Since Brexit, getting to France without travelling through the landbridge has become more and more important for many Irish hauliers. With that in mind, we’ve compiled a list of all the current sailings between Ireland France.
There are 4 ferry companies operating routes between Ireland and France for freight: Stena Line, DFDS, Irish Ferries and Brittany Ferries.
Vessels depart from Rosslare, Dublin and Cork, heading to Cherbourg, Dunkirk and Roscoff. The busiest port of Ireland regarding France-bound routes is Rosslare, with 11 sailings a week.
Travelling to France from Ireland by ferry is not a short journey;
- the Rosslare-Cherbourg route takes 18 hours;
- the Rosslare –Dunkirk route takes 24 hours;
- the Dublin-Cherbourg route takes 19 hours;
- the Cork-Roscoff journey takes 15 hours.
Sailings from Rosslare
-> to Cherbourg Stena Line
| Stena Line | Brittany Ferries | |
| Monday | 21:30 | 20:00 |
| Tuesday | 21:30 | |
| Wednesday | 21:30 | |
| Thursday | 20:25 | |
| Friday | ||
| Saturday | 16:45 | |
| Sunday |
Find port and booking information on Stena Line ferries HERE
Find port and booking information on Brittany Ferries HERE
-> to Dunkirk- DFDS
| DFDS | |
| Monday | 20:00 |
| Tuesday | 20:00 |
| Wednesday | 20:00 |
| Thursday | |
| Friday | 18:00 |
| Saturday | 14:00 23:00 |
| Sunday |
Find port and booking information on DFDS ferries HERE
Sailings from Dublin
->to Cherbourg – Irish Ferries – 18-hour crossing
Image credits @ Irish Ferries
Find port and booking information on Irish Ferries HERE
->to Cherbourg – Stena Lines – 18-hour crossing
| DFDS | |
| Monday | |
| Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | |
| Thursday | |
| Friday | |
| Saturday | 16:00 |
| Sunday |
Find port and booking information on Stena Line ferries HERE
Sailings from Cork
-> to Roscoff – Brittany Ferries
Find port and booking information on Brittany Ferries HERE
Key: AM – Armorique; PA – Pont Aven – Image credits @ Brittany Ferries
Photo credit @ Skelling2008/ Flickr