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Getting Around Dover District

Buses

 

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Cycling

 

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Rail

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Crossing the Channel

Ferries

Dover is the worlds busiest roll on roll off ferry port. Ferries depart Dover for France every 20 minutes. The Port of Dover also serves as a major International Cruise ship terminal, with up to 120 cruise ships visiting the Port each year.

Channel Tunnel

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 -  Cars and freight from Folkestone to Calais in 35 minutes
  • Eurostar - High speed passenger train from Ashford, Ebbsfleet or London to France

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Road

The M25 is around 1 hour 10 minutes from Dover via the A20/M20 or A2/M2.

Distances to UK Locations
TOWNKMSMILESDRIVE TIME
Ashford 34 21 25 minutes
Birmingham      333 207 3 hrs 36 minutes
Canterbury 24 15 23 minutes
Edinburgh 736 457 8 hrs 41 minutes   
London 126 78 1 hr 46 minutes
Manchester 467 290 5 hrs 10 minutes
Folkestone 10 9 14 minutes
Maidstone 66 41 47 minutes

 

Dover District Volunteering Centre run a rural transport scheme enabling people to attend hospital appointments, visit relatives, go to the shops or other social appointments.

 

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Taxis

Taxis
OperatorAreaNumber
AI Castle Deal 01304 363636
A 2 B Cars Dover 01304 225588
A R Cars Sandwich 07468 612505
Britannia Coaches  Dover 01304 228111
C&F Transport Dover Dover 07356047040
County Cars Dover 01304 208208
Care Cars Dover 01304 350125
Coastal Transport Group Deal 07300 814585
Deal Cars Ltd Deal 01304 382345
Direct Cars (Taxi) Ltd Deal 01304 382222
Dover Royal Cars Dover 01304 202020
Dover White Cliffs Cars Dover 01304 202070
Dover Tours Dover 07503 664332
Elvington Cars Dover 01304 830880
Goldline Travel Dover 01304 806111
Horizon Private Hire Dover 01304 824140
Jennifer Maraghi Dover O7548661120
JK Private Hire Cars Deal O7875754134
K C S Driving Services Deal 01304 365131
Kent County Transport Ltd Deal 01304 365052
KO Cars Deal 01304 356639
Macs Cars Aylesham 07594998468
Marler Executive Hire Sandwich 01304 614385
Port Shipping Ltd Dover 01304 210880
Prestige Transportation Dover
Dover 07490250221
Relyons Yard Dover 01304 215555
Sandwich Cars Sandwich 01304 617424
Star Dover 01304 211111
St Margarets Village Cars St Margarets 07593847191
Worth Executive Travel Worth 07518 409141

 

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Airports

Heathrow is approximately 1 hour 50 minutes away and Gatwick 1 hour 30 minutes by road.