As well as offering unrivalled trading and transport links with Europe, Dover is also connected to the UK’s only high–speed train service, meaning you can be in central London within an hour. Fast motorway connections too, via the A2/M2 and A20/M20 provide easy access to the M25 and beyond.
As well as being great for business, these transport links are also part of the fabulous coastal lifestyle. Where else can you take a day trip to London by high-speed train, a weekend in France by ferry, or a cruise holiday from the Port of Dover.
It’s a great place to live too, offering you and your employees an enviable coastal lifestyle. Housing development is stimulating town centre and waterfront regeneration with new retail and leisure developments adding to the district’s appeal as a family destination.
Better connected by road, rail and sea
Strategically located just 21 miles from mainland Europe, and 76 miles from London, Dover is one of the best connected locations to do business.
From high-speed rail services to central London in an hour, to unrivalled connections with the Continent, Dover is at the very heart of the European strategic network, offering you fast and frequent access to markets and consumers.
Served by both the M2 and M20 motorways, Dover offers fast connections to the M25 orbital for road access to Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted and London City airports.
“Dover provides excellent links to the transport infrastructure in the UK, combined with easy access to Europe which is ideal for our global distribution needs.”
Andrew Cock, Managing Director, Multipanel UK
Your gateway to European markets
Ferries
The Port of Dover is Europe’s busiest ferry port and offers unrivalled connections with European markets and consumers. From its Eastern Docks ferry terminal, P&O Ferries, DFDS Seaways and Irish Ferries operate a fleet of roll-on/roll-off ferries with a departure every 30 minutes, 24 hours a day, 364 days a year to the French ports of Calais and Dunkerque.
Fresh Produce
Dover Cargo Terminal is unrivalled in terms of its strategic location, efficiency and competitive pricing. It’s a potent combination that makes the Port of Dover extremely popular with many of the leading European freight carriers, with our fantastic cross-Channel ferry links to the continent.
Dover Cargo Terminal has a flourishing trade in perishables freight with reefer container ships calling at Dover on a frequent basis. These bring in fresh produce from Central and South America.
Cruises
Dover is also the UK’s second busiest cruise port handling over 100 cruise ships and 250,000 cruise passengers a year at two dedicated cruise terminals in the Western Docks. This high-profile trade supports the visitor economy, with the Dover district offering a host of heritage and visitor attractions.
With two impressive state-of-the-art terminals, Dover has the capacity to accommodate three ships at once. It is also perfectly positioned for turnaround or port of call visits for Norway, the Baltic, round Britain, Iceland, Mediterranean and the Canaries, enabling passengers a wide variety of itineraries, excellent pre and post cruise accommodation and historic attractions.
The Port of Dover’s cruise terminals also provide excellent facilities for conferences, exhibitions and meetings with a choice of historic and modern venues.