Pet-Friendly Tips for Visiting Calais

💡 Quick Tips

• 1.France requires EU pet passport, ISO microchip and valid rabies vaccination; sufficient from any EU country, no tapeworm treatment required. UK arrivals need an Animal Health Certificate (AHC) issued by a UK OV within 10 days of travel.
• 2.French law restricts breeds in category 1 (Pit Bull-type) and category 2 (Rottweiler, Staffordshire types), which need civil liability insurance, muzzle and leash in public; declare at the ferry / Eurotunnel border if applicable.
• 3.Eurotunnel Le Shuttle is the only cross-Channel mode where pets stay in the owner's car the entire 35-minute crossing; ferries require pets to ride alone in the vehicle on the car deck during the 90-minute sailing.
• 4.Calais-Fréthun TGV station 10 km south-west reaches Paris Gare du Nord in 1h30 and Lille-Flandres in 45 min; small dogs in carriers EUR 7 flat, large leashed muzzled dogs EUR 7. Eurostar to London accepts only assistance dogs.
• 5.The Cap Blanc-Nez / Cap Gris-Nez Grand Site 35 km west on the Côte d'Opale is the regional dog-walk reference; year-round clifftop trails with direct views of the Dover white cliffs and the busiest shipping lane on the planet.

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