Dover to Boulogne to Re-open Feb 2009

ferryenthusiast

LD Lines have received approval from Seine Maritime to use the ship mv Cote d'Albatre on the Dover to Boulogne route along with the Dover to Dieppe route full time from Feb 2009. The vessel will be chartered by LD Lines from Transmanche Ferries.

The Boulogne service was due to open in July when the new larger berths are built, but following sucessful berthing trials over three days the mv Cote d'Albatre was found to fit the old Speedferries berth well enough for a service to be operated.

It would appear that Newhaven to Dieppe is being reduced down to just a ship service.

It is planned to have the following - 2 round trips Dover to Boulogne and 1 Dover to Dieppe per 24 hours

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Further information:

LD Lines Website
Information about the mv Cote d'Albatre including onboard photographs

jcorbygas

Hi - thanks for the info, but when I have tried to get a costing for travelling in Feb for Dover to Boulogne it just tells me that the service starts in July, but maybe they havent sorted out the website yet?
We had to use P and O over Christmas to travel and it was quite weird driving past Boulogne and going on to Calais and then passing the old Speedferries area at Dover. We did find the crossings with P and O much better than they used to be when we last used them, and I didnt have to be a contortionist to get in and out of the car as I had to with Speedferries, but made the mistake of buying a breakfast on the crossing over which was expensive and disgusting - I have learnt my lesson on that one.