How Wide is the English Channel?
Channel width at Dover
33.3km
20.7
miles
33,300
metres
That's also...
ð
1.0M
Paperclips
ðŦ
294,690
Mars Bars
ðŠ
605,455
Jaffa Cakes
ðŠ
469,014
Digestive Biscuits
ðŠ
512,308
Custard Creams
ðŦ
370,000
Kit Kat Fingers
ðļ
475,714
Freddos
ðŠ
450,000
Wagon Wheels
ð
185,000
Bananas
ðĨ
109,180
Subway Footlongs
ðĨ
51,231
Baguettes
ð
133,200
Spaghetti Strands
Time to travel...
ðķ
6.7 hrs
Walking
ðī
1.7 hrs
Cycling
ð
17.7 min
UK Motorway (70mph)
âïļ
2.2 min
Commercial Flight
ð
3.1 sec
Apollo 11
ðĄ
111.1 Ξs
Speed of Light
ðķ
22.2 hrs
Crawling (baby)
ð
2.8 hrs
Running
Fun fact: The fastest channel swim ever was just 6 hours 55 minutes by Trent Grimsey in 2012!
About This Calculator
Discover the width of the English Channel at its narrowest point - the famous Dover Strait.