Buses due to leave Dover on Good Friday will be staggered over three days to avoid lengthy delays.
The Port of Dover said a decision to spread the volume across Thursday, Friday and Saturday was made after discussions with ferry operators.
It also said that a “temporary border control infrastructure” would be installed.
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) welcomed the move but said ferry companies also needed to improve advance information for travellers.
The Port of Dover reported a critical incident last Friday after long queues of traffic tried to board the ferries.
Some bus passengers had to wait more than 12 hours.
The port said it was “very aware that last weekend was a terrible situation for many travellers, including the elderly and school children” and that making sure things get better this weekend was a priority .
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Good Friday is expected to be the busiest day of the coming Easter weekend with departures from DFDS, Irish Ferries and P&O Ferries.
The port said all three companies had “worked with their bus customers” to spread out traffic levels, which were expected to be a third lower than last weekend.
Despite this, the French border police are expected to provide a full complement of staff.
The port has advised bus and car drivers not to arrive too early to avoid queues and bottlenecks.
The CPT, a trade body for coach and bus companies, said: “While traffic is being smoothed through the port this weekend with no vehicle restrictions, bus companies will be working with ferry companies to adjust departure times where possible.
“We hope that the measures introduced in Dover will improve the situation for all road users,” it said.
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