Ferry
⛴ Newhaven–Dieppe
Newhaven–Dieppe, DFDS: about 4 h at sea. Car from 117 GBP. The motorhome and car + caravan fares show only in the booking.
Fares, one way
The operator's published prices. Each line says what it includes — some are the vehicle alone, some carry two people or a cabin.
- Car · up to 6 mDFDS, published one way, lead-in — 4 adults, one way; read 2026-11-01117 GBP
- Motorhome · 6–8 mnot published — the price shows in the booking
- Car + caravannot published — the price shows in the booking
total length incl. the caravan
Before you go
- 🐾 A dog, cat or ferret: an animal health certificate from your vet for each separate trip, used to enter the EU within 10 days of issue; it then covers onward travel in the EU and the return to Great Britain for 6 months. Checked at gov.uk on 2026-10-24.
- 🍷 Coming back, each adult may bring without tax or duty: 42 l beer, 18 l wine, 4 l spirits (or 9 l up to 22 %), 200 cigarettes or 250 g tobacco, and other goods up to £390. Allowances cannot be pooled; over one, the whole category is taxed. Checked at gov.uk on 2026-10-24.
About the line
~4 h. Lands you in Normandy — shorter drive than Calais if you're heading into western France.
Other ways across
Crossings between the same two countries from nearby ports, fastest first.
- 🚆 Eurotunnel Le Shuttle (Folkestone–Calais) · car train≈ 36 min
From £124 one way — car + up to 9 passengers, as the operator publishes it
Motorhomes, caravans and anything over 1.85 m ride in the single-deck carriages. A vehicle running on LPG — even as a second fuel — is not carried. Gas for cooking and heating is allowed with the appliances off: tanks up to 47 kg, less than 80 % full. Checked at leshuttle.com on 2026-10-24.
- ⛴ Dover–Calaisabout 1 h 40 at sea
From £114 one way — car + up to 5 passengers, as the operator publishes it
- ⛴ Dover–Dunkirkabout 2 h at sea
From £114 one way — car + up to 5 passengers, as the operator publishes it
- ⛴ Poole–Cherbourgabout 4 h 45 at sea
- ⛴ Portsmouth–Caen (Ouistreham)about 6 h at sea
- ⛴ Portsmouth–Cherbourg
- ⛴ Portsmouth–Le Havre