Editing Calais (section)

==<FONT COLOR="#0000FF">'''TRANSPORTATIONS'''</FONT>==
[[Image:Calais3152.jpg|thumb|280px|right|The Harbour of Calais]]

===How to get to Calais ?===

* '''By Boat ferries:''' There are are couple of ferry companies which provide regular ferry services. SeaFrance has found themselves in financial difficulties, so the only ones left are DFDS Seaways and P&O Ferries, with which you can reach Calais from Dover in the UK.
!!!! Be carefull : only P&O does accept now pedestrian during day time... 
==> A good tip to cross for free : go on the lorry side and ask to get in the cabin with the driver. They can accept people to cross because their tickets are usually for 2 people. Here's a timetable for [http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk/ferry-routes/ferry-to-france/calais-timetable/ DFDS ferries].

* '''By Plane:''' Aéroport de Calais Marck - Just for private flights''

* '''By Car:''' all roads lead to Calais ... heheheh - Motorways A16 (Dunkerque&Ostende / Boulogne)-A26 ( Reims/Lyon - PAris)''

* '''By Carpooling:''' You can find a driver or passenger to share the ride and cut on travel cost. In France carpooling is very popular and is called "covoiturage". Try [http://www.envoiture.fr/covoiturage/0/Calais/b.html Envoiture.fr] to get to Calais. 

* '''By Coach:''' Eurolines from Paris and main cities in Europe. TIP : Cheapest way to reach London is to take the coach in Paris or Bruxelles or whatever. More expensive and complicated (unless you hitch hike and you are lucky to cross with a truck) than to come in Calais and by a ferry ticket.''

* '''By Train:''' There is two differents Train station in Calais:''
** The Main Trainstation, above the Town hall which is more for regional trains (Lille, Arras, even Paris).
** The Station Calais-Frethun, situated in Frethun, 3km from Calais in which there are all international lines: Paris Nord, Brussels, and London St Pancras with the Eurostar or TGV (High Speed Train).<br/>
There are some shuttles to transfer the travelers between these two stations.

===<FONT COLOR="#3366FF">'''Bus'''</FONT>===
* ''' Eurolines '''

* ''' BCD : Boulogne Calais Dunkerque ''' - '' Dedicated lines between the 3 cities ''

* ''' Calais Opale Bus ''' - '' to move in town and surrroundings '' - '' good tips :only 1 € to go from theater to the " Cap Blanc Nez" (white nose cap, great trip along the see on a double deck bus 
AND Balad'In : free bus from theater to Calais Nord (Rue de la Mer) ''

===<FONT COLOR="#3366FF">'''Bicycles'''</FONT>===

NOTE! Remember you are now in Europe, ride on the right-hand-side of the road!

*'''Vélostation Calais : Opale Vélo Service ''' - '' 39 Boulevard Jacquard - 62100 Calais - 03 21 00 07 41 - http://opaleveloservices.free.fr''

*'''Vél'in Calais ''' - '' a system like Velib in Paris to borrow/rent bycicles with 30 minutes free - 18 stations in the city"