How to get to La Manche

Getting to La Manche in Normandy

La Manche is a department located in the westernmost part of Normandy, adjacent to Calvados and Brittany. Stretching approximately 150 km in length and 50 km in width, it is an elongated department with Saint-Lô serving as its administrative centre.

From Mont Saint-Michel to the D-Day beaches (Utah Beach), via Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, this territory is surrounded by the sea.

How to get to La Manche

By road

La Manche is served by two motorways:

The A13 from Paris
The A84 connecting to the west of France

1 hour from Caen

3 hours from Paris

1 hour from Rennes

By train

Paris – Cherbourg line, from Saint-Lazare Station: TER - SNCF Normandie
Paris – Granville line, from Montparnasse sation: TER - SNCF Normandie
Paris – Rennes line, bus connection to Mont Saint-Michel and train connection to Granville: Keolis Emeraude

By boat

From the Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Sark, Alderney): the shipping line “Manche Iles Express” serves the ports of Granville, Carteret and Diélette: Manche Iles Express
From the United Kingdom (Portsmouth and Poole) to Cherbourg with the shipping line Brittany Ferries: Brittany Ferries
From Ireland (Dublin and Rosslare) to Cherbourg with the shipping lines: Irish Ferries - Brittany Ferries - Stena line