How do i get to Calais in France for £1????

Widelats

I got my first ever passport and i want to travel, i am starting with our neighbour France and i hear they have deals on the ferries where i could get there for £1 - but online i see no bookings available for £1 at all

So then, exactly how do i go about getting this journey for £1??? And when i go to the ferry port, do i simply hand my passport to the ticket booth (I presume there is one there) and that is all i do?? Then board the ferry and off we go? Or what????

This will be my first ever trip abroad, if anyone has been to France or Calais in particular please give me some tips, i will need as many as i can get.

There will be just me, My friends are not adventurous and would rather stay at home bored, and i do not have a car so i am a foot passenger.

Obviously_the_best

If you walk up to the ferry it'll be very expensive. Just book the best price you can find online. £1 fares are incredibly rare, much like Ryanair's free seats used to be.

Take a look at https://www.directferries.co.uk , they compare all the major ferry companies.

hollydays

DFDS are usually cheapest.
I'd keep an eye on the prices on hukd , there may be a newspaper offer.

hollydays

P&o may be running this offer at the moment- haven't checked it out.

Cornucopia

The market for cross-channel transport is very competitive for cars and much less so for foot passengers.

If you are feeling adventurous, there is a £19 one-way coach fare from London-Paris with Eurolines, obviously depending on where you are travelling from, and how you were planning to get to Dover.

Calais is a fairly average market town with extra bars and restaurants catering for British visitors. The Pas-de-Calais region is somewhat depressed economically, but there is still a good range of shops both in Calais and surrounding towns and retail parks.

edit: Found this on a "let me Google that for you" basis:

http://www.poferries.com/tourist/content/pages/_reader_offers_dailymail.html

hollydays

http://www.poferries.com/tourist/content/pages/_reader_offers_thesun.htm?CID=thesun

This is the link- bear in mind when french shops may be closed ie Tuesday may be the best day to travel
Haven't checked out the availabity

hollydays

http://www.poferries.com/tourist/option_inbound.html

Found availability this date for example
Out at 9 .25 am back same day 9.45 pm same day

Avoid Sundays as many shops maybe closed also some may be closed on Mondays.

Cornucopia

Your link not working for me.

Found this: http://www.poferries.com/tourist/content/pages/_reader_offers_thesun.htm

shows the same offers for Sun readers as Mail readers above.

Which are Footpassenger daytrip for £1, Afternoon car daytrip from £17, Anytime car daytrip from £19. Car fares include a bottle of wine.

Widelats

Brilliant thanks guys, i will bookmark that p and o site for future.

hollydays

In future you need to google ferry £1 calais P&o
As it's a special sun ( or Mail etc) code so you'll need the newspaper link to get the code. It won't be on the p & 0 site.
After the summer holidays end and before the pre Christmas shopping period ie now is a likely time you'll get these offers

Tarry

I got a £2 deal once, p&o sent me an offer about a deal and I took them up on it.