Sea Travel to and from  France

from the Channel Islands and U.K

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THE CHANNEL ISLANDS to Brittany                                   Scroll down for travel to Normandy                                 

Lines:  Condor, Compagnie Corsaire,

 CONDOR- Also see UK to France

Condor have boats running between the islands and France on several days of the week in winter and everyday in the season.  The Condor Rapide runs between the Channel Islands and France and there are sailings on the Vitesse and Express between the UK and France going via Guernsey and Jersey.  First class facilities on all boats and dedicated children's play area with films showing.

Condor Vessels:  - all car and passenger carrying

High Speed Catamarans:

Condor Express

Vitesse.

Travel between the Channel Islands, England and France

Condor Rapide - travels between France and the islands.

Conventional Vessel

Commodore Clipper

Channel Islands to Portsmouth

The catamarans take approximately 4 hours from France to England, 3 hours from Jersey to England and 2 hours from Guernsey to England.  It takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes between Jersey and France. There are hot meals from the Counter at the Cafeteria on the Condor Express and Vitesse, hot snacks on the Condor Rapide and full sit down restaurant facilities on the Clipper and  Goodwill.  The Clipper and Goodwill have passenger cabins and the other vessels have first class sections and reclining seats.

COMPAGNIE CORSAIRE -

This company offers foot passenger transport between April and September.

Compagnie Corsaire has been offering pleasure cruises and transport around the Brittany Coast, along the River Rance and as a "sea bus" between destinations such as Dinard and St. Malo since 1904 and have now added a route between St. Malo and Jersey.   They run from the  Gare maritime de la Bourse in St Malo to the Albert Pier in St. Helier.  The vessel was newly built for5 2007 on for this new route and the journey time is one hour twenty minutes.

Compagnie Corsaire Vessel: Foot passenger only.

Jacques Cartier

High Speed Catamaran sails from the Albert Pier in St. Helier, Jersey and the Gare de la Bourse in St. Malo. (Be careful of the bridge between the St. Servan area of St Malo and the Gare de la Bourse being up for boats passing through)

• Channel Islands to Brittany

• Channel Islands to Normandy

• France to UK

THE CHANNEL ISLANDS to Normandy

Lines: Manches Iles Express

Manche Iles Express have two high speed, passenger carrying only catamarans  called the Marine Marie and the Victor Hugo. Le Tocqueville, which is a monohull and thus capable of sailing in heavier seas has just joined the fleet.  The boats travel from the Albert Pier in the port of St. Helier in Jersey and also from Gorey Harbour to Normandy and also the other islands of Guernsey, Alderney and Sark.  These are comfortable high speed boats.

Routes are from Granville, Carteret, Dielette to Jersey and Guernsey and they boats also travel inter ilsand to Alderny, Sark and Herm.

THE UK to France - Click on company name to go to their website

Keep Scrolling down there are some incredible bargains to be found from Normandy and the North East of France

Brittany Ferries    

Several boats travel between Portsmouth and destinations such as Caen, Cherbourg, Roscoff and St. Malo.  Boats are very luxurious.  Restaurants are worth a mention as the company is French and  the menus are cooked in that style.  There is a serve yourself buffet on some boats which is of an amazingly high standard.  On board entertainment, disco and cinemas.

Condor  -  Sailings between both Portsmouth and Weymouth and France going via the Channel Islands stopping off to dock and unload in Guernsey and then to dock and unload in Jersey.  Also Channel Islands to France. Conventional ferry sails once a week from England again via Channel Islands.

Euro Tunnel    

Click here to go to Eurostar time table.  Train service is frequent and quick.

LD Lines

Travel between Le Havre and Portsmouth

Norfolk Line

Car Ferries and Freight between Dunkirk and Dover

P & O   

Dover to Calais.  Excellent first class lounges.  Some wonderful travel deals can be found.

Seafrance

First class travel is amazing and there are many sailings in the winter and some excellent deals particularly on day returns. 

SpeedFerries

Running between Dover and Boulogne

Transmanche

Travelling between Dieppe and Newhaven. 

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