Cap Ferret to Arcachon ferry times and today's sailings
Union des Bateliers Arcachonnais · 30 min · 8 sailings today
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Scheduled
Union des Bateliers Arcachonnais
Tomorrow’s sailings
Today’s sailings
- First sailing
- 09:30
- usual time
- Last sailing
- 18:30
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 30 min
- Sailings a week
- 58
Punctuality: 0 sailings measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure
Operators on this route
| Operator | Sailings in the next 7 days | Crossing time |
|---|---|---|
| Union des Bateliers Arcachonnais | 58 | 30 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct – Thu 29 Oct, Sat 31 Oct | 09:3010:3011:3012:3014:3016:3017:3018:30 |
|---|---|
| Fri 30 Oct | 09:3010:3011:3012:3014:3016:3017:3018:3020:3022:30 |
Timetable published from 4 Apr 2026 to 2 Apr 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Cap Ferret | ||
| Cap Ferret | Wind from NW 4–9 knBeaufort 2–3gusts 17 knwaves 3.0–3.2 mwave period 12 s15 °C | Wind from S 2–13 knBeaufort 1–4gusts 16 knwaves 1.9–2.9 mwave period 10–12 s15–19 °C |
| Arcachon | ||
| Arcachon | Wind from NW 4–9 knBeaufort 2–3gusts 11 knwaves 0.6 mwave period 11 s15 °C | Wind from S 2–13 knBeaufort 1–4waves 0.4–0.6 mwave period 5–11 s15–19 °C |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 13:13. 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 Cap Ferret to Arcachon today?
There are 8 sailings today from Cap Ferret to Arcachon: the first at 09:30, the last at 18:30.
How long is the ferry from Cap Ferret to Arcachon?
The crossing takes 30 min.
Which ferry companies sail from Cap Ferret to Arcachon?
The route is operated by Union des Bateliers Arcachonnais.
What time is the first and last ferry from Cap Ferret to Arcachon?
The first ferry usually leaves at 09:30 and the last at 18:30, local time in Cap Ferret.
How often does the ferry from Cap Ferret to Arcachon run?
58 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
Union des Bateliers Arcachonnais currently sails from Cap Ferret to Arcachon every day, 8 to 10 times a day. The first departure is usually at 09:30 and the last at 18:30.
The crossing takes 30 min.
The published timetable changes on 2 November 2026: from then on there are 35 sailings a week, compared with 58 before. From Cap Ferret, ferries also sail to Andernos-les-Bains and Le Moulleau. Arcachon can also be reached by ferry from Andernos-les-Bains and Le Canon.
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Ports
- Cap Ferret: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Arcachon: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
- Arcachon → Cap Ferret30 min
More ferries from Cap Ferret
- Cap Ferret → Andernos-les-Bains1 h 30 min
- Cap Ferret → Le Moulleau20 min
More ferries to Arcachon
Sources and licences
- Source : Union des Bateliers Arcachonnais, via transport.data.gouv.fr — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · Licence: Licence Ouverte 2.0Feed last read on 25 Oct 2026.
Timetable last changed on 28 Sept 2026.