Ferries to France. All the options

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From the shortest crossing, Dover - Calais, to the longest, Hull - Zeebrugge and Plymouth - Roscoff, there is a good choice of ferry and tunnel operators running from a number of UK ports.
► Choose your port, then click on the operator link to go to the ferry company's own website.

► Booking directly with the ferry company protects you from any possibility of a third-party failure, and makes it generally easier and cheaper to change or cancel a booking if you have to change your ticket. Though take note: some of the cheapest tickets available are now sold on a "no change / no refund / no cancellation" basis, and in this case it make little difference if you have booked directly through the ferry company, or through a fare-comparison site.

All the ferry routes from UK to France
Route	Ferry operator
► See Eurostar page for trains from London or Ashford to France and Belgium
Dover - Calais - three carriers including Eurotunnel (from Folkestone) The shortest and quickest services to France. Appropriate for reaching any region of France. Check out Routes from Calais	Eurotunnel le Shuttle - up to 4 crossings each hour
	DFDS Seaways Up to 10 crossings a day
	P&O Ferries Up to 23 crossings a day
Dover - Dunkirk	DFDS Seaways Up to 9 crossings a day
Hull Zeebrugge (Belgium) The least hassle from the North of England . Quick access to France	P&O Ferries 1 overnight crossing in each direction
Newhaven - Dieppe	DFDS Seaways 1 crossing a day, outward departure 11 pm
Portsmouth - Le Havre - two carriers	Brittany Ferries Seasonal late March to late October: usually 1 crossing each day, generally leaving at 7 a.m. from Thursday to Sunday, or 11.15 Monday to Thursday
Portsmouth - Caen. May save time for trips to western France ... but usually much more expensive than short crossings.	Brittany Ferries Daily up to 3 sailings a day
Portsmouth - Cherbourg	Brittany Ferries 1 sailing a day by fast catamaran - 3 hrs. Seasonal: late April - early September
Portsmouth - St Malo	Brittany Ferries 1 sailing most nights; outward crossing departs 8.15 pm. Crossing time about 11 hours
Poole - Cherbourg	Brittany Ferries Daily 3 Jan to 8 March, then 30 Apr. to 01 Nov. One sailing a day usually at 8.30 am - outward.
Plymouth - Roscoff (Brittany) Useful only for reaching Brittany and the Atlantic regions of France	Brittany Ferries Seasonal : sporadic in winter, daily from 12th March to 25th Sept. One crossing a day - very varied departure times depending on day

** It is also possible to sail to France using Condor Ferries, but most UK-France sailings on Condor involve a change of ships in the Channel Islands

Flying to France: check out the Flight guide for France information page
By train from London : check out direct train services from London to France

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