Cruise transfers
Dover Cruise Port Transfers
Dover serves both cruise ships and the busiest Channel ferry route in the country. The journey from Northamptonshire crosses the M25 and M20, so timing around the morning peak is important.
Distance from Raunds
Approximately 160 miles
Typical journey time
Around 3 hours to 3 hours 45 minutes from Raunds
Terminals
3 listed below
Terminal guide
Terminals at Dover
Please confirm your terminal when you book — it determines exactly where we drop you.
- Cruise Terminal 1 — the Western Docks terminal
- Cruise Terminal 2 — the second Western Docks terminal
- Eastern Docks — ferry departures to Calais and Dunkirk
Drop-off
Where we set you down
Cruise terminals have a drop-off directly outside where porters take cases. Ferry foot passengers are dropped at the designated passenger entrance.
Pick-up
Meeting you on the way back
Collections are made from the same terminal, timed to your disembarkation group or ferry arrival.
Recommended departure times
When we suggest setting off
Allow around five to six hours from the Nene Valley for a late-morning boarding window. Dover's approach roads can queue heavily in peak holiday periods.
Dover has separate cruise and ferry areas — the terminal name matters.
Freight and holiday traffic on the M20 and A20 can add significant time.
Very early departures avoid the worst of the Kent approaches.
FAQs
Dover questions we are asked
- Which Dover terminal do I need?
- Cruise passengers use Terminal 1 or Terminal 2 at the Western Docks — your cruise documents will say which.
- Is Dover a long journey from Northamptonshire?
- It is one of our longer port runs, typically three to three and three-quarter hours, so we plan an early start.
- Do you cover the return leg?
- Yes, timed to your disembarkation rather than the ship's docking time.
Collecting from
Towns we travel from
We collect for this port from across the Nene Valley and wider Northamptonshire.
Request a Dover quotation
Send us your address, travel date and party details and we will reply with a written, fixed quotation.