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Bear in mind that even if some people might seem resistant to the idea of helping someone to cross the Channel into [[France]], many others won't be stressed with that idea, which is not exactly the case on the reverse journey. The crossing into the tunnel is paid per car, so a hitch-hiker does not incur any extra cost to the driver. The check-in is mostly electronic, so the driver doesn't need to speak with any ticket collectors or such who might conceivably ask questions re: hitch-hikers.
There are many possibilities to try, what worked for me best was the last petrol station just before the port. It is just next to a traffic light and everybody comes pass here and might have to slow down or even wait for a minute at the traffic light...
I stood just next to the street, a few meters from the traffic light and the road going left away. I had a sign (a4 )stating "Ferry?". I had once to wait around 30 min and once just 5 min, in order to get a lift on the ferry, over the channel. Normally, people pay for whole cars, so it does not matter when they are more then stated on their booked ticket (the amount on their is more for safety reasons).
If you are once on the ferry, you can try and ask around in order to find somebody who goes in the direction you want to travel on. Good luck with that! I have not succeeded in this, yet... If you know good strategies, please let me know about them. If you have to hitchhike on in Calais, check out the Calais entry here.
The crossing takes about 40 minutes, once in the train it is possible to simply walk along the carriage to other cars and spot a car that might go direct to your direction and simply ask the drivers. Then you can catch a ride further into [[France]], [[Belgium]], [[Germany]], the [[Netherlands]] just by swapping cars.