Saint-Malo to Portsmouth ferry times and today's sailings
Brittany Ferries · 8 h 50 min · 1 sailing today · 317 km
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Scheduled
Tomorrow’s sailings
Today’s sailings
- Brittany Ferries
- Now ·
- Usual departure
- 10:30
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 8 h 50 min
- 8 h 35 min to 12 h 15 min
- Sailings a week
- 6
- Distance
- 317 km
- 171 nmi
Map
Punctuality: 10 sailings measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure
See as a table
| Departure | Delay |
|---|---|
| +12 min |
Operators on this route
| Operator | Sailings in the next 7 days | Crossing time |
|---|---|---|
| Brittany Ferries | 6 | 8 h 35 min – 12 h 15 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct – Mon 26 Oct, Thu 29 Oct – Sat 31 Oct | 10:30 |
|---|---|
| Tue 27 Oct | 20:30 |
| Wed 28 Oct | No sailings |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 25 Oct 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Malo | ||
| Saint-Malo | Wind from W 12–17 knBeaufort 4–5gusts 19 knwaves 1.5–1.8 m10–12 °C | Wind from S 10–17 knBeaufort 3–5gusts 27 knwaves 0.8–1.4 m9–19 °Cprecipitation up to 0.7 mm/h |
| Mid-crossing | ||
| Mid-crossing | Wind from W 21–24 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezegusts 31 knwaves 3.0–3.4 m14 °C | Wind from SW 20–28 knBeaufort 5–7 · near galegusts 35 knwaves 2.2–2.9 m14–17 °Cprecipitation up to 0.8 mm/hvisibility down to 3.5 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 Saint-Malo to Portsmouth today?
There is 1 sailing today from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth, at 10:30.
How long is the ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth?
The crossing takes 8 h 50 min, between 8 h 35 min and 12 h 15 min depending on the sailing.
Which ferry companies sail from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth?
The route is operated by Brittany Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth?
The ferry usually leaves at 10:30, local time in Saint-Malo.
How often does the ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth run?
6 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
Brittany Ferries currently sails from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth every day except Wednesday. The ferry usually leaves at 10:30.
The crossing covers 317 km (171 nmi) and takes 8 h 50 min, between 8 h 35 min and 12 h 15 min depending on the sailing. In the next 14 days, 4 of the 11 sailings arrive the day after they leave. The route links France and the UK, and Portsmouth is one hour behind Saint-Malo.
Saint-Malo and Galicia have sailed this route in the last 30 days. Portsmouth can also be reached by ferry from Caen-Ouistreham, Le Havre, Cherbourg and 2 more. The return crossing from Portsmouth to Saint-Malo has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports and ships
Ports
- Saint-Malo: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Portsmouth: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
More ferries to Portsmouth
- Caen-Ouistreham → Portsmouth6 h
- Le Havre → Portsmouth10 h 45 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 22 Oct 2026.