Just wanted to say the quote one more time after the last couple of posts: it is that kind of "attention" from the various operators which makes me completely and utterly disloyal to any of them.
I too have a few shares with Eurotunnel - not enough to be worth any perks - should have sold them many, many years ago.

Yup, super quick economical service. Only possible problem is, they can take maximum of four bikes on any one crossing.

i went last friday & returned monday, seafrance dover-calais. it was £35-40 return booked online the day before. i looked at the tunnel but they wanted £102!
i normally use seafrance as the food tends to be better than P&O in my experience. not tried the other companies so cant comment.
i booked a 22:50 return & turned up a bit early, i actually got put straight on the 20:50 for zero cost and i hadnt even had chance to ask about an earlier boat.

EDIT: forgot to say, about a month ago i came back from spain & rode into calais & booked the next boat with P&O, it was something like €60 for a single that way. so its true they rip you off at the docks.

It's got to be Speedferries, Dover-Boulogne.

+1 :thumbup1:

£25 fast ferry to France
 

We always use SpeedFerries | The fastest cross-Channel car ferry | Dover to Boulogne in just 50 minutes and they have an offer on at the moment £25 for a car and 5 people if you buy a 10 trip flex voucher or £30 with one of their Super Tickets.

This includes all travel during 2009 with nothing excluded, so July & August school holidays are still as low as £25.

The only take 50 minutes to get to Boulogne and it's closer to Paris than Calais.

I've only got great things to say about this fast ferry company.

Yes, this is the guy (Kurt Stavis) who set up to challenge the Channel Pirates. It was his efforts alone which forced the Pirates to reduce their monopolistic prices to what they are today.

Speedferries need our support so they can introduce their second vessel as soon as possible.

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I've used Speedferries twice this year and they definitely get my vote. Flexible returns tickets for 2009 for a bike and two passengers are now available for £38. The racks work on bikes with higher mudguards, e.g my Moto Guzzi, but will not fit a bike with a "full" mudguard, so my Harley had to be tied down with ratchet straps.
One thing P&O especially could learn from Speedferries is manners, the crew were polite, friendly and very helpfull unlike the P&O crew member who went into a rant when I asked him to tie my bike down for me in 2007.

You'll have to let that Harley go............it's just weird.

Does anyone know if a burgman scooter would be tied down on speed ferries in regard to your comment about the racks.
Im curious as i wan to take it abroad next spring.
thanks

speedferries wouldn't let me on as it was rough and windy as they didn't want to damage my bike, so P&O helped out no problem.

Train is quicker though.

I managed to get on an old estonian freight ferry from Zebrugger to Ramsgate on the cheap, it was slow and a bit hectic getting all strapped down but once on board food was plentiful and there was plenty of room for a kip.

I found this thread, and it helped me a bit. Unfortunately, Speedferries went out of business in November 2008, but there's plenty of cheap alternatives available, starting at around 20€ (P&O, LD). My main concern is whether it's necessary to pre-book? We're going to the UK for a month in 2010 and plan to cross the channel around June 15th, return mid July. I'd certainly prefer if I could simply show up and take whatever ferry is available next. Same goes for the Train, tickets (single) are ~40€ but I'm curious whether it's really necessary to pre-book.

The thing is: a very good friend of mine lives in Paris (I refer to her as my big sister) and we plan to visit her and stay a day or two. And I know we won't be able to make up our mind about the "day or two" issue until the very day we'll arrive at her place. Which is why I don't want to pre-book.

Any advice?

Generaly speaking, the earlier one books, the "cheaper" the ticket.

That I figured, but my main concern is whether or not they will be fully booked in June/July. I'm willing to pay 20 bucks extra for the comfort of not having to be at the harbor at some specific time and day.