There are 12 ways to get from Calais to English Channel by train, unknown, car ferry, bus, car train, 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, travel
best- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Partontrain
- Walk from Parton to English Channelunknown
9h 32mCar ferry, bus, travel via Carlisle
- 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 Halston Hotelbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Trinity Baptist churchbus 300
- Walk from Briscoe Bank to English Channelunknown
16h 28mEurotunnel, travel
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
- Walk from Folkestone to English Channelunknown
10h 52mTrain, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, travel
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRU - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Partontrain
- Walk from Parton to English Channelunknown
11h 21mCar ferry, bus, train, travel
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Take the bus from Dover to London Victoriabus 700 / ...
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Corkickletrain
- Walk from Corkickle to English Channelunknown
12h 40mCar ferry, bus, travel
- 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 Rail Stationbus 590
- Take the bus from Penrith Rail Station to Workingtonbus X4 / ...
- Walk from Workington to English Channelunknown
17h 35mCar ferry, travel
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Walk from Port of Dover to English Channelunknown
11h 48mTrain, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, travel
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BRU - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Partontrain
- Walk from Parton to English Channelunknown
11h 30mTrain, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, travel
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Amienstrain
- Take the bus from Gare routière to Aéroportbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BVA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Partontrain
- Walk from Parton to English Channelunknown
12h 17mTrain, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, travel
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Amienstrain
- Take the bus from Gare routière to Aéroportbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BVA - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Partontrain
- Walk from Parton to English Channelunknown
12h 8mTrain, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, travel
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CRL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Partontrain
- Walk from Parton to English Channelunknown
12h 7mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Newcastle, travel
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane AMS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Partontrain
- Walk from Parton to English Channelunknown
12h 30m
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Calais and English Channel is 572 miles.
The best way to get from Calais to English Channel without a car is to train and travel which takes 9h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Calais to English Channel, including transfers.
English Channel is 1h behind Calais. It is currently 2:40 PM in Calais and 1:40 PM in English Channel.
There are 450+ hotels available in English Channel.
What companies run services between Calais, France and English Channel?
There is no direct connection from Calais to English Channel. However, you can take the train to Lille Flandres, walk to Lille Europe, take the train to London St Pancras Intl, walk to London Euston, take the train to Carlisle, take the train to Parton, then travel to English Channel. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Calais to English Channel via Port Of Dover, Dover, London Victoria, Halston Hotel, Bus Station, Trinity Baptist church, and Briscoe Bank in around 16h 28m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–150
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £25–150
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
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
- £13–35
- 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 Ville to Amiens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- 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
- £25–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Parton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Corkickle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dover to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Halston Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Trinity Baptist church
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- west.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Penrith Rail Station to Workington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west
- Phone
- 09 70 15 01 50
- contact@oise-mobilite.fr
- Website
- oise-mobilite.fr
Bus from Gare routière to Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1
- Website
- https://www.oise-mobilite.fr/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–20
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- 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
- £8–19
- 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
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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