It's well worth shopping around for channel-crossing deals as prices can vary significantly, and you can sometimes get stunning promotional deals. The four options are Hoverspeed (now Seacats, not hovercraft), SeaFrance, P&O Stena and EuroTunnel.

But you can usually get much better deals than the published prices by booking through a discounter ...

Autoplan Holidays

Routes
Dover-Calais, Hull-Zeebrugge, Hull-Rotterdam

Website
http://www.autoplanhols.co.uk/ferry.htm

Email
bdarby@autoplanhols.co.uk

Phone
01543 257777

ferry.co.uk

Routes
Dover-Calais, Dover-Zeebrugge

Website
www.ferry.co.uk

Email
Web only

Phone
Web only

ferrysale.com

Routes
Dover-Calais, Dover-Zeebrugge

Website
www.ferrysale.com

Email
Web only

Phone
Web only

Superfast Ferries

Route
Rosyth-Zeebrugge

Website
www.superfast.ferries.org

Phone
Web only

Cheapest Offer

Routes
Seems to offer all UK routes

Website
www.cheapest-channel-crossing.co.uk

Email
None shown

Phone
0870 442 8952

Direct Ferries

Routes
Seems to offer all UK routes

Website
www.directferry.com

Email
None shown

Phone
0845 300 3838

Norfolk Line

Routes
Dover-Dunkerque

Website
www.norfolkline.com