France Ferries - Le Havre Ferry Port Information

Ferry companies and destinations from Le Havre:

• LD Lines : Le Havre <> Newhaven
• LD Lines : Le Havre <> Portsmouth
• LD Lines : Le Havre <> Rosslare

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Le Havre Ferry Port Information

There are 2 ferry terminals in Le Havre: the Terminal de Grande Bretagne (British terminal) is close to the rail and bus stations in the Bassin de la Citadelle and operates LD Lines sailings.

Short Description of Le Havre:

Largest city in Normandy with 193 000 inhabitants

Le Havre de Grâce was established in 1517 by King Francis I of France after the silting-up of the ports of the Seine estuary, Honfleur and Harfleur. A war port during the 17th century, successful trading with the Isles during the 18th century and emigration to America during the 19th century; all this contributed to a high demography and a fast development of the city of Le Havre. The industrialisation beginning in the 1920?s gives the first place to the city in Normandy thanks to its worldwide coffee and cotton market..

In September 1944, 80% of the city centre was destroyed and the port was completely devastated.

It took twenty years for Le Havre to find a new lease on life. The lower part of the town is now the largest post-war unitary reconstruction site, with a surface area of 150 hectares. The unusual architecture made of concrete, created by Auguste Perret, offering antique columns and screen walls of oriental inspiration, opens Le Havre up to the sea. The light of the Le Havre sky is highly prized by impressionists and gives an impression of wide spaces to the viewer.

LE HAVRE and the World Heritage List
In July 2005, UNESCO added the city centre, rebuilt by Auguste Perret, to its World Heritage List. Perret was a major 20th century architect and a "poet in concrete" who was both traditionalist and innovative in his approach. He successfully rose to the challenge before him, seeking inspiration in architectural tradition and drawing on his own strong desire for modernisation to reinvent a unique, open city centre that is harmonious and resolutely innovative across an area of 133 hectares.

Le Havre city centre is the first 20th century urban settlement in Europe to be added to the World Heritage List.

1st French port for external trade & containers traffic, 5th European port
Le Havre enjoys a privileged geographical and nautical situation. Gateway between the Northern Seas and the Atlantic Ocean, with a slack of about three hours, the port of Le Havre is accessible 24 hours a day. The oil port of Antifer, 30 kilometres North of Le Havre, welcomes the oil tankers with a tonnage of over 250.000 tons.

Le Havre Ferry Port by Car
Le Havre is linked to the rest of the country by the Normandy Bridge.

Le Havre Ferry Port Services:

Parking
There are short and long term parking facilities as well as conveniently located spaces for disabled drivers

Directions to Le Havre Ferry Port:

Le Havre is about 200km from Paris on the A131 and has good motorway connections to the rest of France.

By Rail
Le Havre Gare SNCF is 1 mile west of the Hotel de Ville, on cours de la Republique, right alongside the Gare Routiere across boulevard de Strasbourg. Shuttle buses from the Gare SNCF run to the ferry terminal.

By Coach/Bus
The town centre is a 10-minute journey from the ferry port. Buses marked "Centre Ville" meet the ferries to take you into town.