Le Shuttle - How Early Can I Arrive

[RGG]

As per the title.

The departure time is 0930hrs this Sunday - from Calais.

I potentially could arrive at 0400hrs - Will they let me in?

[Type R Tom]

RGG said:

As per the title.

The departure time is 0930hrs this Sunday - from Calais.

I potentially could arrive at 0400hrs - Will they let me in?

I think it generally comes down to how full they are, I doubt it will be an issue at that time of the day.

Are you asking if it's worth the risk of powering through, getting there early, instead of stopping for a nap somewhere?

[RGG]

Type R Tom said:

RGG said:

As per the title.

The departure time is 0930hrs this Sunday - from Calais.

I potentially could arrive at 0400hrs - Will they let me in?

I think it generally comes down to how full they are, I doubt it will be an issue at that time of the day.

Are you asking if it's worth the risk of powering through, getting there early, instead of stopping for a nap somewhere?

I think I want to drive in the dead of night vis a vis early morning - thus arriving very early.

But also thought it would be safer having a short sleep in the departure car park.

[Type R Tom]

RGG said:

I think I want to drive in the dead of night vis a vis early morning - thus arriving very early.

But also thought it would be safer having a short sleep in the departure car park.

Only you will know how you feel on the day. Just go with whats safe. The french motorways can get a bit boring at times!

The advantage of the train vs the boat is they are so regular. At this time of year I'm sure it will be fine whatever time you get there.

[greygoose]

Not many people travel at that time so they’ll probably just put you on the next train (though they aren’t as frequent during the night compared to after 6am).

[sjg]

They'll put you on an earlier one as long as there's space and it's not a more expensive one. So at 4am, yes.

As said, they're less frequent though (one every 2 hours) overnight so you could be in for a wait anyway.