SNCF CONNECT
Read moreSNCF Connect, the website and application that allow you to organize your travel. Remember to book your train tickets as early as possible to get them at the best price. So, in addition to buying tickets, you can buy discount cards that are worth the trip: for example, the €49 Avantage card (Youth, Adult and Senior card) gives you a 30% discount on your trips, as well as an additional discount for accompanying children. It pays for itself as early as the next trip after the first round trip.
GARE SNCF DE GRANVILLE
Read moreIt is a pretty station, typical of the late 19th century... From here, direct connections to Paris leave and arrive via Vire, Flers or Dreux for example. Special feature: from the capital, you take the train at the small station of Vaugirard, itself located in the extension of the Montparnasse station. The other Normandy lines from Paris leave from the Saint-Lazare station. For some years now, the Caen-Rennes line has also been passing through here, and Granville is also connected to the two regional capitals.
CHERBOURG-MANCHE AIRPORT
Read moreIt's an attractive airport with well-maintained facilities. As well as offering a wide range of leisure aviation services (the flying club is particularly dynamic), the airport also offers numerous tourist flights to Tenerife, Crete, the Canaries, Croatia... A restaurant, called "Le Tarmac", is located here. Access from Cherbourg is easy: allow around 15 minutes, or a little more when traffic is heavy.
BRITTANY FERRIES
Read moreFrom Cherbourg, the company offers many departures to the English coast, via several fast ships in the summer (making the crossing in less than 3 hours) or via huge ferries, the most recent of which is called Galicia. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people, individuals or professionals, use the company's boats from the capital of Cotentin: traffic, after a complicated period due to Brexit and especially the health crisis, is gradually picking up.
GARE MARITIME DE CHERBOURG / TERMINAL FERRY
Read moreThis vast building is the nerve centre of a busy cross-Channel port. On site, you'll find a wide range of services, including stores, restaurants, a cash dispenser, a waiting room with disabled access, and a tourist information office. The hall is alive with departures and arrivals to and from the UK, Channel Islands and Ireland. For some years now, Cherbourg has been France's leading port for trade with Ireland.
ARCHESYS
Read moreHere's a cyber in the image of Cherbourg-Octeville: a veritable Ali Baba's cave dedicated entirely to computer enthusiasts and online gamers, as well as to the uninitiated in search of advice, equipment and troubleshooting, and to day-trippers and vacationers who are always connected. It's open late at night, until 10pm on weekdays, midnight on Saturdays. Don't hesitate to talk to the owners, who will not only advise you but also tell you all about the region, rain and shine, and point you in the right direction for your walks and discoveries...
SALAÜN HOLIDAYS
Read moreSalaün Holidays is a travel agency located in Granville. They offer a variety of trips, such as tours, stays, cruises and coach trips. For the festive season, they offer trips to Christmas markets in France and Europe, as well as New Year's Eve celebrations in France, Europe and even around the world. They also highlight carnivals and festive towns, where illuminations create a magical atmosphere. Salaün Holidays also offers a transfer service to take you to your departure airport or to the coach for your trip.
LES VACANCES D'ANITA
Read moreTailor-made holidays, and a change from the traditional, well-known agencies, which are certainly efficient but can't offer the luxury of detail that we do here. Right in the heart of Cherbourg, Les Vacances d'Anita allows you to take the time to make an appointment and to design a holiday that will be tailored to your requirements. Most of our departures are from Cherbourg-Manche airport, so you don't have to worry about passing through the gigantic hubs of Paris: practical!