Le Havre to Portsmouth ferry times and today's sailings
Brittany Ferries · 10 h 45 min · 1 sailing today · 175 km
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Scheduled
Today’s sailings
- Usual departure
- 21:15
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 10 h 45 min
- 10 h to 10 h 45 min
- Sailings a week
- 7
- Distance
- 175 km
- 94.6 nmi
Map
Punctuality: 0 sailings measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure
Operators on this route
| Operator | Sailings in the next 7 days | Crossing time |
|---|---|---|
| Brittany Ferries | 7 | 10 h – 10 h 45 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct – Sat 31 Oct | 21:15 |
|---|
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 25 Oct 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Le Havre | ||
| Le Havre | Wind from W 19–22 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezegusts 23 knwaves 1.6–2.1 m13–14 °C | Wind from SW 15–22 knBeaufort 4–6 · strong breezewaves 0.6–1.5 m11–16 °Cprecipitation up to 0.5 mm/h |
| Mid-crossing | ||
| Mid-crossing | Wind from W 24–27 knBeaufort 6 · strong breezegusts 38 knwaves 2.9–3.3 m15 °C | Wind from SW 17–26 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezegusts 36 knwaves 1.8–2.8 m14–17 °Cprecipitation up to 0.9 mm/hvisibility down to 3.9 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, 13:09. 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 Le Havre to Portsmouth today?
There is 1 sailing today from Le Havre to Portsmouth, at 21:15.
How long is the ferry from Le Havre to Portsmouth?
The crossing takes 10 h 45 min, between 10 h and 10 h 45 min depending on the sailing.
Which ferry companies sail from Le Havre to Portsmouth?
The route is operated by Brittany Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Le Havre to Portsmouth?
The ferry usually leaves at 21:15, local time in Le Havre.
How often does the ferry from Le Havre to Portsmouth run?
7 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
Brittany Ferries currently sails from Le Havre to Portsmouth once a day, every day. The ferry usually leaves at 21:15.
The crossing covers 175 km (94.6 nmi) and takes 10 h 45 min; the fastest sailings take 10 h. All 11 sailings in the next 14 days arrive the day after they leave. The route links France and the UK, and Portsmouth is one hour behind Le Havre.
The published timetable changes on 9 November 2026: from then on there are 7 sailings a week, compared with 4 before. Portsmouth can also be reached by ferry from Caen-Ouistreham, Saint-Malo, Cherbourg and 2 more. The return crossing from Portsmouth to Le Havre has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports
- Le Havre: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Portsmouth: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
- Portsmouth → Le Havre6 h 30 min
More ferries to Portsmouth
- Caen-Ouistreham → Portsmouth6 h
- 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 25 Oct 2026.