Unlike travelling on the UK roads the ones in Brittany are a pleasure to drive on (even if it's on the wrong side), very little traffic means its easy to get to your destination. There are fixed speed cameras but you are warned that they are coming up. If you get flashed from on-coming traffic they aren't being rude about your driving (unless you're on the wrong side) they are warning you that the Gendarmes are ahead with a portable speed camera, if you are caught speeding you will get an on the spot fine.
Since 2008 it has been compulsory to carry a high visibility-reflective jacket and warning triangle. The jacket must be kept within reach of the driver, not in the boot, as you need to put it on immediately if you break down. You can be stopped and if you can't reach this you will be fined. (they are quite small and fit in the pocket of the door).
We will send you full, comprehensive travel instruction to get you from the ports to Kismet. Below are some ways in which you can travel to France with the links to their web sites but don't forget that as owners in France we can get a discount for you on Brittany-Ferries.
| Portsmouth to St Malo |
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Portsmouth to Le Havre |
| Day: 9 hours ferry |
Day: 5 ½ hours ferry |
| Overnight: 10 ¾ hours ferry |
Overnight: 7 ½ hours ferry |
| Plymouth to Roscoff |
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Newhaven to Le Havre |
| Day: 6 hours ferry |
5 hours ferry (summer service only) |
| Overnight: 8 hours ferry |
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| Portsmouth to Caen |
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| High Speed: 3 ¾ hours catamaran |
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| Day: 6 hours ferry |
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| Overnight: 7 hours ferry |
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| Portsmouth to Cherbourg |
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| High Speed: 3 hours catamaran |
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| Classic Cruise: 6 hours ferry |
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| Poole to Cherbourg |
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| High Speed: 2 ¼ hours catamaran |
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| Day: 4 ½ hours ferry |
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| Overnight: 6 ½ hours ferry |
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Birmingham, Bristol, London Stansted or Nottingham East Midlands to Dinard
1 hour flight
London Stansted, Bournemouth, East Midlands, Liverpool, Dublin or Shannon to Nantes
1 hour flight
Edinburgh, Exeter, Manchester, Newcastle, Southampton or Belfast to Rennes
1 - 1½ hours flight
Birmingham, Exeter or Southampton to Brest
50 minutes to 1 hour 20 flight
For all your cheap ferries to France, which take into account all crossings, use the above link.