Thousands return to UK to beat France quarantineThousands of holidaymakers are racing to return to the UK, with quarantine restrictions imposed on France coming into force from Saturday.
The 14-day isolation requirement from 04:00 BST also applies to people arriving from the Netherlands, Monaco, Malta, Turks and Caicos, and Aruba.
Eurotunnel trains are booked up, while air travellers face steep prices and extra ferry services have been added.
France warned it would take "reciprocal measures".
Tom Duffell said he found "huge queues" at the airport as he returned home from Nice with his family.
"We were enjoying a nice cocktail last night and suddenly a news flash pops in and a scramble to book flights," he said.
"We've had to spend about £800 because we can't afford to take another two weeks off work."
Stephanie Thiagharajah, who is French but lives in Kent, criticised the "manic" way the quarantine had been imposed after she spent a "really stressful evening" booking a train from Paris to London.
"The Eurostar was full of families, scared to be quarantined, they were definitely annoyed," she said.
Eurotunnel said its Channel Tunnel trains were fully booked until Saturday. Earlier, customers had faced long queues to access the website.
John Keefe, director of public affairs at Getlink, which operates the Channel Tunnel, warned people not to travel to the terminal without a confirmed booking. "There is no space available," he said.
The cheapest Eurostar tickets were £210, compared with £165 on Saturday.
But DFDS Ferries said it had added an extra four departures from Calais to help Britons return in time. It said bookings must be made before arriving at port.