Self-Catering Holidays in Atlantic Aquitaine, South West France - Villas, Cottages & Apartments

Make the ferry part of your holiday

The ferry plus car remains a popular option particularly now that the airlines seem to be charging for every extra ounce of luggage.

Taking a ferry to the north coast port of St Malo will leave you with a 7 hour approx drive to Bordeaux or 9 hours approx to Biarritz – no further than driving to Languedoc, Provence or the Côte d'Azur.

St Malo is the best of the northern ports to arrive; failing that, try Caen or le Havre.

Better still, you can take a ferry to Santander or Bilbao in Spain and have a much shorter drive (1.5 hrs Bilbao-Biarritz) along the coast and up into Aquitaine. Brittany Ferries have recently launched a new service from Portsmouth to Santander.