British holidaymakers are racing back from France today to avoid the two-week quarantine that comes into effect at 4am on Saturday.
They face paying hundreds of pounds to make a quick exit from the country with the cheapest ticket on a Eurostar train from Paris to London going for £210 this morning.
The cost of taking a car through the Channel Tunnel on Eurotunnel Le Shuttle services on Friday morning was £260, with the operator warning those without valid bookings not to travel to the terminal.
All trains after midday are fully booked. Telegraph Travel has learned of one-way flights from the south of France to the UK as high as £800
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