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Portsmouth to Caen Route Details

Passengers on this route have a choice of either our new high speed service taking you into the heart of northern France in just 3 ¾ hours, or a classic cruise ferry on which you can enjoy fine dining, excellent shopping and comfortable cabins on your crossing to France.

Getting to Portsmouth

Portsmouth ferry terminal is located directly off the M27, and the links to the M3 and M25, it is easily reached from London, the Midlands and the North. Excellent road links out of Caen make it an easy drive to Brittany, the Loire and the South of France. This is also our nearest port for Paris and eastern France.

Portsmouth to Caen Route Summary*

Average sailing duration Classic cruise ferry: 5 ¾ hours (day); 7 hours (overnight)
High Speed: 3 ¾ hours
No. of sailings from Portsmouth Up to four ferries to France per day
(two on Wed)
Sailing times from Portsmouth Classic cruise ferry: 08:45; 15:30; 23:45
High Speed: 07:00 (Fri-Sun - Mid March to late October)
No. of sailings from Caen Up to four per day (two on Wed)
Sailing times from Caen Classic cruise ferry: 09:00; 17:15; 23.59
High Speed: 12:30 (Fri-Sun - Mid March to late October
* The above information is a summary. Published departure and arrival times may vary due to seasonal, tidal or commercial conditions

Driving Distances from Caen

City From Caen Miles (Km)
Bayonne, Aquitaine 491 (786)
Biarritz, Aquitaine 476 (781)
Bordeaux, Aquitaine 370 (596)
Clermont Ferrand, Auvergne 387 (620)
Brest, Brittany 242 (388)
La Baule, Western Loire 198 (319)
Quimper, Brittany 226 (371)
Paris, Ile de France 139 (228)
Poitiers, Poitou Charentes 226 (363)
Tours, Loire Valley 157 (258)
Toulouse, Midi Pyrénées 460 (755)
Bayeux, Normandy 19 (30)
Mont St Michel, Normandy 78 (126)
La Rochelle, Poitou Charentes 260 (427)
Marseille, Provence Côte d'Azur 627 (1009)
Nice, Provence Côte d'Azur 729 (1173)
Angers, Western Loire 157 (252)
Nantes, Western Loire 191 (305)
Saumur, Western Loire 173 (278)
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