Travel
and TransportRoad links via the A/M2 and A/M20 bring the M25 to around 1 hour 10 minutes, and easy access to the rest of the UK motorway and trunk road network.
| TOWN | KMS |
MILES |
DRIVE TIME |
COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford | 34 |
21 |
25 minutes |
Eurotunnel International Passenger Station |
| Canterbury | 24 |
15 |
23 minutes |
Cathedral City with Kent University |
| Dartford | 103 |
64 |
67 minutes |
Deep Water port facilities |
| Folkestone | 10 |
9 |
14 minutes |
Eurotunnel Le Shuttle car, coach and freight terminal |
| Maidstone | 66 |
41 |
47 minutes |
County Town; Leeds Castle |
| Ramsgate | 32 |
20 |
33 minutes |
Cross Channel port with frequent freight services |
| Sheerness | 76 |
47 |
61 minutes |
Deep Water port facilities |
| Thamesport Isle of Grain | 103 |
64 |
75 minutes |
UK's most automated container port |
| TOWN | KMS |
MILES |
DRIVE TIME |
COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 126 |
78 |
1 hr 46 minutes |
UK Capital city |
| Birmingham | 333 |
207 |
3 hrs 36 minutes |
International Exhibition Centre |
| Manchester | 467 |
290 |
5 hrs 10 minutes |
Cultural centre for the North West |
| Edinburgh | 736 |
457 |
8 hrs 41 minutes |
Scottish Capital city |
Dover's strategic location has long been recognised with the continent of Europe a mere stones throw away leading to the development of the worlds busiest roll on roll off ferry port. P&O, Sea France, Norfolk Line and Speed Ferries depart Dover every 20 minutes to Calais, Boulogne and Dunkerque. The Port of Dover also serves as a major International Cruise ship terminal, with up to 120 cruise ships visiting the Port each year.
P&O Ferries - 08705 202020
SeaFrance - 08705 711711
Norfolk Line - 08708 701020
Dover Harbour Board - 01304 240400
Dover is only 15 minutes away from the Channel Tunnel (vehicles only to Calais), 25 minutes from the International Passenger Station at Ashford and approximately one hour away from Ebbsfleet which is now the main International Station.
Eurotunnel - 08705 353535
Estimated travelling times to Europe via Dover Western Docks and the Channel Tunnel:
DISTANCES FROM CALAIS| CITY | KM | MILES |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 376 | 233 |
| Berlin | 924 | 573 |
| Brussels | 213 | 132 |
| Hamburg | 763 | 473 |
| Lille | 111 | 69 |
| Madrid | 1603 | 994 |
| Munich | 999 | 619 |
| Paris | 295 | 183 |
| Rome | 1703 | 1056 |
| Rotterdam | 312 | 194 |
For International services Heathrow is only1 hour 50 minutes and Gatwick 1 and a half hours journey time by road.
Served by South Eastern Trains, Dover’s main stations provide fast passenger services to Charing Cross and Victoria in around 1 hour 30 minutes. With news of the expected extension of Channel Tunnel Rail Line fast domestic services in Kent, this journey time would be cut to 1 hour from 2009.
Contact Economic Development:
E-mail: econdev@dover.gov.uk
Tel: 01304 872043
