Cross channel ferries are obviously very popular with those people who want to visit France and tour around it in their car. Camping has to be one of the cheapest ways to see a country and spend time getting to know it from a ground level. The most popular is Dover to Calais, but there are other ports to depart from and other ports to arrive in. If you don’t want to travel across the country to get to Dover then it might be worth your while investigating which other ports serve France. As far as ferry crossings from Dover go, they cross to Calais up to 24 times a day, where as Dover also serves Dunkerque up to 12 times a day. The typical duration is between 1 and 2 hours for both routes.
There are other cross channel ferries from the likes of Portsmouth, Poole, Plymouth and Weymouth all serving ports like Cherbourg, Caen, St Malo, and Roscoff. By pre-planning your journey you could use the ferry to shave time and stress from your journey. Typically, ferry crossings are relatively cheap although it does depend on the size and type of the vehicle you are in and which company is running the service.
The better websites offering ferry crossings will be able to offer you listings from a great many companies including P&O Ferries, Brittany Ferries and Condor Ferries. Typically Dover to Calais can be as cheap as £13 for a single passenger making it very good value indeed. This makes France accessible for a very affordable price meaning that if you are on a tight budget and have the means to get to Dover, then opting for a Ferry could be a very wise investment. Ferries also offer you the freedom to move around the boat and relax in a way that trains or planes can’t offer.