There are 7 ways to get from Fishguard to Cherbourg by train, ferry, car, car train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry via Bournemouth
best- Take the train from Fishguard & Goodwick to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Pooletrain
- Take the ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgferry
13h 15m€94–365Ferry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbourferry 0
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourgferry
22h 30m€68–572Train, ferry
- Take the train from Haverfordwest to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbourtrain
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourgferry
17h 50m€99–337Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Fishguard to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cherbourgcar
10h 35mTrain, train to Southampton Airport, fly to Alderney Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Fishguard & Goodwick to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Alderney Airport (ACI)plane SOU - ACI
- Take the ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourgferry
10h 24m€273–532Train, bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Fishguard & Goodwick to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the bus from Queensway Q1 to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BRS - CDG
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
12h 4m€177–418Train, bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Jersey Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Fishguard & Goodwick to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the bus from Queensway Q1 to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane BRS - JER
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Granvilleferry
- Take the train from Granville to Lisontrain
- Take the train from Lison to Cherbourgtrain
13h 5m€195–529
Fishguard to Cherbourg by bus, train, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fishguard to Cherbourg is to train and ferry via Bournemouth which costs €90 - €370 and takes 13h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Fishguard to Cherbourg is to train and fly and ferry which takes 10h 24m and costs €270 - €550.
No, there is no direct ferry from Fishguard to Cherbourg. However, there are services departing from Fishguard Harbour and arriving at Port of Cherbourg via Rosslare Harbour. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 30m.
The distance between Fishguard and Cherbourg is 556 km.
Book your Fishguard to Cherbourg ferry tickets online with Omio.
The best way to get from Fishguard to Cherbourg without a car is to train and ferry via Bournemouth which takes 13h 15m and costs €90 - €370.
It takes approximately 13h 15m to get from Fishguard to Cherbourg, including transfers.
There are 531+ hotels available in Cherbourg.
What companies run services between Fishguard, Wales and Cherbourg, Normandy, France?
You can take a ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Port of Cherbourg via Rosslare Harbour in around 22h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Alderney Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–260
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jersey Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Fishguard & Goodwick to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Haverfordwest to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Fishguard & Goodwick to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- €55–85
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Central to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €60–90
- Rail 1st Class
- €95–140
Train from Granville to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- Rail 1st Class
- €22–35
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Granville to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Lison to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Queensway Q1 to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Queensway Q1 to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–130
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–95
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–210
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Fishguard Harbour to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–500
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €75–120
- Passenger Car
- €95–490
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