Fly or Drive 

The choice is yours! We are located about 3 hours' drive from the Channel port of St Malo, and about half a day's drive from the other main ports. If you prefer to fly, we are 75 minutes by car, from Nantes Atlantique international airport.

Fly

Ryanair now offer competitively priced flights from East Midlands, Stansted, Dublin and Liverpool airports. There are also indirect flights from most other UK airports. 

The price of a hire car is approximately £20.00 to £40.00/ day, depending upon the size of the car. Booking your car hire at the same time as you book your flight often results in better deal. 

Click on the the Ryanair link below to check the price of flights and car hire.  

Ryanair.com

Drive

Discounted Ferry Crossings

Booking Your Crossing

Which Ferry Crossing should I take?

Dover to Calais  

This is a short crossing for those who wish to save money or who do not especially enjoy sailing. The crossing is short (about 90 minutes), however you have a long journey in France (about 400 miles). If you are not in a rush, it may be a good idea to break the journey in France. Hotels in France are much less expensive than in the UK.

By choosing the Dover to Calais crossing (or the tunnel), you will make a big saving on the price of the crossing, less than half the price of the other cross-channel routes. Despite the long drive in France, you will find it  less stressful than driving in the UK. The roads in France are excellent, the density of traffic is much less and there are no heavy goods vehicles on the road on a Sunday.

Portsmouth to Cherbourg or Caen  

These are longer crossings (5 to 6 hours) and you will have plenty of time to unwind and  rest and enjoy the luxury facilities the modern cross-channel ferries have to offer, eg. Casino, bars, restaurants, shops and cinemas (depending on the boat). Many people prefer taking the night crossing with a cabin so that they are refreshed for the journey ahead of them in the morning. From Caen it is motorway all the way (non-toll) and it will take around 5 hours, but from Cherbourg the first 100 miles are on A roads and later some of the motorways are toll.

Portsmouth to St Malo  

This is another popular crossing. The  night crossing takes about 10 hours but if you are asleep in your cabin you will be unaware of the passing of time. You will have plenty of time to unwind and  rest and enjoy the ferry.  This crossing leaves the shortest drive in France in the morning (about 4 hours).

Approximate driving distance in France from the different ports.

Calais : 400 miles

Dieppe : 321 miles

Le Havre : 290 miles

Cherbourg : 270 miles

Roscoff : 250 miles

Caen : 240 miles

St Malo : 170 miles