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Travelodge Canterbury Chaucer Central is the cheaper way to sleep in the old city. It's on Ivy Lane with on-site parking at £7.50 (about US$10) per 24 hours and a Bar Café serving dinner, about 17.9 road miles from the cruise terminals by our routing.
Eleventh, it edges the Premier Inn down the road because it has parking of its own. Spaces go first come, first served, under a 1.90 m height limit, or you can pre-book through Horizon Spaces.
Check two small things. There's no lift, and Wi-Fi is free for 30 minutes a day, then £3.50 (about US$5) for 24 hours.
Book it for an evening walk to the Cathedral, and pre-book the parking space.
Book it if
- You want an evening walk to the Cathedral from your door
- You're travelling with a dog — it lists pet-friendly rooms
- Your car is under the 1.90 m height limit
Look elsewhere if
- You need a lift — there isn't one, and accessible rooms are on the ground floor.
- You want Wi-Fi without paying after 30 minutes.
- You're driving a tall van that won't clear 1.90 m.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Travelodge Canterbury publishes.
The Bar Café does dinner from 5 to 10 pm; the Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey and the Marlowe Theatre are nearby, per Travelodge.
No transfer to Dover is mentioned. Book a taxi ahead — there’s no Uber in Dover.
The Unlimited Breakfast is paid: 7 to 10 am on weekdays, 8 to 11 am at weekends and bank holidays; kids eat for £1 (about US$1), up to two under-15s per paying adult.
Travelodge gives no distance to Dover — our routing puts the cruise terminals about 17.9 miles by road. Allow more than our 25-minute routing from Travelodge Canterbury — that figure assumes clear roads.
On-site parking is £7.50 per 24 hours, first come, first served, with a 1.90 m height limit; you can pre-book through Horizon Spaces. Nothing on cruise parking.
Night-Before Score: 18 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel publishes. See how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our routing Gatwick is about 68.8 miles from Travelodge Canterbury, Heathrow about 88.4, and the ship about 17.9 — figures for empty roads, not the M25 at rush hour.
Travelodge doesn't mention airport transport — from Heathrow our routing gives about 88 road miles, roughly 105 minutes with no traffic.
No transfer to Dover is mentioned.
Travelodge gives no distance to Dover — our routing puts the cruise terminals about 17.9 miles by road.
From LHR without a hotel shuttle
By our routing, Heathrow to Travelodge Canterbury is about 88.4 road miles, roughly 105 minutes with no traffic; Gatwick is about 68.8 miles and 80 minutes. The train via St Pancras is the usual way, and fixed-fare taxis publish £146.60 to £275 (about US$195–365) a car. More: the airport page.
Travelodge doesn't mention airport transport — from Gatwick our routing gives about 68.8 road miles, roughly 80 minutes with no traffic.
No transfer to Dover is mentioned.
Travelodge gives no distance to Dover — our routing puts the cruise terminals about 17.9 miles by road.
From LGW without a hotel shuttle
By our routing, Heathrow to Travelodge Canterbury is about 88.4 road miles, roughly 105 minutes with no traffic; Gatwick is about 68.8 miles and 80 minutes. The train via St Pancras is the usual way, and fixed-fare taxis publish £146.60 to £275 a car. More: the airport page.
On-site parking is £7.50 per 24 hours, first come, first served, with a 1.90 m height limit; you can pre-book through Horizon Spaces. Nothing on cruise parking.
Parking for your stay: £7.50 per 24 hours on site; first come, first served; 1.90 m height limit.
No transfer to Dover is mentioned.
Travelodge gives no distance to Dover — our routing puts the cruise terminals about 17.9 miles by road.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Travelodge Canterbury and go straight to the terminals — the airport page covers Carnival’s transfer and the trains.
Which terminal
CT1 and CT2, Western DocksTwo terminal buildings side by side, one taxi ride: about 17.9 road miles from Travelodge Canterbury to CT1 and CT2, by our routing. Your documents say which one. See the Dover cruise guide.
Source: portofdover.comDistance
~17.9 mi, our routingTravelodge gives no distance to Dover — our routing puts the cruise terminals about 17.9 miles by road.
Source: travelodge.co.ukShuttle departures
No shuttle statedNo ship shuttle at Travelodge Canterbury means no departure board — just a booked taxi or your own car, about 25 minutes to the terminals on empty roads, by our routing.
Source: travelodge.co.ukParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedOn-site parking is £7.50 per 24 hours, first come, first served, with a 1.90 m height limit; you can pre-book through Horizon Spaces. Nothing on cruise parking.
Source: travelodge.co.ukOff-site park-and-ride
£9 (about US$12) a day, per RelyonTravelodge Canterbury offers £7.50 per 24 hours on site, first come, first served. The published option is Relyon, about 17.7 road miles away by our routing, £9 a day with a £30 (about US$40) minimum and a door-to-door shuttle — booked ahead, not on the day.
Where the car goes while you sail · Dover cruise parking, compared.
Source: relyongroup.co.ukThe evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteThe Bar Café does dinner from 5 to 10 pm; the Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey and the Marlowe Theatre are nearby, per Travelodge.
Breakfast
Not freeThe Unlimited Breakfast is paid: 7 to 10 am on weekdays, 8 to 11 am at weekends and bank holidays; kids eat for £1, up to two under-15s per paying adult.
Address
Ivy Lane, Canterbury centre63 Ivy Lane, Canterbury CT1 1TU
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Travelodge Canterbury publishes it. Before you book, ask Travelodge Canterbury about whether a car can stay while you cruise and air conditioning; its pages don’t say.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Extra fees
None stated
Wi-Fi
30 minutes free per 24 hours, or £3.50 for 24 hours
Parking for your stay
£7.50 per 24 hours on site; first come, first served; 1.90 m height limit
Breakfast
Unlimited Breakfast, paid: 7–10 am weekdays, 8–11 am weekends; kids £1
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Pet-friendly rooms are available.
Food and drink on site
- Bar CaféBreakfast and dinner, 5–10 pm
Rooms
Family rooms are listed.
Accessibility
No lift; accessible rooms on the ground floor.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymNot stated
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- Pet-friendly rooms
- Spaces can be pre-booked through Horizon Spaces
Before you book
Worth knowing
- No lift; accessible rooms are on the ground floor.
- Wi-Fi: 30 minutes free per 24 hours, or £3.50 for 24 hours.
- Check-in from 3 pm, out by 12 noon.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether a car can stay while you cruise
- Air conditioning
- The adult breakfast price
Every hotel fact here comes from Travelodge Canterbury’s own pages, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm a parking space, which goes first come, first served.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Travelodge Canterbury: the Dover cruise guide, Dover cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up on Ivy Lane in Canterbury.
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Travelodge Canterbury FAQ
How much is parking at Travelodge Canterbury Chaucer Central?
£7.50 per 24 hours on site, first come, first served, with a 1.90 m height limit. You can pre-book through Horizon Spaces.
Is there a lift at Travelodge Canterbury Chaucer Central?
No. Accessible rooms are on the ground floor, per Travelodge.
Is Wi-Fi free at Travelodge Canterbury Chaucer?
For 30 minutes in 24 hours. After that it's £3.50 for 24 hours.
Does Travelodge Canterbury Chaucer take pets?
Yes, it lists pet-friendly rooms.
How long is the drive from Travelodge Canterbury to Dover's cruise port?
About 17.9 miles by road, roughly 25 minutes with no traffic, by our routing.
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