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Ferries - Continental Ferry Port

The Continental Ferry Port was opened in 1976 and serves both passenger and freight ferries sailing to the continent and the Channel Islands.  It is wholly owned by Portsmouth City Council.

Some 3.5 million people travel through Portsmouth Continental Ferry Port each year, attracted by the excellent road links that Portsmouth has with the rest of the UK.

Regular destinations currently include:

• Bilbao, Spain
• Caen, France
• Cherbourg, France
• Le Havre, France
• St Helier, Jersey
• St Malo, France
• St Peter Port, Guernsey

Its geographical position makes it the closest UK port to London and Paris.  It is Britain’s best connected ferry port, offering more routes and better motorway links than any of its competitors.

Did you know that 70% of bananas eaten in Britain now pass through the port?

In 2006 the port’s growing reputation as a destination for cruise passengers continued when it welcomed its largest ever cruise liner.  The German charter vessel ‘Albatross’ arrived en route from Leixoes in Portugal to Bremerhaven in Germany, carrying 779 passengers, keen to explore the sights of Portsmouth.

How to contact us

The Port Manager is Martin Putman.  You can write to him at Portsmouth Commercial Port, Harbour Offices, Continental Ferry Port, George Byng Way, Portsmouth PO2 8SP.

You can call us on 023 9229 7391 and email us at info@portsmouth-port.co.uk

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