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For a story I'm writing, I'd like to know how long it would take to travel by ship from Calais to Dover in 1890's ? (as I read it was the easier way). But also if it was possible to take a boat from Calais directly to London ?
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For a story I'm writing, I'd like to know how long it would take to travel by ship from Calais to Dover in 1890's ? (as I read it was the easier way). But also if it was possible to take a boat from Calais directly to London ?
Thank you very much !
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Depends on the weather and the Captain's appetite for risk.
– Mark C. Wallace♦
8 hours ago
Also depends on the size of the boat. The longer the potentially faster.
– BobT
7 hours ago
I would guess that it probably didn't take all that much longer than it does on a ferry today. Given the railway link from Dover to London, it would be much quicker to cross the channel and take the train than it would to sail from Calais to London.
– Steve Bird
7 hours ago
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For a story I'm writing, I'd like to know how long it would take to travel by ship from Calais to Dover in 1890's ? (as I read it was the easier way). But also if it was possible to take a boat from Calais directly to London ?
Thank you very much !
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Thank you very much !
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Depends on the weather and the Captain's appetite for risk.
– Mark C. Wallace♦
8 hours ago
Also depends on the size of the boat. The longer the potentially faster.
– BobT
7 hours ago
I would guess that it probably didn't take all that much longer than it does on a ferry today. Given the railway link from Dover to London, it would be much quicker to cross the channel and take the train than it would to sail from Calais to London.
– Steve Bird
7 hours ago
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Depends on the weather and the Captain's appetite for risk.
– Mark C. Wallace♦
8 hours ago
Also depends on the size of the boat. The longer the potentially faster.
– BobT
7 hours ago
I would guess that it probably didn't take all that much longer than it does on a ferry today. Given the railway link from Dover to London, it would be much quicker to cross the channel and take the train than it would to sail from Calais to London.
– Steve Bird
7 hours ago
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Depends on the weather and the Captain's appetite for risk.
– Mark C. Wallace♦
8 hours ago
Depends on the weather and the Captain's appetite for risk.
– Mark C. Wallace♦
8 hours ago
Also depends on the size of the boat. The longer the potentially faster.
– BobT
7 hours ago
Also depends on the size of the boat. The longer the potentially faster.
– BobT
7 hours ago
I would guess that it probably didn't take all that much longer than it does on a ferry today. Given the railway link from Dover to London, it would be much quicker to cross the channel and take the train than it would to sail from Calais to London.
– Steve Bird
7 hours ago
I would guess that it probably didn't take all that much longer than it does on a ferry today. Given the railway link from Dover to London, it would be much quicker to cross the channel and take the train than it would to sail from Calais to London.
– Steve Bird
7 hours ago
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Google Books has a copy of Bradshaw's Guide from 1887. To get to Paris, they recommended one of four options:
The numbers in the three rightmost columns are, respectively: approximate first-class fare (in pounds, shillings, and pence); approximate second-class fare; and time (in days and hours.) The absolute quickest door-to-door route was via Folkestone & Boulogne, but the sea crossing from Dover to Calais was cheaper. Here are the pertinent sections of the advertisements from the same edition of Bradshaw's Guide; note when reading these times that French standard time was 10 minutes ahead of English standard time in those days.
Via Calais & Dover:
Three crossings daily, operated by the South Eastern Railway. Note that they specifically advertise the "Shortest Sea Passage, 90 (?) minutes."
Via Folkestone & Boulogne:
One crossing daily. A bit quicker to get to Paris, but the crossing was a bit longer; it appears to have been approximately two hours.
Steamers from London:
The guide also contains a listing of steamers providing passenger service. From London itself (see p. 318–320 of the guide), most of the routes are relatively far afield. There does, however, appear to have been steamer service between Boulogne and London (p. 691):
The description on p. 318 of the guide says that this voyage takes "9 to 12 hours", so this was slower than taking the train to Dover or Folkestone. (But also much cheaper — only 11 shillings for first-class or 8 shillings for second.) There is also a mention of a steamer, the "Sir Robert Peel", sailing from Fenning's Wharf, London to Dunkirk "every few days"; the voyage's duration is not given.
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Google Books has a copy of Bradshaw's Guide from 1887. To get to Paris, they recommended one of four options:
The numbers in the three rightmost columns are, respectively: approximate first-class fare (in pounds, shillings, and pence); approximate second-class fare; and time (in days and hours.) The absolute quickest door-to-door route was via Folkestone & Boulogne, but the sea crossing from Dover to Calais was cheaper. Here are the pertinent sections of the advertisements from the same edition of Bradshaw's Guide; note when reading these times that French standard time was 10 minutes ahead of English standard time in those days.
Via Calais & Dover:
Three crossings daily, operated by the South Eastern Railway. Note that they specifically advertise the "Shortest Sea Passage, 90 (?) minutes."
Via Folkestone & Boulogne:
One crossing daily. A bit quicker to get to Paris, but the crossing was a bit longer; it appears to have been approximately two hours.
Steamers from London:
The guide also contains a listing of steamers providing passenger service. From London itself (see p. 318–320 of the guide), most of the routes are relatively far afield. There does, however, appear to have been steamer service between Boulogne and London (p. 691):
The description on p. 318 of the guide says that this voyage takes "9 to 12 hours", so this was slower than taking the train to Dover or Folkestone. (But also much cheaper — only 11 shillings for first-class or 8 shillings for second.) There is also a mention of a steamer, the "Sir Robert Peel", sailing from Fenning's Wharf, London to Dunkirk "every few days"; the voyage's duration is not given.
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Google Books has a copy of Bradshaw's Guide from 1887. To get to Paris, they recommended one of four options:
The numbers in the three rightmost columns are, respectively: approximate first-class fare (in pounds, shillings, and pence); approximate second-class fare; and time (in days and hours.) The absolute quickest door-to-door route was via Folkestone & Boulogne, but the sea crossing from Dover to Calais was cheaper. Here are the pertinent sections of the advertisements from the same edition of Bradshaw's Guide; note when reading these times that French standard time was 10 minutes ahead of English standard time in those days.
Via Calais & Dover:
Three crossings daily, operated by the South Eastern Railway. Note that they specifically advertise the "Shortest Sea Passage, 90 (?) minutes."
Via Folkestone & Boulogne:
One crossing daily. A bit quicker to get to Paris, but the crossing was a bit longer; it appears to have been approximately two hours.
Steamers from London:
The guide also contains a listing of steamers providing passenger service. From London itself (see p. 318–320 of the guide), most of the routes are relatively far afield. There does, however, appear to have been steamer service between Boulogne and London (p. 691):
The description on p. 318 of the guide says that this voyage takes "9 to 12 hours", so this was slower than taking the train to Dover or Folkestone. (But also much cheaper — only 11 shillings for first-class or 8 shillings for second.) There is also a mention of a steamer, the "Sir Robert Peel", sailing from Fenning's Wharf, London to Dunkirk "every few days"; the voyage's duration is not given.
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Google Books has a copy of Bradshaw's Guide from 1887. To get to Paris, they recommended one of four options:
The numbers in the three rightmost columns are, respectively: approximate first-class fare (in pounds, shillings, and pence); approximate second-class fare; and time (in days and hours.) The absolute quickest door-to-door route was via Folkestone & Boulogne, but the sea crossing from Dover to Calais was cheaper. Here are the pertinent sections of the advertisements from the same edition of Bradshaw's Guide; note when reading these times that French standard time was 10 minutes ahead of English standard time in those days.
Via Calais & Dover:
Three crossings daily, operated by the South Eastern Railway. Note that they specifically advertise the "Shortest Sea Passage, 90 (?) minutes."
Via Folkestone & Boulogne:
One crossing daily. A bit quicker to get to Paris, but the crossing was a bit longer; it appears to have been approximately two hours.
Steamers from London:
The guide also contains a listing of steamers providing passenger service. From London itself (see p. 318–320 of the guide), most of the routes are relatively far afield. There does, however, appear to have been steamer service between Boulogne and London (p. 691):
The description on p. 318 of the guide says that this voyage takes "9 to 12 hours", so this was slower than taking the train to Dover or Folkestone. (But also much cheaper — only 11 shillings for first-class or 8 shillings for second.) There is also a mention of a steamer, the "Sir Robert Peel", sailing from Fenning's Wharf, London to Dunkirk "every few days"; the voyage's duration is not given.
answered 4 hours ago
Michael SeifertMichael Seifert
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Google Books has a copy of Bradshaw's Guide from 1887. To get to Paris, they recommended one of four options:
The numbers in the three rightmost columns are, respectively: approximate first-class fare (in pounds, shillings, and pence); approximate second-class fare; and time (in days and hours.) The absolute quickest door-to-door route was via Folkestone & Boulogne, but the sea crossing from Dover to Calais was cheaper. Here are the pertinent sections of the advertisements from the same edition of Bradshaw's Guide; note when reading these times that French standard time was 10 minutes ahead of English standard time in those days.
Via Calais & Dover:
Three crossings daily, operated by the South Eastern Railway. Note that they specifically advertise the "Shortest Sea Passage, 90 (?) minutes."
Via Folkestone & Boulogne:
One crossing daily. A bit quicker to get to Paris, but the crossing was a bit longer; it appears to have been approximately two hours.
Steamers from London:
The guide also contains a listing of steamers providing passenger service. From London itself (see p. 318–320 of the guide), most of the routes are relatively far afield. There does, however, appear to have been steamer service between Boulogne and London (p. 691):
The description on p. 318 of the guide says that this voyage takes "9 to 12 hours", so this was slower than taking the train to Dover or Folkestone. (But also much cheaper — only 11 shillings for first-class or 8 shillings for second.) There is also a mention of a steamer, the "Sir Robert Peel", sailing from Fenning's Wharf, London to Dunkirk "every few days"; the voyage's duration is not given.
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Depends on the weather and the Captain's appetite for risk.
– Mark C. Wallace♦
8 hours ago
Also depends on the size of the boat. The longer the potentially faster.
– BobT
7 hours ago
I would guess that it probably didn't take all that much longer than it does on a ferry today. Given the railway link from Dover to London, it would be much quicker to cross the channel and take the train than it would to sail from Calais to London.
– Steve Bird
7 hours ago