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Travel Insurance for Cross-Channel Travel

When you’re crossing the channel from the UK, either through the tunnel or over the sea, it’s important you have travel insurance.

Even if it’s just for a day trip to Paris, travel insurance can cover your medical and travel needs.

Find out more below and when you’re ready, get a quote today.

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Do I need travel insurance when travelling by Eurotunnel?

However you choose to get to mainland Europe, it’s important to cover your trip with travel insurance. Even if it’s only for a day trip to Calais, travelling through the tunnel or crossing the channel on a ferry can come with the same mishaps as a long trip away.

Having a GHIC or valid EHIC means you may not need to hand over any Euros at local hospitals in a medical emergency (excluding Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland). 

However, having a GHIC or valid EHIC doesn’t cover you for things like having to cancel your trip due to a medical emergency, helping you to get home safely if you do have a medical emergency or having your Euros stolen.

Having tailored travel insurance can give you the peace of mind you deserve, so you can relax.

Know before you go

With travel advice changing so quickly, it’s important you keep up-to-date with travel advice.

Before you travel, you’ll need to know:

  • UK Government (the FCO) say it’s safe to travel to your destination. It’s important you check your destination is safe to visit regularly as advice can change. If the FCDO has advised against all but essential travel to your destination in Europe and you need travel insurance against FCDO advice then you can add European FCDO Travel Advice Extension to your policy.
  • Your destination’s local government advice, safety guidelines and entry requirements.

We want you to have a safe and relaxing holiday. If you travel against government advice and don’t have the European FCDO Travel Advice Extension, you won’t be covered if you need to claim. Even if advice changes while you’re on holiday, you won’t be covered if your destination was listed as unsafe when you travelled.

Find out how your travel insurance policy can cover you for coronavirus.

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Why Choose Staysure?

Emergency medical cover abroad for COVID-19

Emergency medical cover abroad for COVID-19

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Should I declare my pre-existing medical conditions on my travel insurance?

You can declare your medical conditions through our online medical screening process, which is a straightforward set of questions for us to understand how your medical condition affects you. Or, if you prefer, you can complete the medical screening over the phone.

It’s important that all pre-existing conditions are declared on your policy. This will avoid large medical bills if you need treatment in another country. Failure to disclose any pre-existing medical conditions may affect the validity of your policy should you need to claim.

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What's Covered?

Basic Comprehensive
Medical emergencies and repatriation
Up to £5 million Unlimited
Cancellation
Up to £500 Up to £5,000
Cutting your holiday short
Up to £500 Up to £5,000
Baggage claims
Up to £300 Up to £2,500
Cash lost or stolen
Up to £250 Up to £500
Personal liability
- Up to £2 million
Legal protection cover
- Up to £25,000
End Supplier Failure
- £3,000
Excess
£85-£100 £65

Tailor your policy to suit your needs. Not all holidays are created equal, so whether you’re hopping over to Paris for a weekend, or planning an inter railing tour of Europe, you’ll want to tailor your policy to cover you properly.

Before you take out a policy with us, it’s worth thinking about the areas where you might need to upgrade your level of cover.

Basic Comprehensive
Medical emergencies and repatriation Up to £5 million Unlimited
Cancellation Up to £500 Up to £5,000
Cutting your holiday short Up to £500 Up to £5,000
Baggage claims Up to £300 Up to £2,500
Cash lost or stolen Up to £250 Up to £500
Personal liability - Up to £2 million
Legal protection cover - Up to £25,000
End Supplier Failure - £3,000
Excess £85-£100 £65

Tailor your policy to suit your needs. Not all holidays are created equal, so whether you’re hopping over to Paris for a weekend, or planning an inter railing tour of Europe, you’ll want to tailor your policy to cover you properly.

Before you take out a policy with us, it’s worth thinking about the areas where you might need to upgrade your level of cover.

Optional extras

100 Day Upgrade
Available on Comprehensive Annual policies only
If you’re 70 and under, you can extend your 50 day trip duration limit to 100 days for one trip.
Cruise Plus Cover
Available on Comprehensive policies only
Off on a cruise holiday? This covers things like not being able to dock at a scheduled port due to bad weather, and cabin confinement.
Excess Waiver
Available on Comprehensive policies only
If you need to make a claim, having an Excess Waiver means you won’t have to pay any excess from your own pocket for each item you’re claiming for. This can’t be added retrospectively and does not apply to Terrorism Cancellation, Car Hire Excess Waiver or Gadget cover.
Gadget Cover
Available on Comprehensive policies only
This cover is available for an unlimited number of gadgets for up to £1,000 for things like: accidental loss or theft, accidental or malicious damage, liquid damage, unauthorised call, text or data usage.
Golf Cover
Available on Comprehensive policies only
Cover your golf equipment, emergency equipment hire, non-refundable golfing fees and hole-in-one cover. Available when playing non-professionally only.
Single Item Cover
Available on Comprehensive policies only
This option increases your single item, Personal Baggage cover beyond the standard £400, up to £1,000. To do this you’ll need to describe the item you’re covering and Single Item cover can’t be added retrospectively.
Terrorism Cancellation Cover
Available on Comprehensive policies only
Be covered for choosing to cancel your holiday if there has been a terrorist act in the past 42 days within 40 miles of where you’re going on holiday. FCDO do not have to advise against travel in order to make a claim.
Winter Sports
Available on Comprehensive policies only
This add-on can help if you have a medical emergency while taking part in winter sports activities. It can also help reclaim expenses when you lose or damage your ski equipment as well as cover the costs of unused ski passes, piste closures and avalanches. Winter sports cover is already included as standard when you choose a Comprehensive Annual policy and covers you for two trips, up to a total of 21 days.

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"Have used Staysure Travel Insurance for a few years. Have always found the staff friendly, helpful and courteous whether discussing a renewal or dealing with a claim. Would definitely recommend."
"Always good value and easy to use and will cover medical conditions if needed"

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