UK - France Ferry Crossing?

Question

I am going to backpack around Europe but need to stay on a very tight budget. I am up for taking risks and will be fine if plans go wrong and I need to sleep rough for a couple of nights but how plausable is it to get onto a ferry for free by convincing someone to let me into their car? Would they have to pay more money for an extra person or just the car?

Answer 1

I'm pretty sure it's pay per car - you'd just have to find someone willing to take a stranger into their car.

Answer 2

You will not be able to do this as you must declare the names & details of passengers when booking a journey with a car (and mostly booked online in advance).  It is not a case of just squashing passengers in at the last minute!

Crossing as a foot passenger is not expensive though, so don't go begging around cars (chances are you would get refused anyway)  A single crossing in August is just 12 quid which is $24, so it doesn't cost the earth

https://www.seafrance.com

It's better to just pay rather than messing with the authorities (including customs/immigration) and jeopodising not only this trip but any future ones