Travel to Dover
Every way to reach Dover: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Dover is reachable from 2 places across 1 country by 1 mode, on services run by 3 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 3h 11m door to door. The nearest origin is 43 km away.
How people reach Dover
Every mode that actually calls at Dover, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | 4 | €11.88 | 3h 11m | 49 km | 3 |
- 2Places you can arrive from
- 2Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 3Operators
The ferry gets you into Dover. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

Rooms within reach of Dover Harbour Station
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 4 | 100% | Calais, 43 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Dover that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 4 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Dover
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Dover
- Dover Harbour Station
- Dover Priory railway station
- Eythorne railway station
- Dover
- Dover 2
The cheapest journeys into Dover
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calais to Dover ferry | €11.88 | 3h 11m | 43 km |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer to Dover ferry | €11.88 | 3h 20m | 49 km |
The ferry gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to leave the bags in Dover?
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular journeys to Dover
Common questions about Travel to Dover
How can I get to Dover?
Dover is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 2 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 3 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Dover?
The cheapest way into Dover is by Ferry, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 2 origins we sell into Dover over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Dover?
The fastest journey into Dover is by Ferry, at 3h 11m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 43 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Dover have?
Dover has 5 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Dover Harbour Station, Dover Priory railway station, Eythorne railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Dover from within 200 km?
4 of the routes we sell into Dover start within 200 km. The nearest is Calais, 43 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Dover in United Kingdom?
Dover connects to 2 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 49 km away in a straight line. United Kingdom routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in United Kingdom
The wider region
The ferry is the simple part. What you do once you are in Dover is somebody else's catalogue.

What to book in Dover before you go
The tickets worth having in advance, because the queue at the door is usually the whole morning.
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