There are 9 ways to get from Southampton to Sainte-Mère-Église by car ferry, car, bus, train, car train, plane, ferry, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car ferry, drive
best- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Caen
- Drive from Caen to Sainte-Mère-Église
7h 43m€40–308Ferry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
13h 12m€21–90Bus, train
- Take the bus from Southampton Central Station to Green Line Coach Station
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Caen712
- Take the train from Caen to CarentanTer
23h 43m€78–201Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Southampton to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sainte-Mère-Église
6h 56mFly Southampton Airport to Jersey Airport, ferry, taxi
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Jersey Airport (JER)SOU - JER
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Barneville-Carteret
- Take the taxi from Barneville-Carteret to Sainte-Mère-Église
5h 39m€208–415Train, ferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to PooleLondon Waterloo - Poole / ...
- Take the ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
9h 24m€29–114Fly Southampton Airport to Guernsey Airport, ferry, taxi
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)SOU - GCI
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Dielette
- Take the taxi from Dielette to Sainte-Mère-Église
6h 22m€236–412Fly Southampton Airport to Alderney Airport, ferry, line 301 bus
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Alderney Airport (ACI)SOU - ACI
- Take the ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourg
- Take the bus from CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE - Gare to STE-MERE-EGLISE - Marché couvert
7h 2mTrain to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Jersey Airport, ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junction
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Jersey Airport (JER)LGW - JER
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Barneville-Carteret
- Take the taxi from Barneville-Carteret to Sainte-Mère-Église
7h 22m€195–356
Southampton to Sainte-Mère-Église by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Sainte-Mère-Église is to train and ferry which costs €28 - €120 and takes 9h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Sainte-Mère-Église is to fly and ferry and taxi which takes 5h 39m and costs €200 - €420.
The distance between Southampton and Sainte-Mère-Église is 304 km.
The best way to get from Southampton to Sainte-Mère-Église without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 43m and costs €75 - €210.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Southampton to Sainte-Mère-Église, including transfers.
Sainte-Mère-Église is 1h ahead of Southampton. It is currently 10:07 PM in Southampton and 11:07 PM in Sainte-Mère-Église.
There are 318+ hotels available in Sainte-Mère-Église.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Sainte-Mère-Église, France?
Brittany Ferries operates a ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg 3 times a week. Tickets cost €21–90 and the journey takes 8h 10m.
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- Website
- blueislands.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Southampton Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Southampton Airport to Guernsey Airport via Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Southampton Airport to Guernsey Airport via Alderney Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Southampton Airport to Alderney Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–290
Flights from Southampton Airport to Alderney Airport via Guernsey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Caen to Carentan
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- 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 Caen to Carentan
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- 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
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Central to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–20
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Southampton Central Station to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Bus from CHERBOURG-OCTEVILLE - Gare to STE-MERE-EGLISE - Marché couvert
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–280
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- €30–40
- Car
- €65–95
- Single Ticket
- €21–80
- Car Single Ticket
- €70–280
Ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
Ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0 825 131 050
- Website
- manche-iles.com
Ferry from Jersey St Helier to Barneville-Carteret
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Manche Iles Express
Ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Dielette
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Manche Iles Express
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Taxis Seizeur
- Phone
- +33 2 33 08 08 08
- Website
- vtcseizeur.com
Taxi Driver VTC
- Phone
- +33 6 51 86 51 87
- Website
- taxidriver-france.fr
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