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UK to France Ferries

Ferries from the

Port of Dover

The Port of Dover is the UK's busiest passenger port, located in the south east of england.

Therec are two tourist routes from Dover to France:

Dover to Dunkerque - DFDS Ferries

Dover to Calais - DFDS Ferries, Irish Ferries and P&O Ferries

Check out my blogs to see which route and ferry is best for your needs

Port of Dover

Dover to Calais

The Dover to Calais route is the shortest ferry crossing from the UK to France and is particularly convenient if you are looking for a fast service as the journey time is only around 90min.

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Cote des Dunes

DFDS

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

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Cote D'Opale

DFDS

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

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Isle of 
Inishmore

Irish Ferries

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

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P&O Liberte

P&O Ferries

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

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P&O Pioneer

P&O Ferries

Dover (UK) / Calais (France)

Dover to Dunkerque

The Dover to Dunkerque route is operated by DFDS and their three identical ferries, all of which were purpose built for the route they serve.

The crossing is particularly convenient if you are travelling to the Benelux countries and are looking for a fast and convenient service as the journey time is only around two hours.

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Delft /
Dover / 
Dunkerque Seaways

DFDS

Dover (UK) / Dunkerque (France)

Ferries from Portsmouth

Portsmouth is very accessible for those using public transport or driving to the port. If travelling by the later, the port benefits from having a large multi-storey car park onsite; my blogs give details.

More akin to a small regional airport, the ferry terminal offers check-in desks for the ferry operators, small kiosk selling confectionary and a coffee shop.

From Portsmouth one is able to travel by ferry to:


Caen (Ouistreham) France

Le Havre, France

Cherbourg, France

St.Malo, France

Jersey/Guernsey (Channel Islands)

Portsmouth International Ferry Terminal
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Visit

Saint Malo

France

A city of two halves, the tall granite walls which encompass the old town with its narrow cobbled streets, pavement cafes and patisseries is a must see and is only a short walk away from the ferry terminal.

This is my photo album for this picturesque seaside town.

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Bretagne

Brittany Ferries

Portsmouth (UK) / St.Malo (France)

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Pont Aven

Brittany Ferries

Portsmouth (UK) / St.Malo (France)

Portsmouth to Caen

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Mont St.Michel

Brittany Ferries

Portsmouth (UK) / Caen (France)

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Normandie

Brittany Ferries

Portsmouth (UK) / Caen (France)

Portsmouth to Cherbourg

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Salamanca, Galicia & Santona

Brittany Ferries

Portsmouth (UK) - Cherbourg (France)

Poole to Cherbourg

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Barfleur

Brittany Ferries

Poole (UK) - Cherbourg (France)

Plymouth - Roscoff

The UK's most westerly ferry route to France operates from Plymouth within the county of Devon.

From this waterfront city one can travel to Roscoff within the Brittany region of France

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Pont Aven

Brittany Ferries

Plymouth (UK) / Roscoff (France)

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