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Channel coast ferries: every route and today's departures

The French side of the Channel, from the Cotentin peninsula to Dunkirk, where the crossings to England are the shortest.

12 routes · 8 ports · 2 operators

Today on these routes

2 of 2 routes with delays or cancellations

Key
  • Normal service
  • Be aware
  • Disruptions
  • Cancelled

Live data today on 2 of 11 routes with sailings; for the others we only have the published timetable.

Routes

Channel coast: ferries in figures

The 12 routes listed here are run by 2 operators; those with the most routes are Brittany Ferries (10) and Transmanche Ferries (2). Over the next 7 days the timetables list 129 sailings on these routes; the ports with the most departures are Portsmouth (30), Cherbourg (25) and Caen-Ouistreham (20).

12 of these routes are international: United Kingdom (10) and Ireland (2). By timetable, the shortest crossing is Dieppe → Newhaven (4 h) and the longest Rosslare Harbour → Cherbourg (20 h 27 min).

Ships at sea now

14 ships at sea
Map with 8 ports and 14 ships at sea

Coastline: Natural Earth

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Sources

Timetables come from official open data:

  • Source : transport.data.gouv.fr — Licence Ouverte 2.0 (licence)

Methodology & sources