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Boats in Normandy: Seine river ferries and the Chausey islands

Small river ferries across the Seine in Seine-Maritime, and a sea crossing from Granville, in the Manche, to the Chausey archipelago.

Downstream of Rouen, a handful of river ferries, known locally as bacs, carry traffic from one bank of the Seine to the other. The Seine-Maritime département runs them, publishes a timetable booklet for each edition and posts the live status of every crossing on its Inforoute 76 site. Walkers, cyclists and drivers board without a ticket.

Off the Manche coast, the Chausey islands are reached from the ferry terminal in Granville with Vedettes Jolie France. How many boats run depends heavily on the season, and a sailing can be cancelled if too few passengers book, so the page lists only the dates the company has published.

Normandy crossings covered so far

Dieppedalle – Grand-Quevilly ferry: Rouen's nearest Seine crossing, Monday to SaturdayRiver ferryMonday to Saturday
Granville to the Chausey Islands by boat: winter sailing dates set by the tideIsland boatabout 1 hour
Sahurs – La Bouille ferry: a free Seine crossing that runs every day but 1 MayRiver ferryFree (Normandy tourist board)