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Route suitability check
Send your pickup, destination, travel date and pet details. We confirm whether Eurotunnel is suitable for the journey.
Channel Tunnel pet route
Eurotunnel Pet Taxi UK to France & France to UK
A private Channel Tunnel journey with your pet
Silver Pet Travel arranges private Channel Tunnel journeys for owners travelling with their dogs or cats between the UK and France.
Channel crossing focus
Planning a Private Channel Crossing
This service focuses on the Channel crossing for owners travelling with their dogs or cats. The route is arranged as one private journey.
It can support UK to France, France to UK and selected Europe to UK journeys where Eurotunnel is the right crossing, while city-specific pages cover exact routes such as Paris or Amsterdam.
Travelling with Your Pet Through the Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel crossing between Folkestone and Calais takes approximately 35 minutes and allows pets to remain inside the private vehicle throughout. This is a significant welfare advantage over traditional ferry crossings, where dogs and cats may need to wait in vehicle kennels for several hours in a noisy, unfamiliar environment.
Silver Pet Travel uses the Eurotunnel route for the majority of France to UK and UK to France journeys where timing, documentation and route length make it the most suitable option. For journeys from northern France, this is often the fastest crossing available. All transport is carried out under DEFRA licence UK/REIGA/T2/00115179 and EU licence IE/TYPE2/3527.
Journey process
How the Pet Transport Journey Works
The journey is planned before collection so the owner understands the route, documents, timing and expected handover points.
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Pet document preparation
Owners should check microchip, rabies, travel document and dog tapeworm timing before the crossing.
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Collection by private vehicle
You travel with your pet in the private vehicle from the agreed address toward Folkestone or Calais, depending on the journey direction.
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Eurotunnel crossing
The owner travels with their pet on the private booking; the pet remains in the vehicle during the Channel Tunnel crossing where this route is used.
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Onward journey
After the crossing, you continue by road with your pet to the agreed destination.
Included service details
Private Transport, Planned Around the Pet
This is not a shared courier run or a basic passenger transfer. The vehicle, timing and communication are planned around the pet journey.
UK to France and France to UK crossing support
Private journey for owners travelling with dogs and cats
Useful for nervous pets compared with ferry kennels
Folkestone and Calais route planning
Door-to-door journey with your pet
Suitable for many wider Europe journeys
Documents
Document Checks Owners Should Prepare
We can help you understand what to ask your vet, but owners remain responsible for making sure documents are correct and valid before travel.
Documents are checked at the relevant pet travel control point.
Owners should verify all pet documents before travel.
Dogs entering Great Britain normally need tapeworm treatment within the official timing window.
Eurotunnel suitability depends on route, timing, documents and pet travel rules.
What to expect during the crossing
What to Expect During the Crossing
The Eurotunnel LeShuttle crossing between Folkestone and Coquelles near Calais takes approximately 35 minutes from train departure to arrival. During the crossing, vehicles remain on the train and passengers may stay in or near their vehicle. For pet transport, this is a significant welfare advantage: the dog or cat stays inside the familiar private vehicle rather than being moved into a ferry kennel or cargo area with other animals.
Before the crossing, pets and their documents are checked at the relevant pet travel control point. For journeys into Great Britain, this includes the Folkestone pet check where dogs are examined for tapeworm treatment records within the required time window. Owners who have not completed this step before arriving at the terminal will face delays or refusal of entry for their pet. Silver Pet Travel helps owners understand this timing well in advance so that vet appointments can be scheduled correctly.
Once on the train, the environment is enclosed and temperature-controlled. The noise level is lower than a ferry and the crossing is significantly shorter. For nervous dogs or anxious cats, the brief crossing duration and private vehicle environment usually produces a calmer experience than the multi-hour wait that some ferry crossings require. Owners should keep their pet settled during the crossing and avoid unnecessary movement in and out of the vehicle.
After the crossing, the vehicle leaves the train at the destination terminal and continues by road toward the final destination. In the direction from France to the UK, the arrival at Folkestone is followed by the UK motorway network. From UK to France, the Coquelles terminal connects directly to the French motorway system toward Paris, Normandy, the south of France and wider Europe.
Related services
Useful Route Links
These pages cover specific routes and the separate owner guide, keeping the commercial Eurotunnel service distinct from document and process information.
FAQs
Eurotunnel Pet Taxi Questions
Answers for owners checking whether this service matches their route, documents and pet travel situation.
Why use Eurotunnel for pet travel?
Owners travelling with their pets can make the Channel crossing as part of a private vehicle journey.
Do you cover both UK to France and France to UK?
Yes. We arrange private journeys for owners travelling with their dogs or cats in either direction.
Is Eurotunnel always the best route?
Not always. It depends on the pickup point, destination, travel date, documents and pet welfare needs. We confirm route suitability before quoting.
Request a Eurotunnel Pet Taxi Quote
Send your collection address, destination, preferred date, pet type, number of pets and document status. We will confirm the details needed to price the journey.
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