Caen-Ouistreham to Portsmouth ferry times and today's sailings
Brittany Ferries · 6 h · 3 sailings today · 182 km
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Scheduled
Today’s sailings
- First sailing
- 08:30
- usual time
- Last sailing
- 23:30
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 6 h
- 6 h to 8 h 15 min
- Sailings a week
- 20
- Distance
- 182 km
- 98.3 nmi
Map
Punctuality: 29 sailings measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure
See as a table
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Operators on this route
| Operator | Sailings in the next 7 days | Crossing time |
|---|---|---|
| Brittany Ferries | 20 | 6 h – 8 h 15 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct – Tue 27 Oct, Thu 29 Oct – Fri 30 Oct | 08:3016:3023:30 |
|---|---|
| Wed 28 Oct | 16:3023:30 |
| Sat 31 Oct | 08:0016:3023:30 |
Timetable published from 21 Oct 2026 to 25 Oct 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Caen-Ouistreham | ||
| Caen-Ouistreham | Wind from W 14–23 knBeaufort 4–6 · strong breezewaves 1.4–2.1 m11–13 °C | Wind from S 13–20 knBeaufort 4–5waves 0.4–1.2 m11–17 °Cprecipitation up to 0.3 mm/h |
| Mid-crossing | ||
| Mid-crossing | Wind from W 24–27 knBeaufort 6 · strong breezegusts 40 knwaves 2.9–3.5 m15 °C | Wind from SW 17–26 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezegusts 35 knwaves 1.8–2.7 m14–17 °Cprecipitation up to 0.9 mm/hvisibility down to 3.8 km |
| Portsmouth | ||
| Portsmouth | Wind from W 21–25 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezewaves 0.5–0.6 m12 °C | Wind from S 17–27 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezegusts 29 knwaves 0.3–0.9 m13–17 °Cprecipitation up to 0.8 mm/hvisibility down to 4.5 km |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 13:00. It doesn’t tell whether a sailing will run: that is up to the operator.
Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Wind converted from m/s to knots and the Beaufort scale. Waves come from the nearest sea point of MET’s ocean model, which covers north-west Europe only; gusts only where MET forecasts them (the Nordic area).Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Models ECMWF IFS and ECMWF WAM (© ECMWF, CC BY 4.0), 9 km grid: wind in knots converted to the Beaufort scale, temperature at sea level, precipitation (rain, showers and snow) as the hourly total shown for the hour it falls in, waves and mean wave period from the model’s nearest sea point, visibility shown only below 5 km; nearby places in the same grid cell share the same figures.Daily lows and highs, and the hour with the most precipitation, worked out by ferrywhere. Each figure comes from MET Norway where MET forecasts it, otherwise from Open-Meteo.
Questions about this route
How many ferries are there from Caen-Ouistreham to Portsmouth today?
There are 3 sailings today from Caen-Ouistreham to Portsmouth: the first at 08:30, the last at 23:30.
How long is the ferry from Caen-Ouistreham to Portsmouth?
The crossing takes 6 h, between 6 h and 8 h 15 min depending on the sailing.
Which ferry companies sail from Caen-Ouistreham to Portsmouth?
The route is operated by Brittany Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Caen-Ouistreham to Portsmouth?
The first ferry usually leaves at 08:30 and the last at 23:30, local time in Caen-Ouistreham.
How often does the ferry from Caen-Ouistreham to Portsmouth run?
20 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
Brittany Ferries currently sails from Caen-Ouistreham to Portsmouth every day, 3 times a day (twice on Wednesday). The first departure is usually at 08:30 and the last at 23:30.
The crossing covers 182 km (98.3 nmi) and takes 6 h; some sailings take up to 8 h 15 min. In the next 14 days, 14 of the 40 sailings arrive the day after they leave. The route links France and the UK, and Portsmouth is one hour behind Caen-Ouistreham.
Guillaume de Normandie and Mont Saint Michel have sailed this route in the last 30 days. Portsmouth can also be reached by ferry from Le Havre, Saint-Malo, Cherbourg and 2 more. The return crossing from Portsmouth to Caen-Ouistreham has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports and ships
Ports
- Caen-Ouistreham: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Portsmouth: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Ships on this route
Ships matched to sailings on this route in the last 30 days.
Related routes
Return crossing
More ferries to Portsmouth
- Le Havre → Portsmouth10 h 45 min
- Saint-Malo → Portsmouth8 h 50 min
- Cherbourg → Portsmouth5 h 45 min
- Bilbao → Portsmouth29 h 30 min
- Santander → Portsmouth31 h
Sources and licences
- Source : transport.data.gouv.fr — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · Licence: Licence Ouverte 2.0Feed last read on 25 Oct 2026.
Timetable last changed on 24 Oct 2026.