Brittany Ferries

We haved travelled to France six times in the last 8 years and each time we have chosen to use Brittany Ferries for our crossing. This is more to do with the fact that they service the crossings we want to use rather than a conscious decision over other operators. We usually travel to the West side of France and the Calais crossing and the tunnel require longer drives for us on both sides of the Channel. Brittany ferries operate from Portsmouth, Poole, Plymouth and Cork and travel to Caen, St Malo, Cherbourg, Roscoff and Santander. I have always booked my tickets as part of a package with my campsite accomodation with various tour operators so I ...  Read the complete review

We annually use the Portsmouth - St Malo route. It is convenient from where we live and our accommodation is 30 mins from St Malo. Unlike flying taking the ferry obviously allows you to take your car and therefore far more baggage with you. The outward journey is great as it is overnight you can sleep most of the way, however this means the return leg is during the day which means it can get a little tedious towards the end. This route usually uses the Bretagne ship, which is getting old now but is perfectly fine for the journey it is used on. One time the Pont Aven was used on this route, it is far more modern. I really would recommend booking a room on this trip as it ...  Read the complete review

Let's start with a fact that should put you off using Brittany Ferries - it's not cheap. Actually, it's expensive. In the past couple of years, I have paid between £100 and £150 for two foot passengers from Plymouth to Roscoff. So, the question has to be asked, when I can fly to France for under a tenner, why pay ten times that to use a ferry? Well, the simple answer is that there is 'expensive and rubbish' and then there's 'expensive and brilliant'. Brittany Ferries is expensive and brilliant. Actually, it's better than brilliant! Brittany Ferries uses one of seven ferries or two catamarans. I've not travelled on either of the ...  Read the complete review

Way back in March we were planning to drive to the Costa Blanca in Spain for a few months. After looking at the various ferry options we settled for Brittany Ferries overnight sailing to St. Malo in the north of France. Sailing at night suited us because we would have a full days driving in France and making St. Malo our destination saved us some driving time and less fuel. This obviously comes at a price being quite a bit longer sailing than than to the likes of Calais or using the tunnel. We booked on the internet at a cost of £160 which included a basic two berth cabin with en-suite facilities. We only made a one way booking as we were unsure when we would ...  Read the complete review

We live in the South West and both work full time with not a lot of holiday allowance so we tend to use the overnight ferry from Plymouth to Roscoff as this means we don't waste any of our annual leave actually traveling to our holiday destination. I cannot recommend Brittany Ferries highly enough. The accommodation is comfortable and the staff are incredibly helpful. I have also seen them be very patient with vile Brits who think they can get what they want by shouting. I love traveling with Brittany Ferries and I feel like the holiday has started as soon as we get on the ferry. It isn't just a journey, it's part of the fun. We have only ever ...  Read the complete review