Calais - Dover Ferry: Port situation (disruptions, cancellations, strikes) [UPDATE 13:00]
Before hitting the road, check out possible disruptions, cancellations and strikes on English Channel. Learn more about situation in ports of Calais, Dover and Eurotunnel terminals.
UPDATE 12/09 13:00
Good afternoon!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the ports of Calais and Dover. Check-in times are 14:20 in Calais and 14:25 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - fluid (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid from FR to GB and 2 hours from GB to FR;
- traffic being operated by 4 trains per hour from GB to FR and 3 trains from FR to GB.
UPDATE 12/09 09:15
Good morning!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the ports of Calais and Dover. Check-in times are 11:20 in Calais and 09:10 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid;
- traffic being operarated by 4 trains per hour in both directions.
UPDATE 11/09 13:20
Good afternoon!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the ports of Calais and Dover. Check-in times are 16:35 in Calais and 14:25 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid from GB to FR and 2 hours from FR to GB;
- traffic being operarated by 4 trains per hour in both directions.
UPDATE 11/09 09:15
Good morning!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the ports of Calais and Dover. Check-in times are 11:20 in Calais and 09:10 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 30 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid;
- traffic being operated by 5 trains per hour from GB to FR and 4 trains from FR to GB.
UPDATE 10/09 13:30
Good afternoon!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the ports of Calais and Dover. Check-in times are 16:35 in Calais and 14:25 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid;
- traffic being operarated by 5 trains per hour in both directions.
UPDATE 10/09 10:00
Good morning!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the ports of Calais and Dover. Check-in times are 11:20 in Calais and 10:40 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid;
- traffic being operated by 4 trains per hour from GB to FR and 5 trains from FR to GB.
UPDATE 09/09 13:05
Good afternoon!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the port of Dover. Traffic in Calais is busy with approx. 30 minutes waiting times at border controls. Check-in times are 14:20 in Calais and 15:55 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid from GB to FR and 2 hours from FR to GB;
- traffic being operarated by 4 trains per hour in both directions.
UPDATE 09/09 10:20
Good morning!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the ports of Calais and Dover. Check-in times are 11:20 in Calais and 10:40 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid;
- traffic being operated by 4 trains per hour from GB to FR and 5 trains from FR to GB.
UPDATE 08/09 09:50
Good morning!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the ports of Calais and Dover. Check-in times are 11:20 in Calais and 10:40 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 30 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid from GB to FR and 1h45min from FR to GB;
- traffic being operated by 3 trains per hour in both directions.
UPDATE 05/09 14:00
Good afternoon!
- DFDS - Freight traffic in Dover is busy with the buffer in use. Traffic in Calais is busy with queues of up to 30 minutes. Check-in times are 16:35 in Calais and 14:25 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid;
- traffic being operated by 4 trains per hour from GB to FR and 5 trains from FR to GB.
UPDATE 05/09 10:00
Good morning!
- DFDS - Freight traffic in Dover is busy with the buffer in use. Traffic in Calais is busy with queues of up to 30 minutes. Check-in times are 11:20 in Calais and 10:40 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid;
- traffic being operated by 3 trains per hour from GB to FR and 4 trains from FR to GB.
UPDATE 04/09 14:00
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the port of Dover. Traffic in Calais is busy with around 45 minutes waiting at border controls. Check-in times are 16:35 in Calais and 14:25 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid from GB to FR and 1h45min from FR to GB;
- traffic being operated by 5 trains per hour in both directions.
UPDATE 04/09 09:40
Good morning!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the port of Dover. Traffic in Calais is busy with around 45 minutes waiting at border controls. Check-in times are 11:20 in Calais and 10:40 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 30 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid;
- traffic being operated by 4 trains per hour from GB to FR and 5 trains from FR to GB.
UPDATE 03/09 09:30
Good morning!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the ports of Calais and Dover. Check-in times are 11:20 in Calais and 09:10 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 30 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid from GB to FR and 1h45min from FR to GB;
- traffic being operated by 4 trains per hour in both directions.
UPDATE 02/09 13:00
- DFDS - Freight traffic in the port of Calais is free flowing. Traffic in Dover is busy with the buffer in use. Check-in times are 14:20 in Calais and 12:55 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid;
- traffic being operated by 5 trains per hour in both directions.
UPDATE 02/09 10:30
Good morning!
- DFDS - Freight traffic in the port of Calais is free flowing. Traffic in Dover is busy with the buffer in use. Check-in times are 12:50 in Calais and 10:40 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 30 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid;
- traffic being operated by 5 trains per hour in both directions.
Please note that due to works being carried out on the French terminal, the Freight exit in the direction Calais-Dunkerque will be closed on 01/09 to 02/09 and 02/09 to 03/09 between 21h00 and 05h00 CET.
Customers will be diverted to the Boulogne exit where they will be able to rejoin the A16 motorway in the direction Calais-Dunkerque via junction 41.
UPDATE 01/09 14:00
Good afternoon!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the ports of Calais and Dover. Check-in times are 15:15 in Calais and 14:40 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - fluid (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid;
- traffic being operarated by 4 trains per hour in both directions.
UPDATE 29/08 13:45
Good afternoon!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the port of Dover. Traffic in Calais is busy with approx. 60 minutes waiting times at border controls. Check-in times are 16:30 in Calais and 14:25 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 30 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid;
- traffic being operarated by 4 trains per hour in both directions.
UPDATE 29/08 09:40
Good morning!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the ports of Calais and Dover. Check-in times are 11:20 in Calais and 10:40 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid from GB to FR and 1h45min from FR to GB;
- traffic being operated by 4 trains per hour in both directions.
UPDATE 28/08 13:45
Good afternoon!
- DFDS - Freight traffic in Dover is busy with the buffer zone in use. Traffic in Calais is busy with approx. 60 minute waiting times at Border Controls. Check-in times are 16:35 in Calais and 14:25 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to within 30 minutes of the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid;
- traffic being operarated by 4 trains per hour in both directions.
UPDATE 28/08 09:30
Good morning!
- DFDS - Freight traffic in Dover is starting to queue in the buffer zone. Traffic in Calais is busy with 60 minute queues at Border Controls. Check-in times are 11:20 in Calais and 10:40 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid from GB to FR and 2 hours from FR to GB;
- traffic being operated by 5 trains per hour from GB to FR and 4 trains from FR to GB.
UPDATE 27/08 13:45
Good afternoon!
- DFDS - Freight traffic in Dover is busy with the buffer zone in use. Traffic in Calais is also busy with 45 minutes queues at Border Controls. Check-in times are 18:05 in Calais and 14:25 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to within 30 minutes of the the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between both terminals: 1h45min;
- traffic being operated by 3 trains per hour from GB to FR and 4 trains from FR to GB.
UPDATE 27/08 09:20
Good morning!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the ports of Calais and Dover. Check-in times are 11:20 in Calais and 10:40 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid from GB to FR and 1h45min from FR to GB;
- traffic being operated by 4 trains per hour in both directions.
UPDATE 26/08 13:15
Good afternoon!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the port of Dover. Traffic in Calais is busy with 30 minutes wait at border controls. Check-in times are 14:20 in Calais and 12:55 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid;
- traffic being operarated by 4 trains per hour in both directions.
UPDATE 26/08 10:35
Good morning!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the ports of Calais and Dover. Check-in times are 11:20 in Calais and 10:40 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid;
- traffic being operated by 4 trains per hour in both directions.
UPDATE 25/08 14:25
Good afternoon!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the ports of Calais and Dover. Check-in times are 16:30 in Calais and 13:15 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid from GB to FR and 1h45min from FR to GB;
- traffic being operated by 3 trains per hour from GB to FR and 4 trains per hour from FR to GB.
UPDATE 25/08 09:15
Good morning!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the ports of Calais and Dover. Check-in times are 10:30 in Calais and 09:55 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - fluid (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid;
- traffic being operated by 4 trains per hour from GB to FR and 3 trains per hour from FR to GB.
UPDATE 22/08 13:45
Good afternoon!
- DFDS - Freight traffic in the port of Calais is free flowing. Traffic in Dover is busy with Dover TAP in use. Check-in times are 15:15 in Calais and 13:15 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - fluid (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: 2h from GB to FR and fluid FR to GB;
- traffic being operated by 3 trains per hour in both directions.
UPDATE 22/08 10:05
Good morning!
- DFDS - Freight traffic in the port of Calais is free flowing. Traffic in Dover is busy with Dover TAP in use. Check-in times are 11:50 in Calais and 09:55 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - fluid (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: 1h45min from GB to FR and fluid FR to GB;
- traffic being operated by 4 trains per hour in both directions.
UPDATE 21/08 13:10
Good afternoon!
- DFDS - Freight traffic is free flowing into the port of Dover. Traffic in Calais is busy with 30 minutes queues. Check-in times are 14:20 in Calais and 12:55 in Dover (local time). Services are operating to the advertised schedule.
-> Eurotunnel:
- current waiting times to check-in: Folkestone - fluid (from 11A interchange on M20), Calais - 15 minutes (from 42 interchange on A16);
- crossing time between terminals: fluid from GB to FR and 1h45min from FR to GB;
- traffic being operated by 3 trains per hour from GB to FR and 4 trains from FR to GB.