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Travel to Sark Herm

Flying to Sark & Herm

There are no flights to Sark. It is necessary to fly to Jersey or Guernsey and take a boat connection to Sark. It takes 40 minutes by fast ferry from Guernsey, and 50 minutes using Manche Iles Express from Jersey (summer only). There are no flights to Herm, but there are connections by sea from Guernsey using the Trident ferry.

Driving to Sark & Herm

No cars are allowed on either island.

Getting to Sark & Herm by boat

All visitors arriving from the UK must transfer at Guernsey. Sailings from the UK are with Condor Ferries (tel: 0870 243 5140; www.condorferries.co.uk) departing from Poole, Portsmouth or Weymouth. Condor Ferries also operates sailings from France to Guernsey departing from Saint Malo. The Isle of Sark Shipping Company (tel: (01481) 724 059; www.sarkshippingcompany.com) runs services between Guernsey and Sark (journey time - 45 to 50 minutes). Manches Iles Express runs a service from Jersey to Sark (www.manche-iles-express.com).
Note:There is a landing tax for all visitors to Sark.

Ferry operators:

There is a ferry service daily between Guernsey and Herm (journey time: 20 minutes). Ferries leave from Guernsey to Herm and faster catamarans can be chartered. Carriers include: Herm Travel Trident (tel: (01481) 721 379) and Island RIB Voyages (tel: (01481 713031; www.islandribvoyages.com).

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