Need cheap ferry crossing from Portsmouth to Cherbourg/St,Malo.
Jan 24th, 2012, 12:09 PM
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Need cheap ferry crossing from Portsmouth to Cherbourg/St,Malo.
Help! All the prices I have come across so far have been approx.£500..!!..!!!...to cross a little bit of water....! Don't wan't to use Eurotunnel as will have a 4 hour drive on the French side.
Any suggestions please?
Any suggestions please?
Jan 24th, 2012, 12:33 PM
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There's no alternative from the Solent to Normandy. And it's not a little bit of water: it's the boundary between civilisation and the Eurozone.
All Channel crossing prices vary massively by how far in advance you book, your accommodation and what time of day you travel. None of us has the faintest idea whether the price you're quoting is for one walk-up passenger booking six months ahead or for a car and four passengers buying a ticket for immediate travel and expecting cabins for the journey.
Play round with alternative times etc. But you've posted a simultaneous question about going to Brussels. There is absolutely no routing for a car from the British Isles to Brussels where a Western Channel journey from England (like Solent-Normandy) makes sense. If, as your name implies, you're starting from Ireland a Rosslare-Normandy ferry is almost certainly the fastest and cheapest option to almost any Continental destination.
All Channel crossing prices vary massively by how far in advance you book, your accommodation and what time of day you travel. None of us has the faintest idea whether the price you're quoting is for one walk-up passenger booking six months ahead or for a car and four passengers buying a ticket for immediate travel and expecting cabins for the journey.
Play round with alternative times etc. But you've posted a simultaneous question about going to Brussels. There is absolutely no routing for a car from the British Isles to Brussels where a Western Channel journey from England (like Solent-Normandy) makes sense. If, as your name implies, you're starting from Ireland a Rosslare-Normandy ferry is almost certainly the fastest and cheapest option to almost any Continental destination.
Jan 25th, 2012, 07:28 AM
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siobhain: But flanner's main point is valid. You have given us nothing to work w/. When are you traveling? Foot passenger or car? How many of you? Little details like that. Otherwise we are working in a vacuum
Jan 26th, 2012, 05:30 AM
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Point taken. We will be travelling in August on a Saturday for 2 weeks. 2 adults, 2 children. Car. Preferably to travel early in the day but would consider the Friday night for overnight travel. All very costly. If anyone does know a cheap ferry service or know when they reduce their prices for a short period, would very much appreciate the info.
Jan 26th, 2012, 05:43 AM
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A Saturday in August is going to be among the busiest and most expensive time of year for any kind of transport. As Flanner said, there are no alternative ferry companies for this route. And you've also discounted using the shorter Channel crossings.
If this is the route you want it looks like you need to pay the price.
If this is the route you want it looks like you need to pay the price.
Jan 26th, 2012, 07:20 AM
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The ferries are used mainly by British people going to France on holiday. The peak time for summer holidays is from the middle of July to late August. Saturdays are the busiest days. This will apply to any ferry route and any other means of transport. If you want a cheaper fare, go mid week.
The only ferry operators on the western English Channel are Brittany Ferries, Condor Ferries and LD Lines.
www.brittany-ferries.com
www.condorferries.co.uk
www.ldlines.co.uk
The only ferry operators on the western English Channel are Brittany Ferries, Condor Ferries and LD Lines.
www.brittany-ferries.com
www.condorferries.co.uk
www.ldlines.co.uk
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