BEST WAY to GET PETS from UK to FRANCE (TIPS for EUROTUNNEL w/DOG)
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- The best way to get pets from UK to France is the Eurotunnel. In this vlog, we show you how we traveled with our dog Chloe from the UK to France using the Eurotunnel. We include the cost of traveling on the Eurotunnel with a pet, the check-in procedures at Folkestone with a dog, and the requirements for pet travel to Europe. In our opinion, the Eurotunnel is one of the best ways to travel between the UK and France with your pet.
What is the Eurotunnel?
The Eurotunnel is a railway that connects Folkestone with Calais beneath the English Channel. You drive your car onto the train carriages and then remain in your car with your dog during the 35 minute journey. The great thing about using the Eurotunnel is that your dog stays with you in the car. We weren’t traveling with our own car, so we booked a ride using BlaBlaCar.
Eurotunnel website: www.eurotunnel.com/uk/travell...
What are the procedures and requirements for traveling with a dog on the Eurotunnel?
1. Book your Eurotunnel ticket online and then add your pet for £22.
2. When you arrive at the Folkestone Terminal, head to the pet check-in at least one hour before your booked departure. This was easy to find because there were signs guiding us.
3. At the pet reception, you will scan your dog's microchip and get their paper work checked.
4. For the paper work from Folkestone to Calais your dog will need a microchip, a pet passport or animal health certificate, and a rabies vaccine.
5. For travel from Calais to Folkestone, the requirements are the same plus a tapeworm treatment administered 1-5 days before travel is necessary.
6. While you wait for the Eurotunnel, there are restaurants, duty-free shopping, and a pet exercise area to enjoy.
7. Before boarding the shuttle, you will have to go through UK customs and French customs.
8. After customs, you will board the Eurotunnel train. There will be a safety briefing and then you will start the 35 minute journey to France.
9. Once you depart the Eurotunnel in France, you do not have anymore checkpoints.
The biggest advantage of the Eurotunnel is it's a stress free way to travel with your pet. Your pet will remain with you in the car. We’ve traveled on ferries before and if your dog has to stay in an onboard kennel, it can be somewhat stressful.
Let us know if you have questions, we’d be happy to help out as best as we can because we know first hand how stressful it can be to travel with a pet.
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Travel Vlog # 165 | London, United Kingdom | Filmed September 2022
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Great vídeo. Thank you!❤🐾
Thank you for this video it saved me!
You’re welcome. I’m so glad it was helpful.
Great video! Im just doing Calais to Folkstone
Thank you! We hope you have a great journey.
Very nice sharing
Thank you!
Thank you for this video!! Helps alot, we didnt wanted to put our dog in a kennel
I’m so glad it was helpful.
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The Rabies injection must be given 21 Days PRIOR TO DEPARTURE -This is crucial to the passport otherwise travel is refused
Yes. Thank you for mentioning this.
Thank you
Have you taken the Eurotunnel before? What was your experience?
Hello, thanks for your video. I would like to ask do you have any recommendation for the vet to do the Tapeworm treatment when we back from France to the UK? Thank you
Hi! The vet I went to in Paris is Dr. Journaux Hugues at Clinique Vétérinaire Paris17.
Do you go thru the UK and FR customs before boarding directly inside of the car? :O Anything else related to the dog needs to be there? Or after the check-in earlier it's all set? thank you
Hi! When we first arrived, we showed all of my dog’s paperwork. Then we got in the car and went through UK and French customs. After that we boarded the the Eurotunnel. When we arrived in France, we didn’t have to show anything. Hope this helps.
Hiya, just wanted to ask, does your dog need to have a collar to Travel and what is required to be written on the collar? Thank you 😊
Hi! No I don’t think she had to have a collar to travel. We did have to have a pet passport with microchip and vaccines.
Thank you for the video ! it is super helpful ! I just have one question as my dog is very stressed and she cannot be taken to the pet reception :( Do you know any way to avoid taking the dog out of the car ? Thank you very muche :)
I’m so glad it was helpful. Maybe you could ask if someone could come to your car to scan your dog’s microchip. I hope everything goes well.
How did you organise the return home tapeworm treatment ? Did you just turn up at one of the approved vets or book in advance. It is difficult as we won’t know return dates ?? Many thanks in anticipation of a response
Hi! We actually didn’t go back to the UK, but I did visit a vet in Paris for a health certificate to go to Thailand. The vet is Dr. Journaux Hugues at Clinique Vétérinaire Paris17. He should be able to help you with the tapeworm treatment. I just emailed him to set up the appointment. Communication was great and he helped me with everything. Hope this helps. 😀
Is there a list of vets which are close to Cali that can be used for the tapeworm on the way back into the UK ?
Hi. I didn’t go back to the uk, so I’m not sure about what vet to recommend in Calais. I used a vet in Paris. Here is the vet clinic information in case you need it. Clinique Vétérinaire Paris17 - 101 Rue de Prony, 75017 Paris, France
With the rabies vaccine, how much did it cost you?
How long after the vaccine were you able to travel?
Did you need a test to check the vaccine was successful?
I think the rabies vaccine was about $12. When Chloe got the rabies vaccine she got other ones as well and the total vet bill was $72. This was done in Romania. I believe you have to wait 21 days to travel after the vaccine. When we got to Paris, I took her to a vet there to do a rabies titer test in order to bring Chloe back to the EU because we took her to Thailand.
Hi - we are planning to take our dog to France but she doesn't have AHC which is costly. Are you sure that passports are still fine to use? Thank you
Hi! I didn’t get a health certificate for my dog to go to France from the UK. She has an EU pet passport that wasn’t issued in the UK though. What country was your dog’s pet passport issued?
Thank you for the video, do you happen to know if there is a solution for passengers and pets with no car???
Hi! I used BlaBla Car.
Hello from Paraguay! Thanks for the video. When exactly do we need to contact with blabla car? Is it necessary to schedule in advance? My family and I gonna move from Paraguay to The UK and all this process is very difficult.
@@belenmeza6943 I don't think one can book or plan in advance with BlaBla Car. I am also trying to plan my trip to UK from Calais with my cat. I will let you know if I find a plannable alternative.
i got one Question so the dog has waited 21 days after the rabies shot to travel. How long does the shot last till i would need to re do the shot if i wanna travel with him again.
I think it depends on the vaccine, but the rabies vaccine that my dog gets lasts for one year.
Hi, thanks for this video. Can I just ask you something, I live in the Uk my dog has a EU passport issued in Italy, next year her rabies vaccine will expire, if I don’t want to travel to Italy to get her rabies vaccine, do you know if I can get it done somewhere else closer to Uk? Thank you ☺️
Hi. I’m pretty sure that any EU vet can administer the rabies vaccine and record it in your dog’s pet passport, so I don’t think it has to be done in the country where the passport was issued. I recommend contacting a vet in the country you plan to visit to find out for sure.
Thank you for your reply. Where do you update your dog rabies vaccine? Do you reckon that I can do it in Uk and then recorded in the passport by a EU vet?
Is there any way to take your pet on the Eurotunnel or something similar without being in a vehicle?
I’m pretty sure for the Eurotunnel you have to have a vehicle. There are ferries though where it is possible to travel as a foot passenger. I used Stena Line to get from the Hook of Holland to Harwich. Hope this helps.
Hi, I'll be traveling with my 3 pets to Paris Charles de Gaulle from India with at least 3 luggages. From there I need economical and easy way to reach london, other than air. So far I reached pet taxi but costlier than expected. Can you please suggest the best option?
Hi! I used BlaBla Car to get from London to Paris. It was very affordable. Just make sure the driver allows pets and also ask the driver to add the pets onto the Eurotunnel ticket. Good luck with your travels. I hope this was helpful.
@@OneWayTicketAliHollythanks! I didn't receive the notification and so I couldn't reply earlier. How should I book a blablacar, reason I reached sometime back, the driver didn't had any reviews, asked me to connect via telegram and said he'll charge me in advance, I was okay but I am not sure how genuine it was.
How soon should I connect with the driver?
Can you please guide?
Hi, you're not going to France these days, are you?? I have two cats and I'm having trouble leaving the UK with them.
Hi! No I’m not. Have you tried BlaBla car?
Hello, Do we have a ferry from Calais to Dover, which allows foot passenger to take their dogs along? I am considering travelling from France to the UK with my two pets and looking for the best option, as I do not have a vehicle. Please help.
Hi! When I was researching this trip, I couldn’t find a ferry that would allow us to bring a dog as foot passengers. I went on BlaBla car and found a pet friendly driver that took us in his car.
@@OneWayTicketAliHolly Thank you for the answer! I’ll check bla bla car too, and see how we can manage it. We have luggage too.
Thank you
@@supriyalal You’re welcome. I hope you find a driver. The guy that took us usually makes the trip once a month, so hopefully he’ll be able to take you. We had luggage as well and it was no problem.
How have u done this I look on their website and it says pets are banned
Hi! Here is the website for the Eurotunnel. www.eurotunnel.com/uk/travelling-with-us/travelling-with-your-pet/
Hi,i see you have an Eu romanian passport. Everything was ok just with eu passport,vaccin and microchip?
Hi. All we needed was the pet passport with information for the microchip and rabies vaccination. Make sure the vet signs and stamps next to the rabies vaccination. An animal health certificate can also be used to travel instead of the EU pet passport.
Thanks
So what is the role of EU Passport?