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| August 2004 Ferry price comparison short channel
routes |
| Date of Survey: 25 May 2004
Folkestone / Dover - Calais / Dunkirk /Boulogne Route |
| This
is the results of an online survey carried out on 24/25 May 2004. The
search was for the cheapest cross ferry tickets for a car and family of
four for two weeks at the end of August 2004 (Peak Season). The desired
departure time from the UK was 08:00 hours on Saturday 14 August and the
return time from France was 17:00 hours on Sunday 29 August. The new
operator SpeedFerries came out a clear winner at the time of the survey
but ticket prices will rise closer to the time of travel in a similar
manner to the no frills airlines. If the price does rise than
Ferrysavers are consolidators with a wide range of operators and routes
at very good prices. |
|
| SpeedFerries |
|
Price: £135
Cheapest at survey £180 (3/6/04) |
Car + 2 Adults + 2 Children
Return
Dover - Boulogne |
|
Dep Dover 09h35 14 August
2004
Ret Boulogne 17h20 29 August 2004 |
Ferrysavers
|
|
Price: £145
(Sea France) now cheapest (3/6/04) |
Car + 2
Adults + 2 Children Return
Dover - Calais |
|
Dep Dover
05h00 14 August 2004
Ret Calais 20h15 29 August 2004 |
|
|
|
Price: £155
(£5 discount if booked online) |
Car + 2 Adults + 2 Children
Return
Dover - Calais |
|
Dep Dover 22h00 14 August
2004
Ret Calais 22h15 29 August 2004 |
Ferrysavers
|
|
Price: £159
+ Free bottle of wine |
Car + 2
Adults + 2 Children Return
Dover - Dunkirk |
|
Dep Dover
10h0014 August 2004
Ret Dunkirk 16h45 29 August 2004 |
| Norfolk
Line |
|
Price:£159 |
Car + 2 Adults + 2 Children
Return
Dover - Dunkirk |
|
Dep Dover 12h3014 August 2004
Ret Dunkirk 10h30 29 August 2004 |
Ferrysavers
|
|
Price: £167.50
(Sea France) |
Car + 2
Adults + 2 Children Return
Dover - Calais |
|
Dep Dover
05h0014 August 2004
Ret Calais 19h30 29 August 2004 |
Ferrysavers
|
|
Price: £173.24
(P & O) |
Car + 2
Adults + 2 Children Return
Dover - Calais |
|
Dep Dover
06h0014 August 2004
Ret Calais 21h30 29 August 2004 |
| IntoFrance |
|
Price: £180
(Sea France) |
Car + 2
Adults + 2 Children Return
Dover - Calais |
|
Dep Dover
05h0014 August 2004
Ret Calais 23h45 29 August 2004 |
| Sea
France |
|
Price: £220
|
Car + 2 Adults + 2 Children
Return
Dover - Calais |
|
Dep Dover 08h00 14 August
2004
Ret Calais 16h45 29 August 2004 |
| aferry.to |
|
Price: £220
(Sea France) |
Car + 2 Adults + 2 Children
Return
Dover - Calais |
|
Dep Dover 08h00 14 August
2004
Ret Calais 16h45 29 August 2004 |
|
|
|
Price: £282.48
(£5 discount if booked online) |
Car + 2 Adults + 2 Children
Return
Dover - Calais |
|
Dep Dover 07h45 14 August
2004
Ret Calais 17h00 29 August 2004 |
| Eurotunnel |
|
Price: £293 |
Car + 2 Adults + 2 Children
Return
Folkestone - Calais |
|
Dep Folkestone 08h00 14
August 2004
Ret Calais 17h00 29 August 2004 |
| ferry.co.uk |
|
Price: £315.92 |
Car + 2 Adults + 2 Children
Return
Folkestone - Calais |
|
Dep Dover 07h45 14 August
2004
Ret Calais 17h45 29 August 2004 |
Hoverspeed
|
|
Price: £353
|
Car + 2 Adults + 2 Children
Return
Dover - Calais |
|
Dep Dover 08h00 14 August
2004
Ret Calais 17h30 29 August 2004 |
Comments:
Ferry.co.uk had their site working when this survey was conducted. For
some reason they are now more expensive than their parent company P&O.
Strange really as they are the bucket shop arm of the company. Norfolk
Line has a very competitive offer on their Dover Dunkirk route but if
you buy from FerrySavers you get a free bottle of wine as well.
Watch out for SpeedFerries though. A search for 2 week stays in October
this year, brought up return fares of £50.
Previous price surveys:
Easter
2004 Normandy / Brittany
August 2003
Easter 2003
Easter 2003 Normandy Routes
EASTER 2002 Price Survey.
End of 2001 |
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