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Arrival and information
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Several cross-Channel ferry companies still sail into Cherbourg's
gare maritime
, just east of the town centre (tel 02.33.44.20.13). Services from
Portsmouth
, including the new Superstar Express, which takes a mere 2hr 45min for the crossing, are operated by P&O (5-6 daily; tel 08.03.01.30.13,
www.poef.com
), and those from
Poole
by Brittany Ferries (1-2 daily; 4hr 15min; tel 08.03.82.88.28,
www.brittany-ferries.com
) - Cherbourg is twinned with Poole, hence the British red telephone kiosk on quai de Caligny. Irish Ferries also sail to Cherbourg, from
Rosslare
(2-4 weekly; tel 02.33.23.44.44).
Cherbourg's
tourist office
is at 2 quai Alexandre III (June-Aug Mon-Sat 9am-6.30pm; rest of year Mon 1.30-6pm, Tues-Fri 9am-noon & 1.30-6pm, Sat 9am-noon; tel 02.33.93.52.02,
www.cherbourg-channel.tm.fr
). The
gare SNCF
, on avenue FranA§ois-Miller/place Jean-JaurA?s, is served by regular trains to Paris, Bayeux and Caen. Buses to Coutances (tel 02.33.98.13.38) and St-LA?, Valognes and Barfleur (tel 02.33.44.32.22) run from the
gare routiA?re
opposite. Other useful information
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