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Ferries to France

There are large number of different shipping companies offering ferry connections to France from a wide variety of different locations. The most popular shipping companies being the Euro Tunnel, Brittany Ferries, P&O Ferries and DFDS. There are many different ferry ticket options for you to choose from - prices can vary due to times of year, number of passengers, what route you are taking, and if you are bringing your car with you. We recommend using our price finder to discover the best times and prices to suit your journey.

How long are ferry sailing times to France?

Due to the number of destinations you can travel from to France, the sailing times are expectedly widely varied. One of the most popular connections, England to France, can take anywhere from 35 minutes on the EuroTunnel up to 11 hours. Some of the longer journey times can be found on our connections from Algeria and Morocco, taking 23 hours and almost 40 hours to sail to France, respectively.

Which ferries travel to France?

At this moment in time, there ferry connections offering around almost 1,000 sailings per week that travel to France – from a multitude of locations, such as the ferry from Portsmouth, the ferry from Dover, and the ferry from Poole.

Travelling with pets and vehicles on the ferry to France

It is entirely possible for you to take your pets and vehicles with you on the ferry to France. However, it is important to be aware that you are responsible for making sure that your pet complies with regulations both on the ferry, and in France itself.

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France reviews

  • "Alcudia to Toulon "

    Everything went very well indeed from arriving at Alcudia to disembarking at Toulon. We had reserved seats and we found it rather annoying as passengers with purchasing seats came and occupied seats to watch TV. In fact out seasts 34/35 when we went for lunch on returning they were fully occupied by others. Fortunately there were other seats available for us to use

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  • "Travel to Sardinia with a dog."

    We travelled to and from Sardinia booking with direct ferries and sailing with Corsica Ferries. These are big ferries and very busy. The staff get you to your space on the ship very quickly and from there to your cabin. It helps if you are organised and at your car ready to go on the boat and park as instructed. The turn around is very quick even more so if there has been a delay due to the weather. If you have a dog friendly cabin you go with your dog straight up to the deck and are met at the deck by staff who then take you to your cabin. Be patient there are a lot of people on the boat and they can't get to everyone immediately. The cabins are clean and have a shower with lots of hot water. There is shower gel and soap but no drinking glasses and towels too. They do have a deck where you take your dog to the loo if necessary. On the way back the ferry port at Portes Torres is much smaller and so there is little waiting space. Once you have been checked onto the dock there are no toilets and you have to go back out with your ticket to small bar. There are not many restaurants but we did find a Pizza restaurant in a small courtyard that did takeaways. Again, be back at your car in good time. There were a few people were not back at their cars and so caused queues. A very efficient ferry but you have to do your bit too.

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  • "Ajaccio Toulon"

    By night

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  • "Corsica Ferries"

    Greet ship and services, nice stuff, very good accommodation, we will definitely return and cruise with Direct Ferries and Corsica Ferries

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