December is a quiet month on French roads until the Xmas holidays start. There are just 4 problem days forecast by Bison Fute for the month, these are the 26th which is forecast as orange, 'difficile', and the 22nd, 23rd & 30th which are forecast as red 'trés difficile'. Any problems are mainly restricted to the Paris area & the Rhone-Alpes area.

No Traffic problems around the Channel ports are reported at present.

      Entry to France: please check with the French government website for travel restrictions as well as UK government rules regarding a future return to the UK. Also see our guide on the 'More Useful Info' page. The current ferry/ tunnel situation is as below:

Brittany Ferries have mainly returned to normal service:
Plymouth to Roscoff: Twice weekly sailings
Portsmouth to Le Havre: 4 Overnight sailings/ week

Portsmouth to Cherbourg: 3 sailings/ week
Portsmouth to Caen: Upto 3 daily sailings
Portsmouth to St Malo: Daily sailings

Poole to Cherbourg: Daily sailings
Plymouth to Santander: Twice Weekly sailings

Portsmouth to Santander: Twice Weekly sailings

Eurotunnel are operating a regular service, check-in at least 45 mins before travel.

Irish Ferries are sailing to schedule.
DFDS are sailing to normal schedules but have reduced passenger capacity.
P&O See P&O website for current information

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