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France

147 ports

ports: 147
Operators: 49
Dover to Calais: 1h 30m
Porto Vecchio to Marseille: 15h

DFDS, Brittany Ferries and 16 other companies sail to France from 35 ports in 11 countries, mostly Dover, Portsmouth and Rosslare. Within France, ferries link 134 ports. The main crossing, from Dover to Calais, takes an hour and a half and runs 31 times a day; the longest within France, from Porto Vecchio to Marseille, takes 15 hours. Some sailings take cars, others foot passengers only. Some lines are seasonal.

Ferries to France

64 routes

United Kingdom

Dover to CalaisDFDS · Irish Ferries · P&O Ferries1h 30m31 a day Dover to DunkirkDFDS2h10 a day Newhaven to DieppeDFDS4hTwice a day Poole to St Malo via St Peter PortBrittany Ferries6h4 a week Portsmouth to CaenBrittany Ferries6h3 a day Portsmouth to CherbourgBrittany Ferries8h 30m3 a week Plymouth to RoscoffBrittany Ferries9h6 a week, late March to early November Portsmouth to St MaloBrittany Ferries11h 30m6 a week

Ireland

Cork to RoscoffBrittany Ferries15hTwice a week, late March to early November Dublin to CherbourgIrish Ferries19hDaily Rosslare to CherbourgBrittany Ferries19h4 a week Rosslare to DunkirkDFDS23h5 a week

Italy

Santa Teresa di Gallura to BonifacioIchnusa Lines · Moby50m7 a day, in season Porto Torres to ProprianoCorsica Ferries3h 45mWeekly, July to October Piombino to BastiaCorsica Ferries4hTwice a week, July to August Livorno to BastiaCorsica Ferries · Moby4h 30mTwice a day, in season Porto Torres to Porto VecchioCorsica Ferries4h 45mWeekly, late September to early October Porto Torres to AjaccioCorsica Ferries5h 15mWeekly, September to January Genoa to BastiaMoby5h 30m4 a week, mid-May to late September Savona to Ile RousseCorsica Ferries6hWeekly, late May to mid-September Golfo Aranci to BastiaCorsica Ferries8h 30m3 a year Savona to BastiaCorsica Ferries11hDaily Porto Torres to NiceCorsica Ferries14hWeekly, April to October Porto Torres to ToulonCorsica Ferries18hWeekly, January to October Porto Torres to SeteCorsica Ferries19h 30mWeekly, April to July and September to October

Switzerland

Nyon to NernierCGN15mTwice a day, late April to early October Nyon to YvoireCGN20m13 a day Lausanne to Évian-les-BainsCGN35m15 a day Lausanne to Thonon-les-BainsCGN50mAbout 6 a day Geneva to YvoireCGN1h 15m4 a day, late April to early October Lausanne to YvoireCGN1h 33mAbout 3 a day, late April to early October

Algeria

Annaba to MarseilleAlgérie Ferries21hMonthly, July to September Bejaia to MarseilleAlgérie Ferries · Corsica Linea21h6 a month, July to mid-June Algiers to MarseilleAlgérie Ferries · Corsica Linea22h6 a month Bejaia to SeteCorsica Linea · GNV22h11 a month, in season Algiers to SeteCorsica Linea · GNV23h6 a month, in season Skikda to MarseilleAlgérie Ferries · Corsica Linea23h3 a month, in season Skikda to SeteCorsica Linea23hWeekly, May to early September Oran to SeteAlgérie Ferries24hTwice a month, July to mid-September Oran to MarseilleAlgérie Ferries26hTwice a month

Morocco

Tangier Med to SeteGNV38h 30m5 a month, in season Nador to SeteGNV40h 15m6 a month, in season Tangier Med to MarseilleLa Méridionale41h 30mTwice a week, mid-June to mid-September

Spain

Hondarribia to HendayeJolaski · Marie-Louise7m72 a day Hondarribia to Les Deux JumeauxJolaski30m3 a week, late June to August Hondarribia to Saint-Jean-de-LuzJolaski45mWeekly, late June to August Alcudia to ToulonCorsica Ferries13hTwice a week, April to October Alcudia to SeteCorsica Ferries13hWeekly, April to October Barcelona to SeteGNV5 a month, in season

Tunisia

Tunis to MarseilleCorsica Linea · CTN Ferries22hTwice a week Zarzis to MarseilleCTN Ferries40hMonthly, August to September and in January

Jersey

St Helier to CarteretManche Iles Express1h 5m7 a month, mid-April to late September St Helier to GranvilleManche Iles Express1h 25m9 a month, mid-April to late September St Helier to St MaloDFDS1h 50m8 a week

Guernsey

Alderney to DiéletteManche Iles Express55mMonthly, May to mid-September St Peter Port to DiéletteManche Iles Express1h 10m6 a month, April to September Alderney to CherbourgAlderney Ferry Services1h 30mTwice a week, April to September St Peter Port to St MaloBrittany Ferries2h4 a week Sark to Carteret via St HelierManche Iles Express2h 45m3 a month, May to late September St Peter Port to Carteret via St HelierManche Iles Express2h 55mMonthly, May to late September Sark to Granville via St HelierManche Iles Express3h 5m3 a month, mid-May to late September St Peter Port to Granville via St HelierManche Iles Express3h 15mMonthly, mid-May to mid-September

Monaco

Monaco to NiceTrans Côte d'Azur1h3 a week, early April to October Monaco to CannesTrans Côte d'Azur1h 30mWeekly, July to August

Destinations in France

8

Brittany49 ports Morbihan Islands18 ports

Corsica11 ports

French Alps13 ports

French Atlantic Coast25 ports Arcachon Bay7 ports

Lake Geneva32 ports

Normandy9 ports

South of France26 ports Hyères Islands5 ports Lérins Islands1 port

Other ports5 ports

Calais1 destination Dunkirk2 destinations Hendaye1 destination Les Deux Jumeaux1 destination Saint-Jean-de-Luz1 destination

Ferry companies in France

Corsica Ferries

From Savona, Livorno, Alcudia and three other portsCars

3h 45m–19h 30m

From Dover, Rosslare, Newhaven and St HelierCars

1h 40m–23h

Brittany Ferries

From Portsmouth, Rosslare, Plymouth and three other portsCars

2h–19h

From Tunis, Algiers, Bejaia and SkikdaCarsOvernight

12h 45m–26h

Calls at Paris Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris Notre-Dame, Paris Jardin des Plantes and six other portsFoot passengers only

1h 34m

From Dover and DublinCars

1h 30m–19h

From Lausanne, Nyon and GenevaFoot passengers only

7m–1h 50m

From Nador, Tangier Med, Bejaia and two other portsCars

23h–44h 45m

La Méridionale

From Tangier MedCarsOvernight

12h 45m–41h 30m

From DoverCars

1h 35m

Calls at Basse-Indre, Indret, Couëron and Le PellerinCars

10m

Union des Bateliers Arcachonnais

Calls at Arcachon, Cap Ferret, Le Moulleau and four other portsFoot passengers only

20m–1h

BreizhGo Océane

Calls at Quiberon, Le Palais Belle-ile, Lorient and four other portsCars on some sailings

30m–1h 15m

Algérie Ferries

From Algiers, Bejaia, Skikda and two other portsCarsOvernight

21h–26h

Calls at Hyères, Port-Cros, La Tour Fondue (Giens) and two other portsFoot passengers only

20m–1h 40m

Calls at Vannes, Port-Navalo, Houat and seven other portsFoot passengers onlySeasonal

20m–2h 55m

Bacs de Gironde

Calls at Royan, Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Blaye and LamarqueCars

20m–30m

Calls at Ajaccio, Porticcio, Porto (Corsica) and four other portsFoot passengers onlySeasonal

30m–4h 30m

Vedettes de l'Odet

Calls at Bénodet, Îles Glénan, Concarneau and three other portsFoot passengers onlySeasonal

30m–2h

Croisières Marseille Calanques

Calls at Marseille Vieux-Port, Cassis, Château d'If and SugitonFoot passengers only

25m–1h 40m

Calls at Marseille Vieux-Port, Cassis, Château d'If and SugitonFoot passengers only

25m–1h 40m

Compagnie Interîles

Calls at Boyardville, Île d'Aix, La Rochelle and three other portsFoot passengers onlySeasonal

30m–1h

From Livorno, Santa Teresa di Gallura and GenoaCarsSeasonal

50m–5h 30m

Compagnie Corsaire

Calls at St Malo, Dinard, Chausey and three other portsFoot passengers onlySeasonal

10m–3h

BreizhGo Penn Ar Bed

Calls at Le Conquet, Molène, Audierne and four other portsFoot passengers only

40m–2h 50m

BreizhGo Île d'Arz

Calls at Vannes, Séné and Île-d'ArzFoot passengers only

30m

Les Bateaux Bleus

Calls at Saint-Raphaël, Saint-Tropez, Cannes and five other portsFoot passengers onlySeasonal

15m–2h 30m

Navette des Embiez

Calls at Le Brusc, Île des Embiez and Sanary-sur-MerCars on some sailings

12m–20m

From HondarribiaFoot passengers only

7m–45m

Compagnie des Bateaux du Lac d'Annecy

Calls at Doussard, Talloires, Angon and six other portsFoot passengers onlySeasonal

20m–2h

From HondarribiaFoot passengers only

7m

Compagnie du Golfe

Calls at Vannes, Port-Navalo, Le Palais Belle-ile and five other portsFoot passengers onlySeasonal

20m–2h 15m

From Tunis and ZarzisCarsOvernight

22h–40h

Izenah Croisières

Calls at Port-Blanc (Baden), Île-aux-Moines and Île-d'ArzFoot passengers only

5m–2h

Trans Côte d'Azur

From MonacoFoot passengers only

10m–2h 30m

Vedettes Îles d'Or

Calls at Port-Cros, Île du Levant, Le Lavandou and four other portsFoot passengers onlySeasonal

35m–2h 15m

Vedettes de Bréhat

Calls at Pointe de l'Arcouest, Île de Bréhat, Erquy and three other portsFoot passengers only

10m–1h 30m

Découvertes Naturelles

Calls at Ajaccio and PorticcioFoot passengers only

20m

Compagnie Vendéenne

Calls at Fromentine, Île d'Yeu, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Barbâtre (Pointe de la Fosse)Foot passengers onlySeasonal

45m–1h 15m

Vedettes Jolie France

Calls at Granville and ChauseyFoot passengers only

1h

Calls at Le Conquet, Molène, Audierne and five other portsFoot passengers onlySeasonal

45m–1h 50m

Armor Navigation

Calls at Perros-Guirec, Île aux Moines (Sept-Îles), Ploumanac'h and two other portsFoot passengers onlySeasonal

40m–1h 45m

From Santa Teresa di GalluraCarsSeasonal

1h

Calls at Fromentine and Île d'YeuCarsHigh speed

30m

Calls at Port-Louis, Groix, Lorient and SauzonFoot passengers onlySeasonal

50m–1h 45m

Manche Iles Express

From St Helier, Sark, St Peter Port and AlderneyFoot passengers onlyHigh speedSeasonal

55m–3h 15m

Liaison Maritime Oléron–La Rochelle

Calls at Boyardville and La RochelleFoot passengers onlySeasonal

50m

Bateau de Tatihou

Calls at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue and Île TatihouFoot passengers onlySeasonal

10m

Alderney Ferry Services

From AlderneyFoot passengers onlySeasonal

1h 30m

Questions

Where do ferries to France leave from?

From 35 ports, mostly Dover, Portsmouth and Rosslare. In the United Kingdom: Dover, Portsmouth, Newhaven, Plymouth and Poole. In Ireland: Rosslare, Dublin and Cork. In Italy: Savona, Livorno, Porto Torres, Santa Teresa di Gallura, Genoa, Piombino and Golfo Aranci. In Switzerland: Lausanne, Nyon and Geneva. In Algeria: Algiers, Bejaia, Skikda, Oran and Annaba. In Morocco: Tangier Med and Nador. In Spain: Hondarribia, Alcudia and Barcelona. In Tunisia: Tunis and Zarzis. In Jersey: St Helier. In Guernsey: St Peter Port, Sark and Alderney. In Monaco: Monaco.

Which ferry companies sail to France?

Corsica Ferries: from Savona, Livorno, Alcudia, Porto Torres, Piombino and Golfo Aranci. DFDS: from Dover, Rosslare, Newhaven and St Helier. Brittany Ferries: from Portsmouth, Rosslare, Plymouth, Poole, Cork and St Peter Port. Corsica Linea: from Tunis, Algiers, Bejaia and Skikda. Irish Ferries: from Dover and Dublin. CGN: from Lausanne, Nyon and Geneva. GNV: from Nador, Tangier Med, Bejaia, Algiers and Barcelona. La Méridionale: from Tangier Med. And 10 other companies.

Can I take my car on a ferry to France?

Partly. Some sailings take cars, others foot passengers only.

Do ferries to France run all year?

Yes. DFDS, Brittany Ferries and 10 other companies sail all year round; some lines are seasonal.