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if you book the tunnel and say you are coming back next daybut dont use the return leg you can get it for £ 22 dont know if they do anything about not using return leg i was just looking to go on a ciggy run
How were you going to get back? or were'nt you???
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when you come back you just book a day return from calais to folkstone and back to calais cheap fare again but like i said dont know if they like you to do this or if they can do anything about it anyway
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They are wise to this, took a while, but from what i gather from those that have tried recently you get charged for a full price ticket on return.
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Idle thought: What about if you use a different credit card for the return leg? Would that get around it?
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it's the boat for me.
going back and forth france/wales regular and always take the ferry. tried the train twice and found it rather sad! nothing to do except worrying about the bike falling over . on the boat you can relax,eat and drink after your ride there so i find it better. think i seen something the other day though about the tunnel having special stands nowaday's to clamp the front wheel. if you book on line they all do great offers out of day time hours!
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The last bank holiday we had i went on a trip to the south of france on my GS, altho i booked in advance i was told that due it it being a bike you didnt need too.

I was given a compartment all to myself ( I must of looked dodgy! ).

For parking i was told to put the bike on the side stand and have the wheel wedged into the step on the side.

Due to how quick this service is, and no need to pre book i will not be using ferries anymore.

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How were you going to get back? or were'nt you???

Norfolkline ferry are competitive as well (Dover-Dunkerque) - £51 return last time I got a quote for the high season and it would be cheaper without a pillion (can't remember how much the passenger cost in that quote but there was an extra).

The cheapest I ever crossed the channel, with a car, was £4.50 one way in the depths of winter and from the continent to Dover AND a few years ago it has to be said; this was because the ferries will give any amount of discount out of season (but it is still cheaper to enter Britain than it is to leave because we are captive customers and we are used to paying over the odds for everything in the UK). I was living over there at the time.

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You do get the bargains for day time travel, as me an g/f got a trip for £31, that was £19 going out between 10:00am.. 11:59am friday morning and £12 return 2wks later at the same time 10:00am.. 11:59am. After that the price went up by £20.
The bonus for us was we were there at 8:00am an was asked if you would like to be on the early train, so we were an hour an half early getting back to the U.K.

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Was this a pre booked price or did you just turn up? cheapest ive seen for a 2 week return pre booked was £72. I was talking to a guy on the french side a while back and he was charged £55 for a single back to blighty, 15.00hrs on a thurs, not what i'd call a high demand crossing slot. If it was a turn up and go i wont bother pre booking any more.
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Just to let you know, yes it was pre-booked 3wks in advance, if you get a cheap early booking as we did and turn up early (on day of travel or return) there is the chance you may be asked if you would like to be on an earlier train than your booking slot, our train had 2 empty carriages behind us as me an the R1 guy were last on, he dropped his bike on the wet ramp onto the train.

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Norfolkline ferry are competitive as well (Dover-Dunkerque) - £51 return last time I got a quote for the high season and it would be cheaper without a pillion (can't remember how much the passenger cost in that quote but there was an extra).

I've been doing a bit more research into Norfolkline and I now realise that their fare quoted here is "independant of the clock" - doesn't matter what time you want to sail (and they depart every two hours around the clock). This seems pretty competitive with the others, such as the chunnel, especially if you like a good nights sleep!! The pillion = £15, so you can cross the channel, solo, for £36 return.
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latest price wise :-) Just booked a crossing leaving 4th Sept returning 27th Sept Newhaven to Dieppe for £57 :-)

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