Cheap ferry to Calais with Motorcycle?

[Dalbir]

Hi guys,
Anyone got any good prices for Dover to Calais Ferry. Plan to leave 2nd to 3rd week of July, after the HU Meet. So far the price seems around £80, on the web, which i think is way to high.
Might do a quick run around Ireland in June for a month, if i can find a cheap ferry over there too.
Cheers
Dalbir

[harvey]

Dalbir,

Most of the bike magazines in the UK have some sort of deal with P&O Ferries and offer a 30% discount if you quote the name of the magazine. I've used this service in the past and have got a cross channel return ticket for as little as £35, but I think it's probably more like £60 these days.
Call P&O on 08705 202020 quoting reference 9632 (Motorcycle News www.mcnshop.com) and see what price they give you.
P&O also run Liverpool to Dublin, but I have no idea how much it costs.

Harvey

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[Dalbir]

Thanks Harvey,
Well i just found a reasonable price for Calais crossing, on P&O website. £37.40 for single as long as u travel from 9pm to 6am.
Now just to find a reasonable fare for the irish sea crossing.
Why are ferry companies such a rip off?

[chris]

Dalbir
in 1999 irish ferries from holyhead to port of dublin (dun l... something or other) used to do motorbikes and one passenger for the price of of one foot-passenger. not sure whether this is still the case today.
HTH
ChrisB
PS. somewhere you said you were coming to HUUK in Derbyshire in July. Haven't received your registration yet

[harvey]

Originally posted by Dalbir:
Why are ferry companies such a rip off?

Because there's no other way to get to mainland Europe other than the Channel Tunnel which is even more expensive. Being a great island nation has its drawbacks....



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