Is there any car ferry between anywhere in the UK and anywhere in mainland Europe that charges per car and not per person?
I'll soon be continuing my world hitchhiking trip from Germany to Scotland.
When I need to use ferries I try to find one that charges per car because I can try to hitch a ride with somebody taking their car on the ferry.
If there is no such ferry then I'd also like to know and I'll put aside some money for the ticket.
Best Answer
A quick check on the most basic ferry of all, Dover-Calais with P&O, reveals that the cost of a car is the same no matter how many people are in in it. Simply check the price on this site and vary the number of people. I suspect that most other routes are the same.
However you do have to book the number of people, so your plan to hitch a ride is unlikely to work. And security considerations would probably prevent it happening anyway.
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Answer 2
The Eurotunnel might be your best bet as they do charge per car (and up to 9 passengers.)
It is also the quickest crossing.
That said, security is quite heavy on channel crossings, and the penalties for people smuggling high so I suspect that it will not be easy to find someone willing to offer a lift.
Answer 3
You can also use the train ferry which is subsidised and not super expensive to the Netherlands and Ireland:
- https://www.seat61.com/trains-and-routes/london-to-amsterdam-by-ferry.htm
- https://www.seat61.com/Ireland.htm
It’s probably best not to try and circumvent the ferry rules when you’re travelling across an international border, they could deport you which would be very bad.
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