Rolls-Royce Phantom
3 passengers · 2 large cases
Cross Channel
London to Paris by Chauffeur
One car, one chauffeur and one set of luggage, from a London address to a Paris one.
- From
- London
- To
- Paris
- Distance
- Around 290 miles by road, plus the Channel crossing
- By road
- Typically a long day, commonly 8 to 10 hours in total
Quoted individually. Share the outline and we reply with a written price — no rate card, no obligation.
- From
- London
- To
- Paris
- Distance
- Around 290 miles by road, plus the Channel crossing
- By road
- Typically a long day, commonly 8 to 10 hours in total
Travelling to Paris with your own chauffeur is a different proposition to the Eurostar, and it suits a particular kind of journey: heavy luggage, a family travelling together, a dog, or a schedule that wants a car waiting on the other side rather than a taxi queue at the Gare du Nord. It is a long day and, arranged properly, a genuinely enjoyable one.
The car runs down the M20 through Kent to Folkestone, where it drives onto Eurotunnel Le Shuttle. You remain in the vehicle for the crossing, which takes roughly thirty-five minutes under the Channel. On the French side the car drives off at Coquelles near Calais and continues by road towards Paris, typically another three hours or so on the autoroute depending on conditions around Lille and the approach into the city.
End to end, allow a long day. Eight to ten hours in total is common once the crossing, formalities and stops are included, though this varies with shuttle availability and traffic on both sides. Guests use the time as they would on any long journey: working, sleeping, or watching Picardy go past. Having the same car throughout means your luggage is handled once, at the very start.
Passports and any applicable travel documentation are the passenger's responsibility, and requirements can change, so we confirm what is needed for your specific journey at the time of booking rather than assuming anything. Shuttle crossings are reserved in advance, which means we ask for firm dates early. Return legs, multi-day stays in Paris and onward journeys within France can all be discussed when you enquire.
Why Luxury Chauffeurs
Why Clients Choose Us for London to Paris
01
One car throughout
The vehicle leaving your London address is the vehicle that stops in Paris, so luggage is loaded once and nothing crosses a concourse in between.
02
Crossing booked ahead
Shuttle space is reserved in advance against firm dates, and the drive through Kent is timed around the crossing rather than the other way about.
03
Documents discussed early
Passports and any applicable travel documentation are the passenger's responsibility, and requirements change, so we confirm what your particular journey needs at booking.
04
Tolls and zones handled
French autoroute tolls and the vehicle requirements for the Paris low-emission zone are dealt with within the arrangements rather than raised at a barrier.
At a Glance
London to Paris
You stay in the car
The shuttle crossing takes roughly thirty-five minutes and the vehicle travels with you throughout.
Luggage handled once
Loaded in London and unloaded in Paris, with nothing carried across a concourse in between.
Documents confirmed early
Requirements change, so we check what your journey needs at the time of booking rather than assuming.
Local Knowledge
Kent, the shuttle, then France
The English half is simple in principle. The M20 runs down through Maidstone and Ashford to the terminal at Folkestone, though it is worth knowing that this stretch is periodically managed under a contraflow when cross-Channel traffic is heavy, which changes the timing noticeably. We arrive with margin, board, and stay in the vehicle for the crossing itself, which takes roughly thirty-five minutes beneath the Channel before the car drives off at Coquelles.
On the French side there are two sensible ways south and the choice is made on the day. The A26 towards Arras and then the A1 is the direct one and also the busiest, with the approach past Lille and the northern edge of Paris accounting for most of the delay. The coastal A16 through Abbeville and Beauvais is longer and frequently calmer. Either way allow around three hours from Calais, and more where the ring road is involved.
Against the train the honest position is this: for two people with cabin bags heading to central Paris, Eurostar is usually quicker and we will say so plainly. The car answers a different question, which is what to do about a dog, a family, six cases, a country address, or a need for the vehicle once you are there. Send passenger details early for the crossing reservation, and treat eight to ten hours as the shape of the day.
Ways to Travel
Chauffeur Services
Every service is available on this page's journeys. Each has its own detail, timing and pricing basis.
Luxury Chauffeur Service
Chauffeur Services
Private Chauffeur
Private Travel
Personal Chauffeur
Regular Arrangements
VIP Chauffeur
Discreet Travel
Executive Chauffeur
Executive Travel
Business Chauffeur
Business Travel
Airport Chauffeur
Airport Travel
Chauffeur by the Hour
Hourly Hire
Chauffeur for the Day
Full-Day Hire
Luxury Vehicles
Choose Your Chauffeur Driven Car
From an executive saloon to a Rolls-Royce. Model, colour and specification are subject to availability and booking confirmation.
Rolls-Royce Cullinan
4 passengers · 3 large cases
Rolls-Royce Ghost
3 passengers · 2 large cases
Mercedes-Maybach
3 passengers · 2 large cases
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
3 passengers · 2 large cases
BMW i7
3 passengers · 2 large cases
Range Rover Autobiography
4 passengers · 3 large cases
Mercedes-Benz V-Class
6 passengers · 6 large cases
Four Steps
How Booking Works
Chauffeur booking with us is a conversation rather than a checkout. Every journey is priced individually.
01
Tell us the journey
Send the date, the addresses and the shape of the day on WhatsApp, or use the journey planner. There is no obligation and no card details are taken to get a price.
02
We quote in writing
You receive a written quotation covering the vehicle, the timings and everything included — no estimates that move later, and no surge pricing.
03
The car is held
On confirmation a vehicle and a named professional chauffeur are assigned to your date, and the terms are put in writing.
04
Your chauffeur arrives
Briefed on the route, the access and the waiting arrangements before the day, so nothing is decided at the kerb.
Included as Standard
What Every London to Paris Booking Includes
Quoted as one price. No hidden extras added at the end of the journey.
- Shuttle crossing reserved in advance for car and party
- Autoroute tolls and French road charges within the quotation
- A vehicle meeting the Paris low-emission requirements
- Documentation requirements discussed at the time of booking
- Stops in Kent and on the autoroute as you wish
- Luggage loaded in London and unloaded in Paris
- The car available in Paris or for onward French travel
- One chauffeur and one contact for the entire journey
One car, one chauffeur and one set of luggage, from a London address to a Paris one.
Corporate & Business
Working across two countries
A cross-Channel chauffeur journey is not the fastest way to reach a Paris meeting and it is frequently the most useful way to reach several. Where a schedule takes in Lille, Roissy and two arrondissements across a couple of days, keeping the same car and the same chauffeur throughout removes an entire layer of arrangements and a great deal of standing about on pavements.
Guests work through Kent and again through Picardy, with the crossing forming a natural half-hour break in the middle of the day. The rear compartment is quiet, calls are private, and nothing discussed on either side of the Channel travels further. Accounts can be arranged in advance so that no payment is handled anywhere along the route at all.
Who We Drive
Who Travels with Us for London to Paris
Families crossing together
Parents travelling with young children, a pushchair and rather more than two cabin bags, for whom one car is simpler than any concourse.
Travellers with dogs
Guests bringing an animal, where the crossing suits a car far better than the alternatives and the paperwork is discussed well beforehand.
Fashion and art buyers
Visitors to the salons, the shows and the fairs, moving pieces that should be carried flat, insured, and never handed to a porter.
Extended itineraries
Guests continuing to Champagne, Normandy or the Loire, who want one chauffeur and one vehicle for the whole of a European fortnight.
Events & Occasions
Family crossings and long weekends
For a family, the car version of this journey is markedly less demanding than any alternative. Children stay in one place, the pushchair stays in the boot, snacks remain wherever you left them, and a stop is simply a stop. Many guests build in a pause in Kent before the terminal, and another on the autoroute where lunch is better than the aire suggests.
Long weekends often extend well beyond the city itself. Champagne is a comfortable diversion east, Normandy and the war cemeteries lie west of the route, and the theme parks sit on the far side of Paris and are far easier reached by car than by any combination of train and transfer. Describe the whole itinerary and the days are shaped around it.
Airports
Airport Chauffeur Connections
Met in arrivals with a name board, luggage carried, and departures planned around your check-in.
Popular Journeys
Long Distance and Intercity Journeys
Quoted door to door as a single movement, including the return leg and any waiting in between.
- 01London to ManchesterTypically 4 to 5 hours by road, depending on traffic
- 02London to BirminghamTypically 2 hours 30 to 3 hours 30 by road, depending on traffic
- 03London to OxfordTypically 1 hour 30 to 2 hours by road, depending on traffic
- 04London to CambridgeTypically 1 hour 30 to 2 hours by road, depending on traffic
- 05London to BathTypically 2 hours 30 to 3 hours 30 by road, depending on traffic
- 06London to BristolTypically 2 hours 30 to 3 hours 30 by road, depending on traffic
- 07London to the CotswoldsTypically 2 to 3 hours by road, depending on traffic
- 08London to SouthamptonTypically 2 to 2 hours 30 by road, depending on traffic
Timing & Availability
Crossings, seasons and school holidays
Departures are built backwards from the shuttle. An early start out of London, typically before seven, gives comfortable margin through Kent and puts you into Paris during the afternoon rather than the evening. Later crossings work perfectly well when the arrival is a dinner rather than a meeting, though they do make for a long finish to the day.
Half terms, the fortnight either side of Christmas and the summer changeover weekends are the busiest crossings of the year, and space is best secured well ahead. Same-day returns are not something we would suggest; an overnight in Paris, or a second chauffeur, is the sensible arrangement. Send firm dates and we will say honestly what can be held.
Professional Chauffeur Standards
The Standard We Hold
What a premium chauffeur service should mean in practice, rather than in a brochure.
Vetted professional chauffeurs
Every chauffeur is licensed, insured and vetted before they drive for us. They are briefed on your journey in advance and dressed for the occasion.
Discretion by default
Vehicles carry no branding. Your chauffeur speaks when spoken to, and what is discussed in the back of the car stays there.
Immaculate vehicles
Current-generation cars, valeted before every journey, with still water and charging in the rear compartment.
One point of contact
The same person handles your enquiry, your quotation and your booking, so nothing is explained twice.
Where We Travel
Nationwide Chauffeur Service
London is where most of our work begins, but a chauffeur can be arranged to and from any address in the United Kingdom.
The route
- M20
- Folkestone
- Eurotunnel Le Shuttle
- Calais
Indicative only. Your chauffeur chooses the route on the day around roadworks, weather and traffic, and will always tell you if a different way is faster.
Get a Quote
Request a Personalised Quotation
Every journey is priced individually against distance, duration, vehicle and timing. Send the outline and we will reply with a written quotation.
Frequently Asked
London to Paris — your questions
The car boards Eurotunnel Le Shuttle at Folkestone and you stay in the vehicle throughout, which takes roughly thirty-five minutes. The car then drives off near Calais and continues by road towards Paris.
Plan for a long day. Eight to ten hours in total is typical once the drive through Kent, the crossing, formalities and stops are counted, though shuttle availability and traffic around Lille can change that.
Passports and any applicable travel documentation are the passenger's responsibility, and the requirements can change. We confirm what is needed for your particular journey and party at the time of booking.
Yes. Many guests keep the car and chauffeur for their stay, or arrange a return leg on a set date. Onward journeys within France can also be arranged, so tell us the full itinerary when you enquire.
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Coverage
London & the whole UK
Quoted individually, in writing, before anything is confirmed.
Arrange Your Chauffeur
Where Will Your Next Journey Take You?
Tell us the date, the destination and the mood of the day. We will reply with a written quotation and a chauffeur assigned to you.