Portsmouth International Port

Sailing patterns from Portsmouth International Port

• 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 → St Malo

  Sails from Portsmouth at 20:15 about six nights a week, arriving in St Malo at 08:45. In October 2026 almost every sailing is on the ship Saint-Malo, taking about 11½ hours (times are local; France is an hour ahead). From November 2026 to February 2027 there are about four sailings a week (16–17 a month).

  Brittany Ferries says departure and arrival times can vary by up to one hour because of the tides.

  Source: Brittany Ferries Portsmouth–St Malo route and crossings pages, checked 2026-10-03

• 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 → Ryde (Isle of Wight)

  Hovercraft every 30–60 minutes through the day: on 4 November 2026 Hovertravel’s timetable showed 17 crossings from Southsea between 06:50 and 18:45 and from Ryde from 06:30. Weekday FastCats leave Portsmouth Harbour hourly 05:15–18:15, then 19:20, 20:20, 21:45 and 22:45 (Wightlink 2026 timetable).

  Hovertravel’s summer timetable runs 6 April – 1 November 2026 and it adds extra flights at peak times; Wightlink adds half-hourly FastCats on selected holiday and summer dates.

  Source: Hovertravel live timetable and Wightlink 2026 Portsmouth Harbour–Ryde timetable, checked 2026-11-04

• 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 → 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

• 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 → 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 → Gosport

  Every 15 minutes, 05:30 to 00:00, Monday to Sunday

  Gosport Ferry runs extra two-boat shuttles at peak times for big events such as the Victorious Festival.

  Source: Gosport Ferry timetables page and running times, checked 2026-09-29

• Portsmouth Harbour → Ryde (Isle of Wight)

  Regular FastCat sailings through the day, 364 days a year; Wightlink shows exact times through its live timetable search

  Wightlink advises foot passengers to book in advance and arrive at least 15 minutes before sailing; allow 10 minutes to connect with trains.

  Source: Wightlink Portsmouth – Ryde route page and timetables page, checked 2026-10-28