Ships' Overview - France to Dover

Ships' Overview

The 6 modern vessels on our Dover to Dunkirk and Dover to Calais ferry routes to France cross the English Channel up to 54 times every day and boast excellent facilities to keep everyone entertained as they sail.

Visit our onboard facilities pages to find out more about the dining, shopping and other amenities on our ships.

Check out our ship deck plans here.

UK Flagged Vessels

We have 3 UK flagged vessels operating on the Channel:

Dover Seaways
Delft Seaways
Dunkerque Seaways

French flagged vessels

We have 3 French flagged vessels operating on the Channel:

Côte Des Dunes
Côte Des Flandres
Côte d’Opale

Dover Seaways, Delft Seaways & Dunkerque Seaways

These 3 sister ships were built in 2005. The ships are of Scandinavian design and have a light and airy atmosphere. The ships have a number of dining venues, a café, play areas, a shop, private lounge and facilities for commercial drivers.

Technical Details:

Length: 186m
Width: 28m
Cruising Speed: 20.5 knots
Passengers: 1000
Cars: 250
Year Built: 2005
Flag: UK

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Côte Des Dunes and Côte Des Flandres Ships' Overview

Côte Des Dunes and Côte Des Flandres are our two new ships launched on the route between Dover and Calais. Both vessels were fully refurbished in January 2016. The modern facilities include a restaurant, a snack bar, a café, play areas, a shop, premium lounge and facilities for commercial drivers.

Technical Details:

Length: 186m
Width: 28m
Cruising Speed: 25knots
Engine Output:4 x Engines total power 39,000 KW
Passengers: 1500
Cars: 400
Year built: Côte Des Flandres-2004 / Côte Des Dunes-2001
Flag: France

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Côte d’Opale Ship Overview

Building began on the Côte d’Opale in 2019 and she set sail on our Dover – Calais route in summer 2021. Part of the E-Flexer series of ships, the Côte d’Opale is our longest ship on the channel. Facilities include a large, open plan Duty Free shop, a range of restaurants and a Relax Lounge. There is also our Road Kings lounge dedicated to freight drivers. Find out more about the Côte d’Opale here.

Technical Details:

Length: 214m
Width: 27.8m
Cruising speed:20-22 knots
Passenger capacity: 1000
Car capacity: 3100 lane metres
Engines: 2
Build year: 2021
Flag: France

Cote des Dunes/Cote des Flandres

One passenger lift measuring 130cm x 158cm, entrance door width 90cm
One wheelchair-accessible public toilet
Lift access parking

Côte d’Opale

One passenger lift measuring 180cm x 160cm . Entrance door width 124cm.
Three wheelchair-accessible public toilets.
Three disabled access toilets equipped with wash basin, WC & hand rails.
Lift access parking available

Dover Seaways/Delft Seaways/Dunkerque Seaways

Three passenger lifts measuring 100cm x 138cm . Entrance door width 90cm.
Two wheelchair-accessible public toilets: decks 6 and 7.
Lift access parking available

Proudly named the World’s Leading Ferry Operator

We are also proud to announce that we have been nominated as Europe’s Leading Ferry Operator 2025 and this amazing journey continues, first and foremost, thanks to you.

To our loyal passengers who put their trust in us, our valued partners and our hard-working colleagues: this nomination is also yours. You are the heart of DFDS and today, we’d like to say THANK YOU.

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