Portsmouth to Cherbourg ferry times and today's sailings
Brittany Ferries · 9 h 38 min
Return: Ferry times from Cherbourg to Portsmouth- Usual departure
- 11:30
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 9 h 38 min
- 4 h 15 min to 14 h 45 min
- Sailings a week
- 3
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 | 3 | 4 h 15 min – 14 h 45 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct – Tue 27 Oct, Sat 31 Oct | No sailings |
|---|---|
| Wed 28 Oct | 23:15 |
| Thu 29 Oct | 22:30 |
| Fri 30 Oct | 11:30 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 25 Oct 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | ||
| Portsmouth | Wind from W 21–23 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezewaves 0.5 m12 °C | Wind from S 17–27 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezegusts 30 knwaves 0.3–0.9 m13–17 °Cprecipitation up to 0.8 mm/hvisibility down to 3.8 km |
| Cherbourg | ||
| Cherbourg | Wind from W 16–18 knBeaufort 4–5gusts 21 knwaves 1.4–1.6 m12 °C | Wind from SW 13–20 knBeaufort 4–5gusts 26 knwaves 0.6–1.3 m10–17 °Cprecipitation up to 0.6 mm/hvisibility down to 4.0 km |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 15:08. 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 Portsmouth to Cherbourg today?
There are no sailings today. The next one is on Wed 28 Oct 23:15.
How long is the ferry from Portsmouth to Cherbourg?
The crossing takes 9 h 38 min, between 4 h 15 min and 14 h 45 min depending on the sailing.
Which ferry companies sail from Portsmouth to Cherbourg?
The route is operated by Brittany Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Portsmouth to Cherbourg?
The ferry usually leaves at 11:30, local time in Portsmouth.
How often does the ferry from Portsmouth to Cherbourg run?
3 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
In the coming week, Brittany Ferries sails from Portsmouth to Cherbourg on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The ferry usually leaves at 11:30.
The crossing takes 9 h 38 min, between 4 h 15 min and 14 h 45 min depending on the sailing. In the next 14 days, 9 of the 12 sailings arrive the day after they leave. The route links the UK and France, and Cherbourg is one hour ahead of Portsmouth.
Salamanca has sailed this route in the last 30 days. From Portsmouth, ferries also sail to Caen-Ouistreham, Le Havre, Saint-Malo and 2 more. Cherbourg can also be reached by ferry from Rosslare Harbour and Poole.
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Ports and ships
Ports
- Portsmouth: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Cherbourg: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
- Cherbourg → Portsmouth5 h 45 min
More ferries from Portsmouth
More ferries to Cherbourg
- Rosslare Harbour → Cherbourg20 h 27 min
- Poole → Cherbourg4 h 45 min
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 23 Oct 2026.