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Spirit of France
The Spirit of France is a P&O Ferry that operates on the Dover to Calais ferry crossing. Find out about the facilities onboard the ship and book your ferry.
How long is the ferry from Dover to Calais?
How long is the ferry from Dover to Calais? The Dover to Calais ferry takes 1 hour and 30 minutes to get from England to France. Only 2 companies operate services upon the route. The Dover Calais ferry routes are the quickest and most popular way to cross the English Channel by ferry with over 9 million passengers travelling on the routes in 2018 alone. How far is it from Dover to Calais? It is approximately 27 nautical miles or 31 standard miles from Dover ferry port to Calais ferry port. Although it’s the shortest sailing to France it’s not the shortest point between the two countries. The shortest distance across the English Channel is from South Foreland in Kent to Cap Gris Nez in France. The distance between the two points is around, 20.7 miles or 18 nautical miles. Furthermore, because it’s the shortest distance it is also used by those attempting to swim across the channel. Can you see France from England? On a clear day, you can quite easily see France from England and vice versa with the naked eye. One of the most famous sights that can be seen from France is the white cliffs of […]
Ferry to France Statistics
Ferry to France Statistics A ferry to France is the most popular way of travelling across the English Channel, but just how busy are the ports and routes? We’ve taken a look at some figures produced by the Department for Transport and produced some ferry to France statistics for you, to show you just how popular each ferry port and ferry crossings were in 2018. To make things a little easier we will list each of the UK ferry ports and show you firstly the total number of passengers using the port and secondly the number of passengers using each ferry crossing. Dover Ferry Port Dover ferry port only offers two ferry services to France which include Dover to Calais and Dover to Dunkirk. The total passenger number for Dover Ferry Port in 2018 stood at 11,793,000. Dover to Calais The Dover to Calais route is the most famous cross channel ferry crossing. Services are operated by both P&O Ferries and DFDS Seaways with a large number of crossings per day. As such it’s not difficult to see why passenger numbers are so high. Passenger numbers for the Dover to Calais route in 2018 were 9,168,000. Dover to Dunkirk Dover […]