Don't bother walking into town from the ferry terminal (Calais-Maritime train station): there's a free daytime bus service to place d'Armes and the central Calais-Ville train station in Calais-Sud. Buses for the outlying hypermarkets and the gare TGV (Calais-Fréthun) leave from in front of Calais-Ville train station. If you're intent on hitching to Paris, take a left out of the ferry terminal - the new autoroute bypass begins almost immediately, leading to both the A26 and the original N1. If you plan to rent a car
, you could try Avis (tel 03.21.34.66.50) and Budget (tel
03.21.96.42.20), both located in place d'Armes and at the ferry
terminal; a cheaper option, also at the ferry terminal, is Citer (tel
03.21.34.58.45).
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