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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
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