Getting Here
By Ferry - Distances from the ports of Northern France by car
- Roscoff - 63km/40miles - 1 hour
- Saint-Malo - 180km/112 miles - 2 hours 15 mins
- Caen (Ouistreham) - 340km/211 miles - 3 hours 40 mins
- Cherbourg - 380km/236 miles - 4 hours
- Le Harve - 420km/260 miles - 4 hours 30 mins (with tolls)
- Dieppe - 515km/320 miles - 5 hours 20 mins (with tolls)
- Calais - 678km/421 miles - 6 hours 40 mins (with tolls)
Brittany Ferries provide passage from Cork and Plymouth to Roscoff our closest port. They also offer crossings to St Malo, Caen, Le Harve and Cherbourg (fast service in peak season only) from Portsmouth and from Poole to Cherbourg.
NB: A Discount of 10% is available for crossings from the UK with Brittany Ferries. In order to claim this discount you will need a code which we can provide. Some crossings have dog friendly cabins, kennels or you can take your dog in the car.
Transport services to Brittany and Northern France
Ferry routes from Portsmouth to Le Havre, Newhaven to Dieppe, Dover to Calais.
Condor Ferries provide ferry services from Portsmouth to Cherbourg and St Malo, Poole, Portsmouth and Weymouth to St Malo (some of these go via the Channel Isles - check first!)
Ferrysavers.com is a useful website if you wish to compare ferry prices from UK and Ireland
aferry.co.uk is another great website where you can compare and book all major ferries to France
Flybe airlines have flights to Brest from Belfast City, Birmingham, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow Intl., Guernsey, Jersey, Kirkwall, Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle, Southampton and Sumburgh
British Airways fly three times a week on Tues, Thurs and Sun between London City Airport and Quimper
Eurotunnel Le Shuttle The fastest cross-channel operator to cross from Folkestone to Calais in just 35 minutes. Even better you can use your Tesco Clubcard vouchers to make the journey even cheaper!