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Old Nov 2nd, 2010 | 05:30 PM
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Canterbury, England to Bruges, Belgium

Would you go ferry via Ramsgate or chunnel via London? Cost is a factor (more or less), time is not (more or less).
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Old Nov 2nd, 2010 | 10:43 PM
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Well, before asking the question, I'd check whether the Ramsgate-Ostend ferry accepts foot passengers: increasingly, most cross-Channel ferry companies don't.

The quickest way (yes I know what you said...) is train to Ashford, train to Brussels, train to Bruges. All more or less cross-platform connections, with none of the luggage shlepping that's an essential part of the horrors of being a foot passenger on the few ferries that offer the service. You CAN avoid the cross-London tube connection by getting the fast - but premium-priced - train to St Pancras, but it still takes three times as long as the train to Ashford.

Which is cheaper? No idea. Only you know when you're going - so only you can find out the price.
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Old Nov 3rd, 2010 | 12:34 AM
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You could also take the Eurolines bus to Bruges from London. The current listed price is 28 pounds. Here is the schedule/fare list
http://www.eurolines.co.uk/eurolines_ims/pdf/ELW03.pdf
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Old Nov 3rd, 2010 | 02:40 AM
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Train from Canterbury to Ashford (20 minutes) the Eurostar to Brussels - buy eurostar in advance and that's most likely to be both the quickest and the cheapest option.
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Old Nov 3rd, 2010 | 03:00 AM
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Given the Eurolines coach goes via Dover, it would be simpler to take the train to Dover from Canterbury and pick up the coach there
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Old Nov 3rd, 2010 | 08:13 AM
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hope you have no luggage, the dover station is at least 2 miles from the port....
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Old Nov 3rd, 2010 | 08:45 AM
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There is a shuttle bus from Dover Priory to Eastern docks though.

Foot passengers can't use the Ramsgate Ostend route.
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Old Nov 3rd, 2010 | 08:49 AM
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Also the Eurostar to Brussels from Ashford leaves at 06.57 Mon-Fri, at 08.28 on Sat, and at 18.55 on Sundays. Only one departure per day.
The train to Dover, shuttle to the docks and Eurolines to Brugge is maybe easier, and almost certainly cheaper.
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Old Nov 3rd, 2010 | 09:29 AM
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I believe the OP wants to drive, no?
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Old Nov 3rd, 2010 | 09:31 AM
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Why not Norfolk Lines Dover - Dunkirk usually cheaper and its nearer?
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Old Nov 3rd, 2010 | 09:33 AM
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"I believe the OP wants to drive, no?"

If so "Chunnel via London" would be a pretty weird way of doing it.
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Old Nov 3rd, 2010 | 09:38 AM
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Isn't Folkestone considered a London suburb?
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Old Nov 3rd, 2010 | 09:44 AM
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haha - London suburb - hope you are joking
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