ferry to France without a vehicle

harry Bailey esq

can anyone tell me roughly,how much does a return ticket from Rosslare to France by ferry cost for a foot passenger?im not finding much on the web.also what's the crossing like?comfort, entertainment on board etc?thanks.

skibum

on the irish ferries web site you just select "foot" in the "Travel by" section, that gives you a fare.
Just did a quick check, going out on may 11, returning on may 24, foor fare is €128 return, that includes a reserved seat in the sleeping area, or cabins from €27 each way.

Irish ferries ferry is pretty comfortable, dont know about any of the others.

munchkin_utd

the one thing to note is that Cherbourg station is over a kilometer from the ferryport if thats where you are headed for.


The other operator to france Celticlink has a basic foot passenger rate of 110 return without a cabin.
For that price though you'd still be as handy to fly, unless you really have to goto britanny or have some other reason that flying to Paris/Tolouse etc isnt an option.

Also bear in mind that Ryanair and other airlines start direct flights to various parts of Britanny in the summer schedule (and connections via England for even more destinations)

harry Bailey esq

thanks lads.ill be straight up with yiz,for many years me an a few mates get the ferry to holyhead and back every Aug bank holiday(day trip) for the purposes of drinking.this year however we have decided to bring tents,and make a long weekend out of it,and instead of holyhead visit somewhere mysterious and exotic like Roscoff lol!we have no car.is this wise?also none of our group have any French.

orchidsrpretty

Do you have bicycles? it wouldn't be that much more to take one also would be handier than having to get a taxi, never gone to roscoff but cherbourg seems a ok little town with some attractions there like citi de la mere(sp). Boat can be fun too, they have shows etc at night.

You don't need to know French, you will be able to get by most will speak English

harry Bailey esq

bikes.never woulda thought of that,and from what i hear that part of France is pretty nice,and anecdotal evidence would suggest it has campsites in abundance,real campsites not like the ones here.defo an idea to think about.we were worrying about the sites accepting single sex groups, riding in on bikes would be the perfect ruse :-)

munchkin_utd

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

bikes.never woulda thought of that,and from what i hear that part of France is pretty nice,and anecdotal evidence would suggest it has campsites in abundance,real campsites not like the ones here.defo an idea to think about.we were worrying about the sites accepting single sex groups, riding in on bikes would be the perfect ruse :-)

i dont know the exact logistics of how easy it is to get around, but along the coast at cherbourg theres loads and loads of hostels and campsites and whatnot.
I had time to burn so came the backroads there at christmas on the way from Paris to cherbourg for the ferry.
And Its fierce interesting as theres loads of museums about the d day landings
And booze wise they have their own cider all over the place, a lot of it home made on the farm locally(with tastings that can be organised of course!!).

there seems to be a pretty good bus network though so maybe is a runner without a car?
http://normandy.angloinfo.com/information/3/busses.asp

harry Bailey esq

could be,cycling would be nice mind.first week of august too so weather shouldnt be too harsh.i think renting bikes is what we would have to consider,as i don't think even the great Stephen roche wouldn't fancy disembarking at Rosslare and cycling back to Dublin while half pissed lol

Satts

Roscoff is a lovely small fishing village.
I would have taxis or bike hire, well sussed out if coming here as the place is quite small and there may not be much choice if any. Nice smooth roads for cycling alright. Hire a car ?

harry Bailey esq

thanks for the reply satts,but a car ain't an option.would we have a language barrier?iv never been to France,I've been to Belgium though,and in the southern part,namur Charlerioi ect i found it pretty tricky with no French

Satts

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

thanks for the reply satts,but a car ain't an option.would we have a language barrier?iv never been to France,I've been to Belgium though,and in the southern part,namur Charlerioi ect i found it pretty tricky with no French

Never really had a big problem with language, everyone there understands the euro.

France maybe a bit tame for a bunch of lads on the piss. Most of the cities are more advanced than here, but the countryside can be quieter and more 'rural' than here.

harry Bailey esq

well it won't be for the nightlife,we'll be gettin pissed round the campfire at night an maybe see some sights(Vinyards etc lol)during the day.the campsites over there look brilliant too!we all late 20s early 30s so we should be cool with the locals.rural is good.the part of Dublin we from there are horses wandering round everywhere,that's about as close as we get to rural lol :-)

Satts

If you go to Brittany or Normandy it will be apple farms and cider rather than vineyards.
Very nice stuff indeed. :pac::pac:

roundymac

Campsites can be very family orientated, french all like to go to bed early and don't take kindly to late night revelers. Camp sites can be a bit outside of towns, there's a fine one in Le Havre, also in Roscoff but both are a couple of miles out.

P. Breathnach

roundymac wrote: »

Campsites can be very family orientated, french all like to go to bed early and don't take kindly to late night revelers...

Take note of that. A group of lads getting pissed in a French campsite is a no-no.

Louche Lad

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

thanks for the reply satts,but a car ain't an option.would we have a language barrier?iv never been to France,I've been to Belgium though,and in the southern part,namur Charlerioi ect i found it pretty tricky with no French

I've found that in small towns and villages almost no one speaks English.

harry Bailey esq

yeah @p breathnach we were worried about arrival as a same sex group,but i think a few places cater and allow fires and stuff too,and geared at people with no kids

Satts

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

yeah @p breathnach we were worried about arrival as a same sex group,but i think a few places cater and allow fires and stuff too,and geared at people with no kids

Just be careful it's not a same sex camp.

harry Bailey esq

heheheh

franc 91

I've had a look at the website of the Tourist Office in Roscoff - there's one campsite they have listed there that might interest you. It's called The Four Seasons - le Camping aux 4 Saisons and their website is in English.
http://www.camping-aux4saisons.com/index.php/en/campings/