Cross-channel Travel

Listed below are some of the major companies that provide services between the UK and France.

The Channel Tunnel

EuroTunnel Car shuttle service by rail under the English Channel between Folkestone and Calais.

Eurostar Passenger train service from London (Waterloo) and Ashford International to destinations in France and Belgium via the channel tunnel.

Brittany Ferries Cross-channel car and passenger ferries from Portsmouth, Plymouth and Poole to Brittany and Normandy.

P&O Ferries Cross-channel car and passenger ferry service, between Dover and Calais, and between Portsmouth and Le Havre.

Sea France Cross-channel car and passenger ferry service between Dover and Calais. As from January 9th 2012, Seafrance is no longer operating .

Condor Ferries Cross-channel car and passenger ferry service, from Portsmouth, Poole and Weymouth to St. Malo, and from Portsmouth and Poole to Cherbourg (summer only).

DFDS Seaways / Norfolkline Cross-channel car and passenger ferry service between Dover and Dunkerque. Norfolkline is now part of DFDS Seaways.

Transmanche Ferries Cross-channel car ferry service between Newhaven and Dieppe. This route is now operated by LD Lines.

LD Lines Cross-channel car ferry service between Le Havre and Portsmouth and, starting May 2007, between Le Havre and Newhaven. LD Lines also run a ferry service from Dover to Boulogne-sur-Mer, with some crossings being on their new fast-cat service.