The English Channel is all that separates England from France. It is 21 miles across at its narrowest point. It can be a wild stretch of water and the grave of many ships, including Spain's feared 16th century Armada. Nowadays, crossing the channel is more certain and regular, thanks to advances in technology. Indeed, you can take a two-hour ferry from England to France for a day trip.
P&O Ferries offers a day tripper that runs from Dover to Calais. You can bring up to nine people as well as your car. The tickets range from $3 to $40, as of 2010, for a day trip. The upper prices includes the car. The journey take an hour and a half. The ferry sales up to 46 times a day.
P&O Ferries
Channel House
Channel View Road
Dover. Kent. CT17 9TJ
011-44-1304 863 000
day-tripper.net
Brittany Ferries offers day trips to France, leaving from from Portsmouth, Poole and Plymouth and sailing to Caen, Santander, Roscoff, Saint-Malo and Cherbourg. Should you decide to stay longer, overnight travel can be an option. For a car and two passengers, the prices range from $100 to $320, as of 2010. The trips run four times a day or less according to distance traveled. Most Brittany Ferry voyages are four hours of more, not an ideal option for a day trip.
Brittany Ferries
Millbay
Plymouth, PL1 3EW
011-33-825-828-828
brittany-ferries.co.uk
Condor Ferries has day trips to France that leave from Poole, Weymouth and Plymouth. They allow you to travel with your car. The passage from Poole takes 4 hours and 35 minutes while the ones from Guernsey to St Malo takes two hours.
Condor Ferries Limited
The Quay
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 8DX
011-130-576-3003
condorferries.co.uk
