We are all aware that Great Britain is an island. But many holidaymakers every year take a journey across the Channel to get to the Continenet. Presently you can find a number of ways of making this kind of trip, with your car or as a foot passenger, like the Chunnel or Channel Tunnel, cross Channel ferries, the passenger trains from Eurostar and the coach.
The Channel Tunnel, which is sometimes called the “Chunnel”, goes from the south of England, direct to Calais,northern France. The Channel Tunnel is about 31.4miles in total, and these days delivers a swift method to cross from Britain to the Continent. Nevertheless, if you’re traveling by car or motorbike to Europe, it is not possible to actually drive through the Chunnel. Actually instead you must drive onto a “car train” at the Channel Tunnel terminal, which can then take you through the tunnel in about half an hour. These kind of trains are managed by the firm Eurotunnel. But there are also passenger trains that operate through the same tunnel. These trains are controlled by Eurostar. The main service goes from central London to the centre of Paris. But there are other routes, such as trains between Brussels and London.
Ferries also offer a good option for crossing the Channel. You’ll find plenty of ferries going from the south coast of England. The ferry routes run by P and O Ferries or Sea France are almost certainly the best option. All these ferries operate between Dover and Calais and journey times are around 2 hours. Other ferry routes include Dover to Dunkirk and between Dover and Boulogne.
Taking the coach from England to France is a cheaper alternative, but it is also handy for anyone going without a car. Euro Lines are perhaps the most widely used coach operators, and they have routes from a great deal of cities across England, Wales and Scotland, which then travel across the English Channel by ferry, drving onward to a number of countries around Europe. One great benefit of taking the coach is that ferry journies aren’t extra as ferries are included in the price.
