363Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Caen - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Caen to Cherbourgbus
- Take the ferry from Dielette to Alderneyferry
15h 15m$117–209Car ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Take the bus from Dover to London Victoriabus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to International Port Coach Stopbus 030
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
19h 45m$137–524Drive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Calais to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
- Take the ferry from Alderney to Guernsey St Peter Portferry
- Take the car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Jersey St Heliercarferry
10h 36m$366–473Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Jersey Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane LGW - JER
6h 31m$108–364Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Guernsey Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane LGW - GCI
6h 36m$163–464Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Guernsey Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane CDG - GCI
6h 18m$153–454Train, train to London City Airport, fly to Guernsey Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)plane LCY - GCI
6h 40m$138–487
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Jersey Airport (JER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calais to Channel Islands is to train and bus and ferry which costs $110 - $210 and takes 15h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Calais to Channel Islands is to train and fly which takes 6h 18m and costs $150 - $460.
The distance between Calais and Channel Islands is 750 km.
The best way to get from Calais to Channel Islands without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 13m and costs $200 - $420.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Calais to Channel Islands, including transfers.
Channel Islands is 1h behind Calais. It is currently 11:51 AM in Calais and 10:51 AM in Channel Islands.
There are 55+ hotels available in Channel Islands.
What companies run services between Calais, France and Channel Islands, Guernsey?
There is no direct connection from Calais to Channel Islands. However, you can take the train to Lille Flandres, take the train to Paris Nord, walk to Gare Magenta, take the train to Haussmann Saint-Lazare, walk to Paris St Lazare, take the train to Cherbourg, walk to Port Of Cherbourg, then take the ferry to Alderney. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Calais Ville to Alderney via Calais Frethun, Calais Frethun, Lille Europe, Lille - Europe Train Station, Caen, Cherbourg, Cherbourg-Gare, LES PIEUX Place de la Lande, and Dielette in around 15h 15m.
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jersey Airport via Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–210
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
Flights from London City Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
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 Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- 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 Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- 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 Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- 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 Flandres to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@normandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Caen - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Caen - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Bus from Caen to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to International Port Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to The Hard Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
Ferry from Alderney to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $84
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
- Phone
- 0 825 131 050
- Website
- manche-iles.com
Ferry from Dielette to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- manche-iles.com
- 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
- $10–25
- 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
- $8–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–300
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- $55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- $85–300
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Jersey St Helier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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