Why are there no ferries from the UK to mid or southern france?

Question

There are ferries to Spain, why not to La Rochelle or Biarritz?

Answer 1

Interesting.  Is it true you can't put your car on a train to SW France any more?  Would it mean developing the ports of La Rochelle and Biarritz with the concomitant megashopping centre, M&S, Tesco etc?  In that case, certainly not.  I always think Cité Europe is like the fruiting body on a tentacle of some ghastly superweed that has extended itself down the Channel Tunnel.

Answer 2

To mid France I would hazard a guess is land locked. Of course, you can get a ferry to Santander and motor on

Answer 3

uh, hello?  UK is close to northern france.  Southern france is on the meditteranaeean  Middle france isn't near the water.  how you you think you'll take a ferry to there?

perhaps a sky ferry?  A floating air ferry?  maybe a rocketship ferry?  Or a teleppathic zappo transport ferry?  gl

Answer 4

Most likely it is due to a lack of demand. Bilbao is popular as it removes traveling through France, which is useful for the lorry drivers and some of those who are traveling to Spain or Portugal.

Sailing around the Iberian peninsula would be tough to justify financially as  it is the long way round

Answer 5

Do you have some kind of learning difficulty?

Answer 6

Easy,

It's because not enought people need to go from england to Biaritz or spain for exemple, so not a good rentability..

Most prople want to go from englant to france to shop cheap stuff and north of france it's enought.

Also with a plane it's 10 time cheaper and faster to go from england to spain or south france then with a ferry.

Answer 7

*Looks up and rolls eyes*

I'm sorry for not knowing the answer but just have to respond to the flamers.

By using the word "FERRIES", does that not suggest a sea port of some kind.

And just a quick look on a map will show that La Rochelle is mid way down the French coast while Biarritz is indeed in southern France.

But by all means jump in and make complete twats of yerselves

Answer 8

mid france???? ferries cannot travel on land, and as for them to travel around most of europe is a bit daft. It is quicker to get a ferry to callis and drive to the south of france before a ferry can reach portugal.

Answer 9

Hmm what a stupid question...

Mabye because it would take too long OR The UK IS closer to the north Francee

Jeessus!!

Answer 10

Their are no ferries to Spain.

They are ships, you can't get a ferry to far distance places.

Answer 11

   Plans, trains, cars, toll motorways, isn't that enough ????? - stop the invasion - stay in your country - or respect our speed and alcohol limits !!!!!!

Answer 12

I'm assuming you mean the West coast of France?  You might want to check an atlas before posting geographical questions.

Because train travel from either Paris, the northern channel ports, and the Chunnel is so easy, there is no requirement for new ferry routes.

RyanAir flies into La Rochelle, so there's no need for a ferry link there.  And Biarritz is easily accesible from either the Bilbao ferry or TGV from Paris.

Answer 13

Lots of ways to get to anywhere in France, but like any commercial venture no profit means no service in other words if it doesn't pay then they won't do it.

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