There are 4 ways to get from Calais to Deal by bus, car ferry, car train, or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Calais to Doverbus 700 / ...
1h 46m£43–59Car ferry, line 81 bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Take the bus from Taswell Street to Queen Streetbus 81
3h 12m£8–20Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
1h 52m£50–72Eurotunnel, drive
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
- Drive from Folkestone to Dealcar
1h 18m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calais to Deal is to car ferry and line 81 bus which costs £8 - £21 and takes 3h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Calais to Deal is to bus which takes 1h 46m and costs £40 - £60.
The distance between Calais and Deal is 38 miles.
The best way to get from Calais to Deal without a car is to bus which takes 1h 46m and costs £40 - £60.
It takes approximately 1h 46m to get from Calais to Deal, including transfers.
Deal is 1h behind Calais. It is currently 10:47 AM in Calais and 9:47 AM in Deal.
There are 1374+ hotels available in Deal.
What companies run services between Calais, France and Deal, England?
FlixBus operates a bus from Calais to Dover every 2 hours. Tickets cost £2–5 and the journey takes 1h 30m. Alternatively, P&O Ferries operates a car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover every 2 hours. Tickets cost £6–18 and the journey takes 1h 35m. Irish Ferries also services this route every 3 hours.
- 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 Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Taswell Street to Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.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
- £6–18
- 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
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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