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Kent and the M20
Depending on where we collect you, we leave London by the Blackwall or the Dartford crossing, then take the M20 past Maidstone and Ashford towards Folkestone. The road is quick, and away from peak hours you reach the terminal in about ninety minutes from central London.
When cross-Channel traffic backs up, freight management schemes come into force along this corridor, and parts of the M20 may be turned over to queuing lorries with little warning. If that's happening, we change when you leave London and we'll explain the reason to you.
Eurotunnel Le Shuttle leaves from Folkestone, at junction 11A. For ferries, Dover lies past the end of the motorway along the A20. You have to arrive at either terminal well ahead of the booked departure, and we build that margin into the plan.









