There are 4 ways to get from Dunkirk to Channel Tunnel by train, unknown, bus, car, or car train
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 Dunkerque to Calais VilleTer
- Walk from Calais Ville to Channel Tunnel
1h 13mTrain, line 5 bus, travel
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Calais VilleTer
- Take the bus from Gare to Eglise3 / ...
- Walk from Eglise to Channel Tunnel
2h 23mBus, line 423 bus, travel
- Take the bus from Parc Marine to IslandaisC4
- Take the bus from GRAVELINES - Quai Vauban to CALAIS - Gare PEM - Quai L423
- Walk from CALAIS - Gare PEM - Quai L to Channel Tunnel
2h 39mDrive, Eurotunnel, travel
- Drive from Dunkirk to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Walk from Folkestone to Channel Tunnel
1h 44m
Questions & Answers
The distance between Dunkirk and Channel Tunnel is 71 km.
The best way to get from Dunkirk to Channel Tunnel without a car is to train and travel which takes 1h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 1h 13m to get from Dunkirk to Channel Tunnel, including transfers.
There are 700+ hotels available in Channel Tunnel.
What companies run services between Dunkirk, France and Channel Tunnel, France?
There is no direct connection from Dunkirk to Channel Tunnel. However, you can take the train to Calais Ville then travel to Channel Tunnel. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dunkerque to Channel Tunnel via Calais Ville, Gare, and Eglise in around 2h 23m.
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 Dunkerque to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- Website
- sitac-calais-opale-bus.fr
Bus from Gare to Eglise
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sitac-calais-opale-bus.fr
- Phone
- 03 28 59 00 78
- Website
- dkbus.com
Bus from Parc Marine to Islandais
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- dkbus.com
- Phone
- 0 800 026 080
- Website
- hautsdefrance-mobilites.fr
Bus from GRAVELINES - Quai Vauban to CALAIS - Gare PEM - Quai L
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1
- Schedules at
- hautsdefrance-mobilites.fr
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