Lepetexpress Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.4

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Looking at 29 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Travelers frequently mention that the drivers are extremely friendly, professional, and helpful throughout the entire journey. Customers also deeply appreciate the clear communication and comprehensive support with travel paperwork, making cross-border pet transportation remarkably smooth and stress-free. Some people were dissatisfied with the customer service, noting that specific interactions felt harsh, unaccommodating, and completely lacking in empathy. A few reviewers also described distressing instances of rude communication and unexpected unfriendliness from staff members when handling travel queries or document issues. Others mentioned feeling unsupported or dismissed during stressful moments when trying to resolve scheduling problems.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely 💯 recommend this Service if you need to get to or from France with your pet. Brenda and her team are Absolute lifesavers with this service. We broke down in our motorhome in Germany... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely fabulous experience! I was taking my dog from France to the UK, we all know how logistically challenging that can be. Le Pet Express made the experience seamless and stress free. From... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This service made bringing my dog to Europe incredibly easy. Everything is super intuitive, and I honestly didn’t have to think about anything—they took care of it all. The reminders and checklists be... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

No review could do them justice after our experience. We arrived at our station quite early, but so did Stephane. He took our excess luggage, went over our paperwork well in advance, and dire... See more


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  1. Minibus taxi service

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Take your dog or cat with you to the UK or France! The Le Pet Express minibus travels from the UK to France (and vice versa) on the Eurotunnel with your dog or cat by your side. Booking available online and regular pick ups from Ashford Rail Station, UK to Calais Frethun Rail Station, France. Departs Ashford: 10:00 a.m. Departs Calais Frethun: 15:00


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had THE BEST experience

I had THE BEST experience with the service. I’m so grateful this exists and it couldn’t be easier. Super comfortable seat, very clean and everything went very smoothly.
I highly recommend NOT travelling from Paris to Calais the same day to avoid any train cancellations/issues (trust me, I went through it and it wasn’t fun). Stay in Calais for the night and have plenty of time the day off to get to the station where the driver will meet you. Lovely service and will definitely book again for the next time I take my doggie with me abroad!

27 July 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A Truly Excellent Service and Team

I cannot speak highly enough of Brenda and LePetExpress. The two of us brought our dog across from London to Paris for holiday and back and the entire process went so smoothly from booking, the pre check of documentations, the pick up, the shuttle experience, and the drop off. Brenda and her team are highly communicative, transparent, organized, and professional particularly through the process of registration, documents, customs, etc that is genuinely confusing without their experience.

On one of the legs we ran into some hurdles with documentation and Brenda was such an incredible resource and partner as we navigated through it successfully. We were so grateful for her depth of knowledge, patience, comradery, and support.

This is an amazing service and would highly recommend to everyone.

10 August 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I highly recommend Pet Express …

Pet Express offers a great service and one of very few possibilities to get over the channel as a foot passenger with your pet. The driver was very friendly and helpful and drove a clean minibus.
I had problems at the pet reception centre in Calais and was fortunately able to get a place on the service for the following day at a good discount.
Please make sure your pet passport is not missing one single detail! The Eurotunnel staff are pedantic.
Mine, despite being absolutely up to date with vaccines, worming treatment etc. chip corresponding to the same dog and being the same passport we have travelled on regularly for the last 9 years, they insisted on the vets’ address page which was missing so this involved an expensive, cash only visit to the vet and another night in a hotel.
Despite these problems with Eurotunnel, Pet Express did everything they could to help rectify them.

24 July 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was so impressed with this service

I was so impressed with this service, great communication and Brenda was so helpful when I had a problem before setting off. The bus is clean, comfortable and well-equipped for both pet and owner. Barry, our driver, was helpful and friendly, he made sure we had the right documents and guided us through the Eurotunnel checks. I also think its good value for money given there are limited options to get your pet across the channel if you don't want to drive yourself.

I was very grateful for their help to take my puppy to France, and will use their service again.

Thank you!

21 July 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

100% recommend

All went very well. Service was punctual, easy to find, very friendly and overall very helpful - can absolutely recommend.

7 June 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really great and reasonably priced…

Really great and reasonably priced service. They collected us, kept us updated of any tunnel delays and the whole process from booking to drop off was really smooth. We will definitely use them next time we travel.

21 June 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a wonderful service

What a wonderful service. Brenda made everything easy for us pick and transfer to Calais so stress free. Wish I'd known about it earlier will definitely use it again.... infact already booked for September !

6 July 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brenda and Sean are the sweetest

Brenda and Sean are the sweetest! They helped me and my doggy go back home on time , although there's been some obstacles along the way. Don't worry if you've never travelled with your furry friend before , you're in good hands !

29 June 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This service was absolutely amazing

This service was absolutely amazing. The entire process was smooth from booking through to drop off. Brenda was friendly and welcoming, her knowledge of the process, requirements, regulations etc was amazing so I had complete confidence in the service. I would thoroughly recommend Brenda and the team to anyone - it could not have been easier and less stressful!

2 June 2024
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The WORST customer service experience I have ever had in my life!

DO NOT use this company's service, please. They made me go through one of the MOST UNPLEASANT days of my life.

I booked the service with this company in April to travel with my dog on June 8th, and I received email confirmations of my reservation, and everything seemed fine. The day before my trip, I went to the website to take a screenshot of the reservation and realized that my reservation had been canceled. I never received ANY email or notification from the company about this cancellation. When I called Brenda to clarify the situation, she told me that unfortunately, there was a problem with the website and my reservation had been canceled. Brenda was extremely rude, completely lacking in empathy, arrogant, and overbearing. Her solution was to include me 8 days later in a service from France to the UK... 1 WEEK LATER! When I brought my dog from Panama to Paris, and I had to fly from Manchester to Paris to pick her up, paying for hotels and other super expensive costs.

Brenda, you are a DISGUSTING person... you should not work in this type of service, especially when emotions and feelings are involved like relocating with your pet (which for many are literally like a child).

Then I hired another transport service, which cost me double what I had paid at Le Pet Express... and the person who attended me at that company told me that Le Pet Express always does this kind of thing because they don't actually have daily trips. They base their service on meeting a minimum quota of people traveling per day... so if you book a day, and unfortunately you are the only one who booked that day, they will cancel you without any explanation or solution.

DO NOT use this service, I would much rather pay more money but be at peace than risk living the unpleasant experience they made me go through.

7 June 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy and Reliable Service

Le Pet Express was very helpful in transporting my dog from the U.K. into France. They answer emails quickly.

Sean, our driver, was friendly and efficient. My dog and I were comfortable the entire trip.

31 May 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very poor service and rude

I had a very unpleasant experience as I used their service to check whether my pet’s documents were in place before traveling from Paris to London. They promise they make the process less stressful, however, to me they caused extreme unnecessary stress by advising that I should change my travel plans due to a booster vaccine not being dated 21 days before traveling which is not even required by the UK government for booster anti rabies vaccinations. It was me explaining this to Brenda and she was unable to listen despite the facts. I didn’t listen to her advice and eventually all went smooth when arrived at Eurotunnel and boards check. This experience caused unnecessary stress and came with a cost that I asked to be refunded and Brenda impolitely refused. Wound’t recommend at all.

9 May 2024
Unprompted review

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