The cross-Channel Fixed Link is the only way to cross the stretch of water between Great Britain and continental Europe in total safety, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.
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Our service is available 24hrs a day, 365 days per year. With up to 7 departures per hour at peak times, our hourly capacity ensures traffic fluidity and the fastest possible journey via the Channel Tunnel with an average crossing time of only 35 minutes.
I done it several times, arrived late at night, checked in and stayed overnight in the coach car park. There are usually a few other motorhomes and vans staying too. It's great for an early start the next day, but can be a bit noisy especially with the roof up.
The tunnel is actually designed to leak. As Eurotunnel explain on their website, 'seawater from the rocks above the tunnel drips through and is then pumped away.
You can pay a lot to just turn up without a booking. There are plenty of crossings (up to 4 per hour) and it runs all night, so it is never fully booked for days on end, though you might have fewer choices of departure time still available when you do book. Guess your arrival time as best you can.
How do you book and do you need to? Well, you can still turn up and buy a ticket at check-in but with dynamic pricing, it's almost certain to be more expensive than pre-booking and is subject to availability at peak times.
You can choose to sit in the car during the entire crossing, or get out and stretch your legs on the train. There are toilets available, should you need them.
Do you have to stay in your car when using the Channel Tunnel? You can choose to sit in the car during the entire crossing, or get out and stretch your legs on the train. There are toilets available, should you need them.
Yes, you can bring food with you for personal consumption between Folkestone & Calais, and for your onward journey. However, there are certain kinds of food that you cannot bring into the EU —use this resource on restrictions as a guide.
How deep is the Channel Tunnel? At its deepest, the tunnel is 75 metres (246 feet) below the sea level. That's the same as 107 baguettes balancing on top of each other.
Travel very late or very early in the day and you can cut the Eurotunnel fare to around £200 return on Saturdays or £165 return midweek. By doing so, you could tackle the driving during the night when there will be less traffic.
Eurotunnel passengers were stranded for nearly five hours at subsea level after the train broke down beneath the Channel, leaving hundreds of passengers to be ushered to a service tunnel.
Taking the ferry can also be a better option if you're travelling as a larger group since you can all meet up in the ferry's bar or restaurant. However, if your idea of fun is getting to France as quickly as possible, you might favour the Tunnel.
Schedule: Up to four departures per hour (from both directions) in bookable 2-hour windows, round the clock. Fares: One way fares start at £85. But you'd be smarter booking a round trip. Day trips and overnight stays start at £30 each way and short stays of up to five days start at £66 each way.
1 Answer. To allow for adequate fire suppression, in the event of a vehicle fire in the tunnel. The tunnel's fire suppression system depends upon complete mixing of the released halon gas with all air, without having pockets of high (or low) halon concentration.
Ticket prices can increase over time as the day of travel gets closer as the amount of space available on our shuttles decreases. To book the best fares, we recommend booking as early as possible in advance.