There are 3 ways to get from Forest Gate to Calais by car, car ferry, bus, 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.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Forest Gate to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
3h 7m€57–76Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from London Victoria to Calaisbus 700 / ...
7h 19m€14–27Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Forest Gate to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain le shuttle
2h 6m
Forest Gate to Calais by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Forest Gate to Calais is to bus which costs €14 - €27 and takes 7h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Forest Gate to Calais is to drive and car ferry which takes 3h 7m and costs €55 - €80.
The distance between Forest Gate and Calais is 166 km.
The best way to get from Forest Gate to Calais without a car is to bus which takes 7h 19m and costs €14 - €27.
It takes approximately 3h 7m to get from Forest Gate to Calais, including transfers.
Calais is 1h ahead of Forest Gate. It is currently 9:07 PM in Forest Gate and 10:07 PM in Calais.
There are 1121+ hotels available in Calais.
What companies run services between Forest Gate, Greater London, England and Calais, France?
FlixBus operates a bus from London Victoria to Calais every 2 hours. Tickets cost €10–19 and the journey takes 5h 30m.
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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