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Standard tickets
Whether you're travelling one way, enjoying a week in France or setting off on a longer European road trip, Standard gives you a simple way to take your vehicle across the Channel.
Prices from £124* each wayTicket facts at a glance
Any trip duration
Book a single or return journey and stay away for as long as your plans require.
Changes and refunds
Change your travel date or time before departure for a fee. Fare increases may apply. Standard tickets are non-refundable.
Bring everyone along
Travel with up to nine passengers in one vehicle, with no luggage limits.
Earn Avios
Collect 3 Avios per £ spent on your standard ticket.
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This ticket is right for you if . . .
You're planning a longer European trip
Standard is a natural choice for holidays of more than five days, from a week on the French coast to a multi-country European road trip.
You need a single or return journey
Whether you're coming home the same way or only need to travel in one direction, Standard gives you the freedom to book the journey that fits your plans.
You already know when you want to travel
If your travel dates are taking shape and you don't expect to need significant changes, Standard keeps the booking straightforward.
You want a simple, dependable choice
There's no need to match your trip to a particular length or premium experience. Choose your crossing, take your vehicle and continue your journey through Europe.
Go further, stay longer
From holidays in France to road trips across Europe, a Standard ticket gives you the freedom to plan your journey your way
Ready for a few days away?
The Standard ticket difference
Standard is designed to keep things straightforward. Book a single or return journey, stay for as long as you need and take your own vehicle from Folkestone to Calais in just 35 minutes.
With up to nine passengers included on one vehicle ticket and no luggage limits, you have the freedom to pack for a week, a fortnight or a much longer adventure without changing ticket type.
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What could your trip look like?
Choose your journey
Book a single crossing or plan your outward and return travel together.
Your travel day
Arrive at Folkestone ready for your booked crossing.
Just 35 minutes
Cross the Channel with your vehicle and arrive in Calais.
The road ahead
Continue through France or further into Europe, taking everything you need with you.
Stay as long as you need
There's no maximum trip duration. If you've booked a return, simply come back for your booked return crossing when your holiday is over.
Know before you book . . .
Making changes to your booking
For Standard tickets, you are able to amend the date and time of your booking, subject to available capacity, but you will be charged a small administration fee if you need to do this. A fee will be charged for every amendment to booking times and dates. Please note that any changes to pet and vehicle details, insurance or APIs will be amendable without charge.
Flexibility
With a Standard ticket, travel is permitted on a different crossing up to an hour after your booked time, at no extra charge. So for example, if you were booked on the 2pm crossing, you could arrive later and board any service up to 3pm on the day of travel.
Refunds
Standard tickets are non-refundable.
Ready to explore Europe?
From a week in France to a longer journey across Europe, choose the dates that work for you and start planning your next trip.
Booking the best fare
Find out when the quieter periods are for travelling with us. Use our peak time calendar to plan your next adventure!
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*Terms and Conditions
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All ticket prices shown are based on one way of a journey and an average sized BMW 3 Series without accessories such as bikes or a roofbox on the top or rear of vehicle, trailer or caravan, 61% of cars travelling with us in 2024 were of similar dimensions to a BMW 3 Series.
Our prices are indicative and the cost of your journey is based on a number of factors, including the ticket type, travel dates and time, length, height, width and ground clearance of your vehicle and accessories. Therefore, the price shown may not be applicable to your vehicle size or preferred date of travel and you may pay more or less dependent on these factors. For a more accurate quote for your journey please check our fare finder.
- Day Trip & Overnight – Ticket must be purchased as part of a return journey within 2 days. Return must be completed by midnight (local time) on the second calendar day of your journey. Tickets are available for travel until 30/11/2026 and mainly for departures from Folkestone before 05:00 or after 18:00 and from Calais before 12:00 or after 20:00. All tickets are subject to availability. Not amendable. Not refundable.
- Short Stay Saver - Ticket must be purchased as part of a 5 day return and return must be completed by midnight (local time) on the fifth calendar day. You can change the date and time of travel before booked departure for a fee. Fare increase may apply. All tickets are subject to availability. Not refundable.
- Standard - Ticket can be booked for any duration, as either a single or return journey. You can change the date and time of travel before booked departure, for a fee. Fare increase may apply. All tickets are subject to availability. Not refundable.
- Standard Plus - Ticket can be booked for any duration, as either a single or return journey. Standard Plus tickets are refundable for a fee, only when cancelled more than 2 days before departure provided the ticket has not previously been amended within 2 days before departure. You can change the date and time of travel before booked
- Short Stay Flexiplus - Ticket must be purchased as part of a 5 day return. Return must be completed by midnight (local time) on the fifth calendar day. You can change the date and time of travel before departure for no fee. Fare increase may apply. All tickets are subject to availability.
- Flexiplus - Ticket offers you a flexible and fully refundable fare, if cancelled before departure. You can change the date and time of travel before departure for no fee. Fare increase may apply. All tickets are subject to availability.
For safety reasons we are unable to board motorcycles first, so Flexiplus priority boarding excludes motorcycles.
Lounge access and refreshments
Flexiplus Lounges are open daily from 6am to 10pm, and until 10.30pm in Calais. Outside these hours, customers may access the lounge lobby where toilets are available.
Customers may choose to enjoy refreshments in the lounge or take a grab-and-go bag with them for their journey. To ensure fair availability for all customers, each passenger may choose one option per journey. Customers who dine in the lounge will not be eligible for a grab-and-go bag on the same journey.
Where refreshments are taken away, one grab-and-go bag will be provided per passenger, per journey by a member of the lounge team. Only the bag provided may be used to take refreshments from the lounge.
The QR code is valid for one lounge entry per journey and may only be used in the direction of travel for which Flexiplus was purchased. If Flexiplus has been purchased for another journey, a separate QR code will be issued for that booking. The QR code in the email is valid only for the booking reference stated.
Flexiplus Peak Day Charges - Peak Day Charges are payable on busy days. A Flexiplus ticket offers you a fully flexible and refundable fare. However, if you do need to travel on a Peak Day, a Peak Day Charge will be applicable. Charge starts from £10 up to £250* per leg.
The environmentally-friendly way to travel to France
35 minutes is the planned journey time. The average crossing time between November 2024 and October 2025 was 35 minutes 17 seconds.
All tickets are subject to availability. All fares quoted valid if booked in advance. Tickets purchased on the day of travel at Check-in will vary.
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