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{{Hitchhiking Zine nomination}}
== To Calais ==Hitchhikers can cross the channel for free because drivers only pay for their vehicle and a certain number of passengers, up to nine with a car and two with a lorry, the same holds true for the [[Channel Tunnel]]. In the online booking process, drivers have to declare the number of passengers in advance. However, this is for statistics and has no effect on their right carry up to seven passengers.General Information====
* Drivers pay per vehicle, so bringing an additional passenger will not change the costs. If they already have their ticket, they will need to amend it (for free) and add another passenger. A foot passenger ticket will cost you about €40. * The border police do not like hitchhikers. It's completely legal to hitchhike, but makes them suspicious. Whether you catch a ride for the tunnel or the ferry, '''ask the driver politely not to mention that you're hitchhiking'''. Explain the situation so that the driver realizes you aren't doing anything wrong. * If you want to take the tunnel/ferry, It'To get s best to find a lift to Francebefore Dover, you may prefer to stop at [[Maidstone Services]] on the M20, where you have or [[Medway Services]] on the possibility to talk to both drivers and truck drivers that might be crossingM2.Don''' Many more trucks stop at t go to the [[Maidstone Services|Ashford Truckstop]] * 'You MAY try to get a lift through the tunnel! We met a lorry driver at Clackett Lane services who was going to tunnel. And he was able to change passenger number at the first barrier. Then on the train with all the truckers * The ferry, as opposed to the tunnel, has the advantage of having 1.5 hours to find a ride to your next destination. '''Do your best to find the next ride on the M20ferry''' - even if it's for a short distance (though many people will be going far!) since hitchhiking out of [[Calais]] isn't fun. Many drivers don't speak a lot of English, but there is security here try all your languages (or a map) and something might work. Polish, Romanian, Russian and if German are particularly useful. You can also ask people when they see you asking for lifts they will tell you 're queuing up to leaveupon arrival, but it might be risky to wait so long. Update January 2012: The security * If you're changing rides, it's a good idea to bring your backpack to the ferry instead of leaving it in the Ashford truck-stop does vehicle. But keep in mind that you're not allow anyone near the trucksallowed to leave it unattended and if you do, they will panic and there were not so many trucks stopping there anywaylook for you. If you don't want to be hauling it around, only British truck drivers maybe ask someone who are not allowed isn't moving around much to take hitchhikers for some insurance issueskeep an eye on it, or pick it up from the car upon arrival (requires more logistics with the old and new drivers). We tried * Ferries from Dover go to hitchhike at all possible spots on the big roundabout both Dunkerque and before Calais. If you are trying to hitch down to Paris or further south then make sure your ride is going to Calais as you will find itdifficult to find a lift otherwise. However, if you are hitching to Belgium, but no one stopped for DoverGermany etc. Ended up taking then you should get the bus, which is only 5 pounds day ticket for the whole regionferry to Dunkerque.
==== Along the A20 ====
* you can try hitching after the last round-about. There is a lay by '''Natural Halts''' Waiting at places where people can pull over. Still most people are very busy figuring out cars have to stop because of traffic lights or where traffic naturally periodically comes to go a halt. You may wait at a pedestrian crossing at a point on the LaneA20 where traffic naturally comes to a halt. Unfortunately it's illegal to hitch on port property One such spot is [https://goo.gl/maps/3gCJTpxM1vX4zW6G9 at Marine Rd Pedestrian Crossing] (i51.e125312, 1. after the 323558).* '''Busstops''' ''Port of Dover AuthorityMegger Factory'' sign(probably bad/senseless) and although you might get away with it sometimes, ''Hammond's Garage'', which is opposite the police BP at Limekiln Street an average spot at best. Drivers are known often mildly disoriented when they exit the roundabout and have to enforce this rule and send you away.* you can try your luck inside decide too quickly to stop at the Travel Centre or on the car park in front of it. The problem is that both are nowadays very quiet as most people book onbus-linestop. If you speak Some drivers do however go to people here, the BP and what you will have to convince could do is wait for them that they donat the exit of the BP. ''Leisure Centre''t pay anything extra for taking you across and possibly that you are not an illegal immigrantseems alright. [[User* '''Petrol Stations''': October 2019:Grégoire|Grégoire]] Unfortunately I was told by a person working not allowed to talk to drivers at a ticket office that you can also directly ask to either of the people making the queue if they have room two BPs in their car before they buy the ticket, so that they can verify it is legalDover (Limekiln Street (51°07'06. He found a car in ten minutes, but thinks it should be done discretely1"N 1°18'25. [[User:Pete the Temp|Pete the Temp]] found some leads by approaching cars but there was much suspicion 0"E) and many people coming to buy tickets were crossing as foot passengersFolkestone Rd). * '''The Ferry Port''': There's no point since you are won't be allowed to stand at on the rail premises of the last roundabout leading into the port, i(confirmed 2017).e. before But Tzuiop9c was able to stand at the port property. You'll be standing very entrance (at the height of a truck driver who can see you clearly and can pull aside just in front roundabout) of the Port Police building after the roundaboutpremises for thirty minutes without being bothered (several employees drove past with bothering to tell him to go away. This ) But this spot is far from ideal, problematic since drivers are concentrating on finding the right lane and some police lorry drivers don't like it. * much better are the normal bus stops on the main seaside road with a sign that says France. [recommended]* if you're really stuck you can also try at the Western Docks, there is a truck park where drivers carrying certain types of goods or from outside the EU have to stop to complete some paperworkthere.* There is a petrol station very close to Burger King / the ferry ports where it should be easily possible to find a lift.St James Retail and Leisure Centre
=== North towards [[Canterbury]] along the A2 ===
=== North and North East towards [[Folkestone]] and [[London]] along the M20 ===
One option is to walk out of the terminal building, through the car park, and follow the road signs pointing cars towards the M20. Unfortunately there isn't really a safe place to pull over until the first bus stop, about 500m away. By this stage traffic is often going quite quickly, and some of it is now local traffic, but it is mostly port traffic, and you should be able to convince someone to stop. A sign would be useful (such as 'M20').* I waited over an hour here, and walked If you walk further to you will find a better spot, but only found the next bus stop, another 500m 500 m or so further down the road. Conditions were no better, but I got a ride in about 5 minutes -Nomad Kat
=== West towards [[Brighton]] ===
* [http://www.poferries.com/tourist/content/pages/template/routes_dover_-_calais_timetable_timetable_DOCA.htm P&O ferries timetable Calais–Dover]
* [http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk/ferry-routes/ferry-to-france/Timetable/ DFDS Seaways ferries timetable Dunkerque–Dover]
== Wild camping ==
You cen put your tent in White Cliffs of Dover hilss
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