There are a few simple tips you need to remember when looking for cheap channel tunnel prices. Here is your quick 5 minutes hassle free guide to finding cheap tickets on Eurotunnel.
- Book well in advance
Booking as early as possible is crucial when looking for cheap tickets on any transport or holiday company. It’s best to plan your holiday as early as possible and book the chunnel tickets at the earliest possible opportunity to get the best rates available. If you wait untill the last minute, you will be restricted on the availability of spaces and the tickets would be much more expensive. It’s extremely important to anyway book in advance especially if you are accompanying a camper van, caravan or any other vehicle which require more space than a standard car. This will allow Eurotunnel to make sure that the space required is available and that your vehicle is given the appropriate deck/ space for your vehicles size. - Avoid school holidays and bank holidays
These tend to be the peak times for any chunnel travel medium, so best to avoid these busy times. Simply don’t follow the crowd, and you can get cheap Channel Tunnel Prices and a peaceful holiday. - Travel in the night and before morning rush hour, between 10.00pm and 6.00am This is the best time to avoid the crowds and get a better rate on your chunnel crossing. Not only you can have a pleasant and a fast journey to the port on the embarkation point, you will have a smooth onward journey from the disembarkation point as well, since the roads will be less crowded during these times. The Chunnel crossing itself only takes only 35 minutes.
- Travel from the UK between Sunday to Thursday
This is a favourite trick among the selective travellers to avoid the hoards of crowds crossing the channel from UK to France. Again try and avoid the rush times. - Return to the UK from Calais Monday to Friday
Best time to return from France by Chunnel tunnel is during the weekdays. Weekends tend to get busier and generally has a high demand which drives the ticket prices up.
In summery to get these cheapest Channel Tunnel Prices it’s best to avoid the crowds by
- booking early,
- avoiding public, bank and school holidays
- travel between night and early morning
- Leave the UK between Sunday to Thursday,
- return during week days ie Monday to Friday
Eurotunnel operates services from
Folkestone to Calais
Calais to Folkestone
for accompanied vehicles, which are not duel fuelled (ie LPG or equivalently flammable) and which do not carry commercial goods for resale. Camper vans and caravans can carry LPG for powering domestic cookers etc..but the gas containers must be declared, must be accessible for inspection and all connectors must be in good condition to be allowed chunnel crossing on Eurostar.
How to make a channel tunnel booking on Eurotunnel ?
Online at www.eurotunnel.com, you will be provided a reference number and a confirmation email which can be used at chekin, or book over the phone by calling 08703300379
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Good tips. Good to know. Didn’t realize some of these factors played into the rates and could mean reduced costs overall and more money in my pockets for other things. Timing really can mean everything..and on the upside you have fewer crowds too which is a great thing as well.