Aire de Grande Synthe
Was trying to get across the ferry. There is not a lot of cars here. Had no luck, asked even the cars with the french licence plates. Then i got a ride to the port, but not across it, because the people got the cheaper ticket where you cant change the amount of passangers.rating: 3/5, wait: 180 min 💬+🪧, ride: 38 km ←
―stepanfoj, Tue 19 Aug 2025, 16:03
Not a lot of throughput here but a decent spot if you want to go to england. We got a ride with somebody on the boat for free. The ferry company can change the booking to include more passengers for free!
rating: 4/5, wait: 30 min, ride: 214 km ←
―Rinkonini, August 2025
Not a good spot it you want to go further towards Abbeville
―Anonymous, December 2013
Got a ride in about 30 minutes to Calais, many people were going to the UK but did not want to take us across the boarder.
―Jxroussel, July 2013
I arrived here 4pm on Christmas Even 2011, waited almost 3 hours and only caught a ride as far as Calais. There was good traffic on the road, but not much passing through the petrol station.
―Anonymous, December 2011
Yes this service station is good, nearly everyone stopping here is going across the channel via Dunkerque or Calais. If you get stuck in Dunkerque town you can get bus 7 to Grande-Synthe and walk a couple km to this station. 25.8.11
―Anonymous, August 2011
Hola. Nice spot to get a lift to UK. The petrol station is located in the right side of the high way only (direction to Calais). Try to get a lift at least to the M25 (highway around London), other wise if they dont go as far as the first petrol station in England, you will have to ask a lift in Dover (is not nice, too much traffic). You can also change the vehicule in the ferry. If you try this, my advice is that you do it inmediatly after parking inside, or even better in the queue waiting for the ferry after the tickets control. Good luck my friends. April 2008.further questions to danielodv(at)gmail.com
rating: 4/5
―Anonymous