Calais International

Calais is a port located just 26 miles from the Dover. It is a wonderful place which was completely rebuilt after world was II. There are several top attractions if you are visiting for the first time. Calais is one of the most visited places in France by travelers from UK and all around the world. Calais has many things to offer you all the time like vibrant nightlife, excellent shopping and many other outing opportunities. Travelers can visit this charming city at any time in the year as it has plenty of things to do and see. You can visit Calais town hall, Calais lighthouse, Calais beach, war museum and many other sights which are very popular among tourists.

Shopping at Calais

It will be a great opportunity for you if you are shopping at Calais. There are several places for shopaholics, because the prices are nearly half than the rates offered in England. Calais has trendy shopping streets which have been renovated recently and given the new ways to boutiques, bars, cafes, restaurants and others. The most interesting supermarkets at Calais are Eastenders Prime Wine for alcohol and De Neuville Coquelles for chocolates.  Some other popular places are:

• Carrefour - Cite Europe
• Cheers Wine and Beer
• Sainsbury's Hypermarket
• Auchan Hypermarket
• Tesco
• Eastenders Prime Wine
• Boozers

Nightlife in Calais

There are number of cozy pubs, cafes and discos in the town, which offers you choice and variety of range from fancy clubs with lot of expensive interiors to small bars. You can have a mug of beer at any bar. Most of the places play music like techno, rick, electric, old classics and chartbusters. It will be the best place for you when you will enter in this amazing nightlife of Calais. Le Touquet’s at Rue Royale is the place for casino lovers. But this place is worth the visit if you are ready to fling the cash on the table.

Traveling options to/from Calais International Station

Eurostar: with Eurostar, you have the option to travel to any French or UK destinations as London (St Pancras International Station, which is about One Hour), Ebbsfleet (It is about 44 minutes), Ashford (International station 35 minutes) and Brussels (Zuid Midi Station about 1 hour). It is one of the fastest ways to travel and offers you direct services to all the destinations.

SNCF: It runs from Paris, Lille, Boulogne and Dunkirk supported by French national rail network and Eurostar. You can easily travel to major destinations of France by SNCF.

Motorail: It is the best option if you are carrying your car with you. Cars can’t be taken to the south of France; destinations such as Narbonne, Marseille and Lyon are easily reachable by trains.

Eurotunnel Le Shuttle: Car Shuttle service is operated by Eurotunnel, takes about 20 to 35 minutes to cross the tunnel. It is the fastest connectivity between France and UK. This service is specially meant for passenger with cars only. Passengers must have their passports if you are traveling from Folkston to Calais as you have to go through form identity or passport checks while boarding the train.

Calais Internationalis a mainline and international station in the district of Calais, France.It is one of the railway station serving the town. The station connects onto the SNCF or TGV Nord services.Eurostar and the TGV stop outside Calais at Calais-Fréthun station.

You can catch SNCF for the visit of France in Calais.The Eurotunnel Calais Passenger Terminal has all the modern facilities with 11 shops, restaurants, currency exchange, welcome desk, special assistance desk and all the usual facilities for everyone.