With your vehicle, fares start from £176 one way. If you travel on foot, fares start from £54 one way.
Sailing with DFDS
DFDS offers frequent weekly sailings from Portsmouth, and you can travel with or without your vehicle.
On board, you can relax in modern seating areas and enjoy sea views. There are also excellent on-board facilities and duty free shopping to help pass the time on your crossing.
When you arrive in Jersey
Elizabeth Castle at dusk off St HelierPhoto: Travis Leery / Unsplash
Lamps and railings along St Helier Marina at sunsetPhoto: Travis Leery / Unsplash
A ferry arriving in St Helier harbour at sunsetPhoto: Travis Leery / Unsplash
Weather in Jersey
Warmest month: August, average high 18°C.
Wettest month: December, about 138 mm of rain.
Sea at its warmest in August, about 19°C.
Daylight: about 8h 14m in mid-December, 16h 12m in mid-June.
Temperature
Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
Rain
Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)
Temperature
Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
Rain
Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)
Show the numbers
Monthly averages for Jersey
Month
High °C
Low °C
Rain mm
Sea °C
Daylight
January
9.0
6.9
110.4
9.4
8h 38m
February
8.5
6.4
81.5
9.1
10h 07m
March
9.4
7.4
69.1
9.2
11h 48m
April
10.9
8.9
57.0
11.0
13h 40m
May
13.3
11.2
52.9
14.1
15h 16m
June
15.6
13.8
50.3
16.9
16h 12m
July
17.5
15.8
47.6
18.0
15h 51m
August
18.3
16.5
63.2
19.0
14h 28m
September
17.4
15.5
76.7
18.9
12h 41m
October
15.2
13.3
122.4
16.7
10h 53m
November
12.3
10.3
131.5
13.7
9h 11m
December
10.1
7.8
137.7
11.2
8h 14m
1991–2020 averages, ERA5 via Open-Meteo, read at the grid point nearest the port (12 km away). Sea surface: 2023–2024 averages from the Open-Meteo Marine Weather API, which has no sea temperatures before late 2022. Daylight is sunrise to sunset on the 15th of each month at the port's latitude (49.18°N), calculated by Ferryu.
Questions answered
How long is the ferry from Portsmouth to Jersey?
About 9 hours, depending on the sailing.
“On average, we aim for a journey of approximately 9 hours.” (DFDS, dfds.com)
How often does the Portsmouth to Jersey ferry sail?
Weekly.
Frequent weekly sailings from Portsmouth. (DFDS, dfds.com)
Can I take my car?
Yes.
Travel with or without your vehicle. (DFDS, dfds.com)
What's on board?
Modern seating areas, sea views, excellent on-board facilities and duty free shopping. (DFDS, dfds.com)
Photo: Abishanth Ahilan / Unsplash
