There are 7 ways to get from Dunkirk 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 Dunkerque to Paris Nordtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
9h 14m$150–279Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lille to Caenbus 712
- Take the bus from Caen to Cherbourgbus
- Take the ferry from Dielette to Alderneyferry
13h 59m$100–157Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Calais Villetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Calais 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 Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
20h 31m$108–326Drive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Dunkirk 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 57m$350–480Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Jersey Airport
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
- 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
5h 36m$131–474Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Guernsey Airport
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
- 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
5h 41m$176–614Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Jersey Airport
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane BRU - JER
7h 57m$171–396
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Jersey Airport (JER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dunkirk to Channel Islands is to bus and ferry which costs $100 - $160 and takes 13h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Dunkirk to Channel Islands is to train and fly which takes 5h 36m and costs $130 - $480.
The distance between Dunkirk and Channel Islands is 714 km.
The best way to get from Dunkirk to Channel Islands without a car is to train and ferry which takes 9h 14m and costs $150 - $280.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Dunkirk to Channel Islands, including transfers.
Channel Islands is 1h behind Dunkirk. It is currently 6:27 AM in Dunkirk and 5:27 AM in Channel Islands.
There are 54+ hotels available in Channel Islands.
What companies run services between Dunkirk, France and Channel Islands, Guernsey?
There is no direct connection from Dunkirk to Channel Islands. However, you can 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 Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station to Alderney via Lille - Europe Train Station, Lille, Caen, Cherbourg, Cherbourg-Gare, LES PIEUX Place de la Lande, and Dielette in around 13h 59m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–110
Flights from Brussels Airport to Jersey Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jersey Airport via Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
Flights from Brussels Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Jersey Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Jersey Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Jersey Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Dunkerque to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Dunkerque to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $9–14
- Rail 1st Class
- $14–20
Train from Dunkerque to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- 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
- $85–300
- 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
- $36
- 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
- $45–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $45–75
- 1st Class
- $100–170
- 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
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lille to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- 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 Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Caen to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to International Port Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- 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
- $70–90
- 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
- $70–90
- 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
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- 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/
Car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Jersey St Helier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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