United Kingdom
Where can I go by ferry from Portsmouth?
8 ferry destinations from Portsmouth: Bilbao, Caen, Cherbourg, Guernsey, Jersey, Ryde, Santander and St Malo.
All Ferries from Portsmouth
Overnight ferries from Portsmouth
Plan your crossing from Portsmouth
- Portsmouth → Bilbao
Two sailings a week on Galicia in October 2026, from Portsmouth on Thursdays and Sundays (19:00 or 22:00); about one a week from November 2026 to February 2027.
Brittany Ferries lists two return sailings a week from April to November 2026
Source: Brittany Ferries route page and press release, checked 2026-10-03
- Portsmouth → Caen (Ouistreham)
Three sailings most days (fewer on Wednesdays) on Guillaume de Normandie and Mont St Michel: from Portsmouth at 08:00 (07:45 on some days), 15:00 and 23:00, taking about 6 to 7½ hours (October 2026 timetable; times are local, and France is an hour ahead).
Source: Brittany Ferries Portsmouth–Caen route and crossings pages, checked 2026-10-03
- Portsmouth → Cherbourg
Overnight sailings from Portsmouth on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:30 or 23:15. In October 2026 these arrive the next morning, with daytime sailings back from Cherbourg at 12:00 on Thursdays and Fridays. November 2026: 2–3 sailings a week each way, including a Sunday 08:45 daytime sailing from Portsmouth.
Poole–Cherbourg’s last sailings were on 11 October (from Cherbourg) and 12 October 2026 (from Poole); since then Portsmouth has been Brittany Ferries’ only UK port for Cherbourg. Times are local (France is an hour ahead of the UK).
Source: Brittany Ferries route page and press release, checked 2026-10-03
- Portsmouth → Guernsey
Up to six sailings a week in the July–September peak
Since 1 November 2026 the Guernsey–Portsmouth leg goes via Cherbourg
Source: Condor Ferries route page, checked 2026-09-28
- Portsmouth → Fishbourne (Isle of Wight)
Roughly hourly from Portsmouth between 07:20 and 20:00, plus night sailings (01:00–06:00 on most days) and late-evening sailings up to 23:59 on some days (timetable 28 September – 1 November 2026).
Wightlink publishes separate timetables for 2 November – 17 December 2026 and for Christmas and New Year.
Source: Wightlink Portsmouth–Fishbourne timetable, checked 2026-10-02
- Portsmouth → Santander
Two sailings a week on Salamanca in October 2026: from Portsmouth on Mondays at 21:45 and Fridays at 22:00. About one sailing a week each way from November 2026 to February 2027.
Source: Brittany Ferries press release and route page, checked 2026-10-03
Getting to the ferry in Portsmouth
- The terminal is at Santurtzi, on the Bilbao estuary west of the city centre; Santurtzi has Cercanías commuter trains into Bilbao
- Ouistreham is about 15 km from Caen; buses link the port and the city centre
- Cherbourg is the northern end of the N13 dual carriageway to Caen and the A13 to Paris
- St Peter Port harbour is on the edge of the town centre