Question 1

Which ferry companies sail on the French Atlantic Coast?

Accepted Answer

Bacs de Loire: Basse-Indre, Indret, Couëron and Le Pellerin. Union des Bateliers Arcachonnais: Arcachon, Cap Ferret, Le Moulleau, Dune du Pilat, Le Canon, Banc d'Arguin and Andernos-les-Bains. Bacs de Gironde: Royan, Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Blaye and Lamarque. Compagnie Interîles: Boyardville, Île d'Aix, La Rochelle, Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Saint-Denis-d'Oléron and La Tranche-sur-Mer. Compagnie Vendéenne: Fromentine, Île d'Yeu, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie and Barbâtre (Pointe de la Fosse). Yeu Continent: Fromentine and Île d'Yeu. Liaison Maritime Oléron–La Rochelle: Boyardville and La Rochelle.

Question 2

Can I take my car on a ferry on the French Atlantic Coast?

Accepted Answer

Partly. Only Bacs de Loire, Bacs de Gironde and Yeu Continent take cars. Basse-Indre to Indret, Couëron to Le Pellerin, Royan to Le Verdon-sur-Mer and Blaye to Lamarque take cars, and Fromentine to Île d'Yeu takes cars on some sailings; every other line is for foot passengers only.

Question 3

Do ferries on the French Atlantic Coast run all year?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Only Basse-Indre to Indret, Couëron to Le Pellerin, Arcachon to Cap Ferret, Royan to Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Fromentine to Île d'Yeu and Blaye to Lamarque sail all year; the other lines are seasonal.