Ferry crossings UK to France. English Channel ferries for the independent motorist with Drive-Alive car ferries.


Ferries to France.

English Channel ferries to France and the Channel Islands.

P&O Ferries, Condor Ferries, LD Lines, Transmanche Ferries, Norfolk Line, Brittany Ferries and Eurotunnel. Tickets, timetables, and sailing information. Car ferry information.

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  • Dover - Calais (P&O Ferries) Every 45 mins peak times, takes 1.25 to 1.5 hours.
  • Dover - Dunkirk (Dunkerque) (Norfolk Line) 10 sailings weekdays, 8 weekends, 2 hour journey.
  • Folkestone - Calais (Eurotunnel) 3 or 4 departures hourly peak times, 35 minute journey.
  • Newhaven - Dieppe (Transmanche Ferries) 2/3 sailings daily.
  • Dover - Boulogne (LD Lines) frequent sailings, including a fast ferry taking under an hour.
  • Dover - Dieppe (LD Lines) two sailings daily taking 4 hours.
  • Portsmouth - Le Havre (LD Lines) overnight to Le Havre, return during evening.
  • Portsmouth - Cherbourg (Brittany Ferries) Fastcraft (April-Oct), takes 3 hours) or ferry, 2 daytime, taking 5 hours, and overnight.
  • Portsmouth - Caen (Brittany Ferries) 1/2 daytime sailings taking 6 hours, and 1 overnight sailing.
  • Portsmouth - St.Malo (Brittany Ferries) Mostly overnight out, daytime (journey time 9 hours) back.
  • Poole - Cherbourg (Brittany Ferries) 1/2 ferries daily taking 4.25 hours, plus night crossings; Fastcraft 1 crossing daily May-Sept, daytime only.
  • Plymouth - Roscoff (Brittany Ferries) 1/2 sailings daytime (journey time 6 hours) or overnight.

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