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How to get fromCherbourg-Octeville to Southampton Portby car ferry, taxi, bus, car, car train, ferry, plane, or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Cherbourg-Octeville to Southampton Port by car ferry, taxi, bus, car, car train, ferry, plane, or train

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  1. Car ferry, taxi

    best
    1. Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry car ferry
    2. Take the taxi from Poole to Southampton Porttaxi taxi
    5h 20m
    £163–502

  2. Car ferry via Health Centre

    cheapest
    1. Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Portcarferry car ferry
    6h 46m
    £38–243

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus bus 700
    4. Take the bus from London Victoria to Coach Stationbus bus 032
    22h 35m

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Cherbourg-Octeville to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Southampton Portcar car
    7h 29m
    £207–254

  5. Ferry, fly

    1. Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry ferry
    2. Fly from Alderney Airport (ACI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane plane ACI - SOU
    3h 52m
    £216–499

  6. Car ferry, train

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry car ferry
    2. Take the train from Poole to Southampton Centraltrain train Weymouth - London Waterloo / ...
    6h 13m
    £39–360

  7. Car ferry

    1. Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Portcarferry car ferry
    6h 50m
    £40–245

  8. Ferry

    1. Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Portferry ferry
    9h 26m
    £129–180

Alderney Airport (ACI) to Southampton Airport (SOU) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration50 minAverage Duration
Ticket£139Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 109.3 mi
  • Duration: 5h 20m

What companies run services between Cherbourg-Octeville, France and Southampton Port, England?

You can take a bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Regents Park Road via Rennes - Bus Station, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria, Coach Station, and ASDA & Marlands in around 22h 35m. Alternatively, Brittany Ferries operates a car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Port 3 times a week. Tickets cost £26–220 and the journey takes 5h 30m.

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