CDG to Folkestone Eurotunnel: The Pet Transfer Explained
Flying into Paris, crossing to Kent? How the CDG-to-Folkestone transfer works, what happens at pet reception, and realistic timings.
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Who this route suits
This transfer is popular with families being met in Kent, owners collecting vehicles in the UK, and travellers continuing by train from Ashford. You fly into CDG, and we handle everything from the arrivals hall to the Folkestone terminal - or any Kent address.
The run north
CDG to the tunnel is a straightforward 2 h 30 min on the A1 and A26. We pause at a motorway aire halfway so your pet can drink and stretch before the check-in formalities.
Arriving in Kent
After the 35-minute crossing you disembark directly onto the M20. Ashford is ten minutes away, Canterbury twenty-five, and we can continue to Dover, Maidstone or anywhere else in the county.
Who this short hop suits best
CDG to Folkestone is built for three kinds of traveller: families whose relatives or hire car wait on the Kent side, foot passengers catching the train from Folkestone to London St Pancras (35 minutes on the high-speed line), and anyone who prefers to keep the driving day short after a long-haul flight. At about three and a half hours total, it is the gentlest first step onto British soil we offer.
Your Folkestone drop-off options
We can finish at any Folkestone address, at Folkestone Central or Folkestone West stations, or at the Channel Tunnel's own passenger terminal if someone is collecting you there. If your onward train leaves from Folkestone Central, we time the arrival with a comfortable margin - and if plans change on the day, central London is only another hour and a half up the M20 if you would rather ride with us the whole way.
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