 Poster: A snowHead
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Any problems today? My train is 18.50.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Anyone using Le Tunnel: fairly quiet. Not been bumped to earlier train but not to a later either. No queues in fast good or toilets. Happy days.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Was fine last night on return. Arrived 5.15 for 8pm crossing and was on 6.20 one
Still my preferred way of crossing despite the hold up on way out
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andy, you can have unforeseen capacity when a lot of folk turn up to book on day. No way to predict that apart from average use. I know you prefer ferries but at least tunnel was running in bad weather which cancelled ferries last week 
You can leave the terminal and return later. Ask at info desk in terminal and you get a new pass to return with.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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the ferries were running when ET was chaotic carnage, and with the breeze/rain of that day, i doubt they'd have much significant delay either. and I've travelled back on 27th/28th every year for the last decade, and never seen what I would call capacity issue. even if the ferry were "very busy", the parking etc. arrangements at dover p155 all over those at ET.
The carpark was full. people had abandoned cars on the roundabout, on double yellows, all over the place, yet they refused to let me use the half empty overflow carpark. so I half abandoned mine on a a ped. crossing. sod 'em.
i'm sure on most days it's quite swift, but then the ferry on most days is quite swift too, other than 45mins extra crossing time.
£72 or €180 is not a difficult choice to make.
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andy, they're both utterly pants when things go wrong ultimately
Eurotunnel always works out cheaper for me - free in Winter with Tesco vouchers and £160 return in summer with caravan, this versus a quoted £800 for ferry. Not a difficult choice to make either!
Whatever suits at end of day
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Whatever suits at end of day
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Indeed. ET suits me well, I never pay (Tesco vouchers) and driving alone I need the quickest crossing possible. Would definitely feel sea-sick on a rough ferry crossing and all that clumping up and downstairs is irritating, compared to a short snooze on the train.
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if only we had Tesco vouchers this side of the channel, and equal pricing too. Journeys starting in Calais are about 50 more than those starting in Folkestone. Dunno why.
Preferred the Hovercraft, personally. Miss that route.
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Preferred the Hovercraft, personally.
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I did it once. The most horrendous channel crossing ever, not excluding one in a yacht which flattened its battery and had to cross the shipping lanes with no nav lights. It was very rough and the whole tin can was filled with cigarette smoke - and no chance of opening a window. Grim - quite a few people sick.
andy, that price difference seems bizarre - you can book singles, and specify where you want to start. I have never found return journeys (ie, for me, starting in Calais) to cost any more than the outward trip from Folkestone.
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Just picked Sat 11th, at random, for a 10am to mid afternoon afternoon crossing.
£74-£80 Folkestone-Calais / £67-£77 on the return, with UK selected as country of residence
€104-€112 Calais-Folkestone / €99-115 with Germany selected
€104 = £86, and €99 = £82, so the cheapest available € price is more expensive than the most expensive £ price you can get from UK. So tip #1... choose UK, regardless.
(and P+O will get you change from a €100 note or change from £80 for the out+return - more than enough saving to buy some sustenance on board and a liter of something to drink in the chalet in the evenings)
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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andy, pricing is cheaper the more in advance you book, can't argue with your pricing above and obviously works for you so no reason to change
Tunnel works for me and likewise won't change
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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about the same prices for a random week in July (maybe a fiver each way off all prices)
just noticed flexi plus prices though  that's up there with Newcastle-Amsterdam (which is a rip off) - does anyone actually pay that?
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Car going out 6th July after 4pm - £64, coming back 19th around 8am £57
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You know it makes sense.
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I did the hovercraft crossing a few times with my parents many years back, but after a very rough crossing, never again! Very uncomfortable, took much longer than scheduled, hovercraft sustained damage and so did some of the vehicles on board! It was great in good weather conditions though.
Tunnel was working just fine tonight. My husband and sons arrived roughly 3 hours ahead of schedule at Calais and were boarded immediately. No mention of any extra charge for arriving at a more expensive time! They got home barely an hour after those of us that flew. The guys and all our luggage left our hotel in Geneva around 7am, we left at around 1.30 pm to fly to Stansted.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Andy, I don't know how often you cross but there is a ET frequent traveller with 10 or more singles for £43 each. You can nominate two users (I share with my brother). If you cross at peak times there is a supplement of £20 or £30.
Still more than the cheapest ferry but pretty close.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Just used the tunnel return journey out to Calais 21st at 0500 back 28th at 2100 and had no delays or fuss or problems. I was surprised to see this thread on my return.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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jirac18, It started on 20th Dec and seems to have rumbled on
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Hovercraft was great in good weather, loved it. Hate ferrys. Ferry = mega-sick.
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| Just used the tunnel return journey out to Calais 21st at 0500 back 28th at 2100 and had no delays or fuss or problems. I was surprised to see this thread on my return. |
You were very sensibly travelling at off peak times 
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Got the return tunnel last night. Arrived at check-in 12.50am and set off in train at 1.21am. Great timing. Mind you, it did take us 10hrs to get from Kitzbuhel to Luxemburg City due to traffic problems everywhere  Still, home safe and sound, which is the main thing.
Sue, thanks for tip on route. Going down was a dream. Will defo use that again.
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Not much trouble with the tunnel last night. We arrived at Calais at 21:30 and got on a train at 22:50. Only 1:20 hours wait.
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sarah, I'm sure you are right about weekend disruption. It'll be busy so the usual slippage between the train you're booked on, the one you get allocated at check-in and the one your letter finally gets allocated to after "reprogramming" is to be expected.
We hope to have gamed the system by coming via Holland for a few days and booking on a 12.20 Sunday crossing but I have no confidence it will pay off.
Keep the updates coming folks - I know it makes virtually no difference but it's nice to know what's happening.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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sarah, Only as last few posts have been along the line of - what disruption came through last night - however maybe should be changed to a Sticky so anyone can update as and when
Mods?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Drove down this morning, hardly any traffic on the road, weather nice. Crossed a little early at 12.50. Driving off at Calais was like another world though. The weather has been horrendous. Torrential rain, wind, loads of spray, bad visibility and lots of small debris all the way to Laon. Awful drive, fortunately last leg down to Troyes by which time it was dark was much calmer. Time for a beer.
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You know it makes sense.
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sarah, Doubt they'll be snow but plenty of rain and wind. There has been rain here in Troyes but it's dry now. At least I haven't got too far tomorrow and it shouldn't be too busy heading south.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Hour and a half delay at Calais terminal heaving!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Crossed on Tuesday afternoon, booked on 3.20, travelled on 2.20 left on time.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Eurotunel sent 3 txts to me today reminding me when and when not to turn up, reminding me to get passports ready and finally a special wine offer at the Calais terminal
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I've had 2 texts, "Thank you for choosing Eurotunnel", "Get your passports ready" and I'm waiting for the next with bated breath...........NOT!
What sort of muppets do they think we are? I'm not even crossing until 'Sunday lunchtime!
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I've set up a ringtone for the tunnel texts now - Going Underground
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Boris, 'Train in Vain'?
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"Here come's the summer" just to be contrary. (The Undertones)
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Road to Hell
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I've had the two texts too, though not the wine one sadly 
We are on around 5pm tomorrow, fully expecting there to be quite long delays at that time but can't really avoid it as don't really want to overnight anywhere tomorrow.
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sarah, you don't look old enough to buy wine that's why 
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sarah, perhaps they think you need to dry out! Lunch queue in the Perdrix Blanche is enough to drive you to drink. (I didn't get the wine offer either)
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