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Most people will already have bought their You can get to Dover for free if you find your lift before you board the ferry - tickets onlineare paid for by vehicle and ''not by passenger''. The number of passengers limit is on the ticket and the ticket inspectors sometimes go crazy two for a lorry (more if the number on the ticket doesnthere't match s more seats) and several with the number of passengers in the a car. While looking for a lift, tell people about this possibility, many don't know about it.

Besides the ferries there is also the tunnel as It's easy to find a possibility to get over. Cars and lorries get loaded onto lift in a train which takes them over. The price is also the same for each vehicleservice station on Europe's many highways leading towards Calais, not matter how many persons are but if you're in the car.HoweverCalais, it is very difficult 's a good idea to get wait in front of the ticket office. When buying a ride at the tunnel entrance itselfticket, because the road driver has about 15 lanes coming directly from to produce a passport or ID card of every person in the motoway, the cars are going quite fast and the drivers will concentrate on finding their correct lanecar, so most of them won't see you. Also the staff is quite unfriendly and you will should be sent away (remember though that this also applies if you try to hitch too much going into the port. Most people are being told that hitching by the tunnel entrance is illegal (which is probably doubtful)office with him.

So If you can get a lift into the harbour terminal with tickets bought in advance - and you usually will as it doesn't matter if the number of passengers stated on the paperwork and the number of passengers are not the same - you might have some time before the ferry leaves, espcially so with lorries. Use this time well, walk around the huge parkings (which is definitely perfectly fine) and talk to as many people waiting for their ferries as you can. There might be an issue if the number of passengers coming into the harbour isn't the same as coming onto the much better option ferry, but whatever option[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] followed said strategy successfully in May 2011 - P&O don't check the tickets again as you enter the ferry (only as you enter the port), it is definitely better Seafrance ''might''. It might be a bad idea to let the vehicle that brought you into the port in the first place cross without you - if somebody tries to manage its crossing give you shit, you won'beforet be able to "prove" that you' arriving in Calaisll be crossing etc.

'''Important to know: You can also get across by tunnel. Cars and lorries get loaded onto a train which takes them over. The price is the trucks park same for each vehicle as well, no matter how many persons there are in the ferry so close that car. However, it's not possible is very difficult to open get a ride at the tunnel entrance itself, because the road has about 15 lanes coming directly from the motoway, the doors. That means that you'll spend more than 1.5 hour closed in a box with a stranger cars are going quite fast and the driver can only take one person legally - and they check your IDs drivers will concentrate on the entrance finding their correct lane, so none most of them will take the risk of a fine there. I donwon't know if it see you. The staff is like quite unfriendly and you will be sent away (remember though that this on every ferry and all also applies if you try to hitch too far in the port. Most people are being told that hitching by the time, but it's not recommended to go with any trucks on a ferry!'''tunnel entrance is illegal (which is probably doubtful).

Regarding what All in all, the ferry is written above: Truckdriver definitely the much better option, but however you plan on handling things, it's best to find somebody to take you across (or at least into the ferry between calai and dover do terminal) beforehand. Apparently on some ferries (not havr to stay in all), the truck over the whole ride, in fact they havt trucks park so close that it's not possible to get out of open the truck and go up deck doors. That would mean that you'd spend more than 1.5 hour closed into a box with a stranger and most drivers can only take one person legally - so if you will have to go up with them: Acording to me hitching with trucks over mind this, think about the channel possibility beforehand. <!--my experience is the best option, at least that you do get out and that truckers can take more than one person if they have enough seats in their cab. Also there was a statement below that you are on your owncan get resp. should get out. so it's 2:1 here,that's why I strongly toned this down.-->

There are UK passport controls in Calais and if you do not have the proper papers (depending on your nationality even if you do have the right papers), you will encounter a lot of hassle, including being denied entry. Worse, the friendly driver who gave you a ride might also face delays and even fines. As with any border crossing, it helps if you look respectable, '''even''' if you come from the travel on a EU or respectable countries, similarly accepted passport and have money (or better, a credit card) to support yourself.

[[Dunkerque]] might be an alternative Upon arrival in Dover, UK customs also have a tendency to cross the Channelcheck far more cars than any other EU country. The UK is '''not'Norfolklines'' sails to part of the [[DoverSchengen Agreement]], '''but does not carry so you might consider leaving the ferry as a foot-passengerspassenger to save your driver a potentially substantial delay! (This is not possible if you arrived using ''Norfolklines'' and sailings are less frequent, only every two hours.)