FerryGoGo Checked: 20 October 2026 · no end date shown by DFDS
A crossing of about a day between Ireland and France sounds long, but here it works in your favour: you sleep in a cabin, eat at the buffet as often as the four meals allow and arrive in Dunkirk ready to drive on. Because food is already paid for, you know the full cost of the crossing before you leave.
In a nutshell
- Price: from €440 one way for a standard car with up to 4 passengers, including a standard cabin, meals and the ETS charge
- Included: four meals in the buffet restaurant, soft drinks, tea and coffee
- Route: Rosslare (Ireland) – Dunkirk (France), about 24 hours, overnight
- Luggage: no baggage restrictions when you travel with your vehicle
- Code: none needed; meals are included in every booking on this route
- Note: there is no single-occupancy discount
Our tip
From Dunkirk you are less than two hours from Brussels and about 3.5 hours from Paris, so this route suits a road trip into Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany or the Alps. Compare it with the other crossings in our guide to ferries between Ireland and France. Booking for 2027? Check the DFDS Early Booking offer too.
Our verdict
One of the few ferry fares where meals are simply included. For a family with a car it takes the guesswork out of the cost of a long crossing. Prices change with the date, so compare a few sailings.
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