Portsmouth to Cherbourg Channel Ferry Crossing

If you are planning a trip from Portsmouth to Cherbourg, you will want to consider all the ferries that are available. There are many different options to suit your tastes. You may want to make this a speedy trip, decked out in style or you may want to want to take the longer more affordable option. However you want to make this trip there is a variety of ferries to meet your standards.

Condor Ferries

Condor Ferries makes the trip between Portsmouth and Cherbourg only once a week and only during the summer months of the year. The trip from Portsmouth to Cherbourg will take an estimated 5 1/2 hours with this ferry, assuming good weather and water conditions. In London, take Motorway3 or A3 to M275. If you are coming from South West take the A31. All these roads will lead to M275, which leads into the Portsmouth Ferry Terminal.

Condor Ferries offer air-conditioned passenger lounges, a cafeteria that serves hot meals, and an upper deck bar and shop. In addition, there is a Club Class Lounge, and a children's TV room to help entertain the younger ones on the trip. This ferry line is also featured as a duty-free travel retailer when you purchase makeup, fragrances, chocolates, tobacco, wines, beers, and spirits.

Brittany Ferries

One of the top of the line ferries available for this passage is the Brittany Ferries. This exclusive French ferry makes two daily trips from Portsmouth at 07:30 and at 15:00. The ferry leaves Cherbourg at 12:15 and at 19:45. The trips will take 8 hours with Brittany Ferries overnight or 4 1/2 hours with the cruise ferry. The Brittany Ferries UK terminal is located off of the Motorway 27. It is linked also with Motorway 3 and Motorway 25 and is easily accessible from London and the North.

To keep passengers entertained and busy, these Ferries have a multitude of onboard facilities. There are shopping areas, buffet and a-la-carte restaurants. Also include onboard are an array of bars, posh cafes, gambling and gaming machines, and in some cases, a cinema. Currently, Brittany Ferries also has access to internet WIFI service. This is included on its fleet of ferries for those needing to access internet from the ferry. The faster ferries have not as much variety in entertainment due to size restrictions. For example, there is less bars, cafes, and a smaller shopping area.