There are 4 ways to get from Calais to Ilford by car ferry, car, bus, or car train
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Car ferry, drive
best- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Ilford
2h 53m£50–64Bus via Calais
cheapest- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria
7h 45m£12–15Bus
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
4h 35m£14–22Eurotunnel, drive
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonele shuttle
- Drive from Folkestone to Ilford
2h 2m
Calais to Ilford by bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calais to Ilford is to bus via Calais which costs £12 - £16 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Calais to Ilford is to car ferry and drive which takes 2h 53m and costs £50 - £65.
The distance between Calais and Ilford is 101 miles.
The best way to get from Calais to Ilford without a car is to bus which takes 4h 35m and costs £14 - £22.
It takes approximately 2h 53m to get from Calais to Ilford, including transfers.
Ilford is 1h behind Calais. It is currently 4:39 PM in Calais and 3:39 PM in Ilford.
There are 19028+ hotels available in Ilford.
What companies run services between Calais, France and Ilford, England?
FlixBus operates a bus from Calais to London Victoria every 20 minutes. Tickets cost £12–17 and the journey takes 3h 50m.
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- 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
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- 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
- +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
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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