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I would love to do this crossing again, back in the 60's it was a 8 hour crossing, and I can still remember my Dad's A30, being slung into the hold by a crane, no Ro'Ro back in those days.

Today though it's a 4 hour crossing, and would save me 250 miles overall, instead of going Dover, although in my car that is only a £30 saving, and no time saved.

But it's the cost, Car+Trailer is £280 return in July, compared to the £68 return I pay with DFDS (NorfolkLine) for a Dover - Dunkerque crossing.

Do Transmarch ever do offers, or is it a case, that they just have the monopoly, and the Newhaven - Dieppe crossing, of which there are only 2 per day in any case?.

Hi Kelper.

               Newhaven - Dieppe, would suit me for getting down to the Southern Ardeche, or even the Tarn.

Of course using Newhaven - Dieppe, would place me well, for using the almost none Toll route, as advised by Val on here.

The none Toll route, would suit me, as we do 2 overnights in France, on our journey South, so allowing for that saving, some £100 and the fuel, would make the Newhaven crossing, £150, still more than double, what I am used to paying for a ferry crossing, but worth considering.

We used to use Newhaven/Dieppe too - and it seemed no sooner were you off the boat than you were going through Rouen.

Sadly, these days, it seems that only DFDS do seriously good offers.  At one time (when there were four operators from Dover) P and O also had some reasonably cheap deals - but none of the longer crossings can offer anything like the savings.  I suppose that when you're only paying £58 - even a half price offer on a £280 return seems expensive!

Hi John.

            That's the rub, the Trailer takes the cost to £280 return in July, so no way can that compete with DFDS £68 even alowing for any mileage saving.

Even going the non Toll road route in France, does not offer up enough saving for the Newhaven - Dieppe crossing to be worthwhile, I am not ruling it out though, as it would save me doing the M25 and Dartford crossing bit.

At the end of the day, if I was to do Newhaven, it would be more for nostalgic reasons, than for financial.

Andy.