By Car
As you can see from the map the British Isles are surrounded by water so it’s not actually possible to drive there. However, you can nearly drive there by taking cars onto the Shuttle and travelling under the English Channel in a specially designed train. The car’s passengers stay with their cars for the short trip.

To take the tunnel you need to drive your car onto the train at Folkestone and drive it off the other end at Calais/Coquelles in France. www.eurotunnel.com

By Train
There are also trains that go to Paris, Lille and other major cites directly from London Waterloo and Ashford in Kent. These are called Eurostars and are ultra-modern, high speed, passenger-only trains. You get on in England and get off in France. www.eurostar.co.uk

If you would prefer to go over the Channel rather than under it there are a number of available routes.

By Ferry
Car ferries depart from Dover, Newhaven, Portsmouth, Poole, Plymouth and Cork. You can drive your car onto them and then get out and wander around the ship for the duration of the voyage. You arrive in different ports along the northern French coast.

Ferry operator websites:
P&O Stena Line www.posl.co.uk
Sea France www.seafrance.co.uk
P & O www.pandoportsmouth.co.uk
Hoverspeed www.hoverspeed.co.uk
Brittany Feries www.brittany-ferries.co.uk
Hoverspeed used to operate Hovercrafts on the cross-Channel routes but now only use their Seacat and SuperSeacat ferries.

By Air
Of course, you could always fly to France from the UK. Most major airports in the UK have departures flying to destinations in France.
Airlines who fly to France from the UK.
British Airways www.britishairways.com
Air France www.airfrance.com
Lufthansa www.lufthansa.co.uk
British Midland www.flybmi.com
Easyjet www.easyjet.com

Pilote Languages would like to thank Carrefour for their co-operation with these photographs.