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Persontatey2510
02/1/2014 at 3:41pm
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Hi I am going to France at the end of July, I was wondering when would be best to book the ferry. Or would you recommend the tunnel. Tia x


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PersonJack+Jon
02/1/2014 at 3:54pm
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If you want to go weekends them probably book by Feb/March or prices will rise. If you want to take a short crossing from Dover then there will always be space but the closer to summer you book the fares will tend to rise for peak time crossings. Cheapeast will be midweek late night. Tunnel is quicker but more expensive but you can pay all or part withy Tesco clubcard vouchers.

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Personmillermicm
02/1/2014 at 4:14pm
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What Jack & Jon said. Early bird bookers get the best deals.

Very best deals are normally the DFDS dunkirk crossings. Currently £29 each way car + 4 people.

Having said that we usually use the tunnel for convenience.

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Already booked our August tunnel...I like to get it booked as soon as possible...know it's sorted then and gives us something to look forward to.


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How are DFDS with flexibilty? If I turned up early, would they let you cross availability allowed it?

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We are waiting for the next lots of tesco points to get our crossing for August, hoping we won't miss the good prices!

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Definitely earlier the better. It has been the case for a few years now. It wasn't always the case back in the 90's but it's easy to get stung now by leaving things for a few months. Brittany in particular are sure of their market and are confident of getting late bookings at inflated prices.

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Aug.......somewhere else in France


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PersonJack+Jon
02/1/2014 at 9:21pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Gemmie82 on 02/1/2014
How are DFDS with flexibilty? If I turned up early, would they let you cross availability allowed it?

They might let you on the next earlier crossing but earlier you might have to pay a surcharge or wait. They have tighened up on early arrivals. On the French side there is now a sign up directing you to the car park for an amendment if you are more that 2hrs early for booking.



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Personhols4me
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Quote: Originally posted by Gemmie82 on 02/1/2014
How are DFDS with flexibilty? If I turned up early, would they let you cross availability allowed it?


We turned up early on our way back fom france in october. They let us on the earlier crossing as there was availability.

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Persontatey2510
03/1/2014 at 1:25pm
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Thanks for the replies I will certainly get it booked soon then. May wait and see what club card vouchers I get and maybe the tunnel. I do fancy the quicker option as travelling from hull as it is x



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