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Am looking to book a ferry from England to mainland Europe this summer, probably from Kent to France or Belgium. I find the various ferry websites a bit of a minefield and want to get hold of the best deal. Can anyone recommend a site or a company? Never booked a ferry before, so don't know what to expect to pay.

Many thanks in advance for your comments!

http://www.aferry.co.uk/ lets you search all the operators from one site. Personally I prefer the tunnel - its quicker and you get to stay in the van.

Cant do tunnels, my missus can swim but shes rubbish at digging

Norfolk line

Norfolk line used to be good, but every time I've got a quote off them lately its been higher than most of the others. Might be that they charge a load extra for high tops, though.

You'll need to know when and how tall to get a sensible answer. If it's a tintop at stupid o'clock it's cheap. Hightop and 7am>10pm and it's dearer.

We've booked with LD Lines (Speed Ferries) 2.7mtr high, Dover>Boulogne, 7th Aug>24th Aug, 7am out 7am back, £82.50 return.

In the past we've used Norfolkline and they were great and cheap BUT had whacked their prices up this year

Ian

ferrycheap.com

I'd second that - crossing at unsociable times is well worth it for cheapness. We've taken to getting a late night one, then having a kip in Calais before driving off refreshed in the morning.

Dito....Norfolk line is dirt cheap as long as yours is not a high top and you opt for night time crossings.
From as little as £20 each way in August.
High top and during daylight hours is a different story.

Martin

We just booked norfolk line dover to dunkirk for >2.4 m van going at 8 coming back at 10 in the morning in july for £81-50 return.

Richie

Interesting - so you can still get good deals from them with a high top? Might have to put them back on the shortlist...

I second norfolk line, good boats and cheap! The food is pretty reasonably priced too.

Was looking the other day for lateish time and got quoted £50 return for the first two weeks in july

Also had a look at ferries from portsmouth to santander and it was £960!!!

Definitely Norfolk line Dover to Dunkirk. Best boats and food and normally cheapest by far, provided that you book early. I booked my camper + 4 people back in December to travel in August. £48 return. Patrick

Ive no idea if this is true or not but We were speaking to a couple camping this weekend and they said they buy ferry tickets from ebay and get them dead cheap - I didn't think tickets were transferrable and i'd guess most tickets were for a normal car but you never know

You don't even get a ticket these days - you just make a booking and they recognise you from your number plate when you turn up, usually. So I'd say that was nonsense.