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Ferries to France

One of the most popular and famous places to visit in not only Europe, but the Western Hemisphere, France is the perfect place to come, no matter what the purpose of your visit it. With a rich history encompassing medieval cities, Renaissance architecture, and Napoleonic battlements, as well as a varied landscape that ranges from stunning beaches, alpine villages, rural countryside, and sprawling urban landscapes, there has never been a better time to visit France. With up to 969 ferry sailings running per week to France, across 47 different routes, including places such as Sicily, Sardinia, Guernsey, and Corsica, book now with Direct Ferries, to find the best ferry at the best price for you.

France sailing durations and frequency may vary from season to season, and from month to month, so we’d advise doing a live check to get the most up to date information.

What Ferries can I get to France?

At the moment, there are many different ferry crossings that you can get to France from many different locations, from places all across Europe, such as Italy, Algeria, and even Ireland, giving you a whole range of places that you can both travel from and to on a ferry. Indeed, with over 969 sailings a week, there is no lack of choice of ferries to France for you to travel with. Our crossings between England and France are our most popular and regularly running ferries, and it is entirely possible to travel between multiple ports on either coast, with up to 823 ferries running per week from England to France, so there are plenty of ferry options for you to choose from.

How long is the Ferry to France?

As there are so many different ferry options available to different ports across France, there is no one specific sail time, as they can vary from anything between 55 minutes, to an hour and a half, to 4 hours, to even 40 hours. Because of this, we recommend checking your specific route before travelling, and using our fare finder tool to find the best route and price for you.

France Ferry Prices

How much the ferry to France will cost is defined by many different aspects, from what time of year you are travelling, to which route you are travelling on, to which operator you are travelling with, to how you are travelling, and so on, so there are many different ferry fares on offer here. Because of this, we recommend checking out our handy fare finder tool, to find the best ferry at the best price for you, and be sure to sign up to our email newsletter, to be the first to hear about our latest deals and offers.

Can I take my dog on the Ferry to France?

Whilst some of our ferries do allow you to bring your pet with you onto the ferry, some of our smaller ferry services do not allow pets, so please check before you book to see if the route you want to take will allow you to bring pets with you.

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France reviews

  • "First Time"

    We normally use a ferry from Barcelona to Palma. Corsica Ferries was cheaper and took us closer to our final destination in Mallorca. Would definitely use this route again. Comparing catering between the two, Corsica Ferries wins hands down!

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  • "Crossing from Nice to Corsica by ferry Pascal Lota."

    Excellent ferry and services.

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  • "An Unfair Decision "

    The journey itself was alright. The ferry is fast, and has a nice balcony at the back. Moreover, seats are very comfortable. However, we were at the port exactly one hour before. At some point it was good, because nowhere, not only on the ticket, is written where we should have been waiting. We had to ask at the ticket office, where they told us to go to the quay to Sardinia - which is, I consider, quite unexpected. But that’s not all. We waited there an hour. No ship. So we turned around and a man was directing other cars to a different ferry that went to Elba. Not only that we, the first passengers who successfully found the right quay, were informed at the last moment, and therefore couldn’t fit on the substitute ferry, we also hadn’t been told what was going on. We had to ask four times before someone finally gave us an explanation. At least we had an occupation for the one hour we had to wait for another ferry... Having said all that, bad things happen. However, I would appreciate if the company could inform their passengers properly, the communication is really poor.

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  • "Bastia to Nice"

    Great trip - facilities on board excellent. Food was good. Announcements were also done in English.

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