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Personmatthew burns
23/8/2017 at 5:42pm
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We are going to the dordogne for our first week next year, just wondering which port is best Portsmouth to st Malo or Caen . Doing the overnight ferry.


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PersonKelper
23/8/2017 at 6:00pm
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The best port is a combination of:

Ferry price

Time on road (both sides)

Fuel cost to get to and from ferry

Times of sailings to fit your schedule

Your holiday budget

Distances to (say) Sarlat are similar either way (619/618 kms)

Driving times (Via Michelin) 8 hours from St Malo and 7 from Caen

The latter due to more motorway miles

So work out toll costs (use via Michelin)

Then you may make the decision that suits you/your pocket/your party best.


PersonBerriow
23/8/2017 at 6:10pm
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The overnight to Caen is a brutally short journey. Arrival at 0645 French time is 0545 UK time so the wake up music is at 0500 closely followed by the Please Vacate Your Cabins announcement. Some people like that early start to a long day's drive, but I like the leisurely slow overnight crossing to St Malo and the later arrival there.


Personmatthew burns
23/8/2017 at 6:32pm
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Thanks Berriow , we do the St Malo every year to the vendee and agree there's no better way to go . With the Caen crossing it does get you into the port earlier. We were planning on driving to sarlat area in one go and towing a caravan.


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St malo-Sarlat possible in one drag from st Malo as its good roads most of the way.

We did SM to lacanau ocean 3 yrs ago roughly the same distance mostly the same roads and didn't get out of SM till 11am arrived site by 7:30 with 2 stops (puncture on van getting off ferry and nervous new tower)



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Personmikegalagher
24/8/2017 at 9:56am
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For our destinations at the western end, Pompey to St Malo has always worked well for us. Done it once in one go, thereafter an o/n half way down.

Coming back is a morning sailing, so didn't work so well. Caen works better as it's an evening return.

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PersonMike3003
24/8/2017 at 10:12am
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A lot depends on where you start you journey, I live near Plymouth so Roscoff is our arrival port.

Roscoff to Dordogne is well doable in a day after a nice overnight sailing.

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Personles + june
24/8/2017 at 10:04pm
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I would take the afternoon ferry from Portsmouth to Caen, overnight at either Bella Riva 5 minutes from ferry or des Cappucines 10 minutes from ferry. Then get an early start the next day.



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