Brittany Ferries: Full list of route closures and alterations

Brittany Ferries has announced more route closures due to the coronavirus outbreak – with changes across its service to accommodate declining passenger numbers.
By Richard Lemmer
Published 1st Sep 2020, 22:02 GMT
Updated 3rd Sep 2020, 10:25 GMT
Brittany Ferries has laid up several of its ferries due to declining passenger numbers.Brittany Ferries has laid up several of its ferries due to declining passenger numbers.
Brittany Ferries has laid up several of its ferries due to declining passenger numbers.

With the ferry service closing two routes from Portsmouth to France, here’s what you need to know about the full set of changes undertaken by the company:

Ferry Connemara – Cherbourg and Portsmouth, Le Havre and Portsmouth: Laid up from September 7, no further service on either route until further notice.

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Ferry Bretagne – St Malo and Portsmouth: Laid up from September 7, no further service until March 22.

Ferry Normandie – Caen and Portsmouth: Normal service (with technical lay-over in November) continues.

Ferry Mont St Michel – Caen and Portsmouth: Normal service (with technical lay-over in December) continues.

Ferry Pont-Aven – Portsmouth and Santander, Plymouth and Roscoff, Plymouth and Santander, Roscoff and Cork. From September 10 until the end of October, three return trips per week on Roscoff to Plymouth. Plus, one weekly Plymouth to Santander sailing per week. And one weekly Roscoff to Cork sailing.

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Ferry Cap Finistère – Bilbao and Portsmouth, Santander and Portsmouth. Service continues until a three-month technical lay-over, beginning December.

Ferry Armorique – Roscoff and Plymouth: Laid up from 31 August. From November, Armorique re-enters service on Caen-Portsmouth in freight-only mode, covering technical lay-overs of Normandie and Mont St Michel. She will then be laid up between Jan 2021 and end of March 2021

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Ferry Barfleur – Poole and Cherbourg: No resumption of service in 2020.

Ferry Kerry – Roscoff and Rosslare, Rosslare and Bilbao: No Roscoff and Rosslare service from September 7. Rosslare and Bilbao continues as normal.

Ferry Étretat: Laid up until further notice.

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Ferry Pelican – Bilbao – Poole (freight only): Normal freight-only service continues.

Ferry Galicia – UK and Spain: Enters service in December 2020.

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