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Ferry to St Helier

Posted by Paul Jackson on 10/9/2026, 2:11 am

From looking at Jersey archives, in the 1840s, am I correct in assuming that from Plymouth to Jersey, the ferries left every Thursday evening arriving in St Helier the following day and then returning the same afternoon via Guernsey and Falmouth?

Re: Ferry to St Helier

Posted by Tim Treeby on 19/9/2026, 7:46 am, in reply to "Ferry to St Helier"

Simple answer Yes. Also stopped at Gurnsey

Looking at Newspaper articles.
Looks like left Plymouth at 5pm on a Thursday.
Left Jersey at 12 Noon and Gurnsey at 5pm Friday.

Price was dependent on whether you had a Cabin or not.

Chief Cab - £1 1s to Gurnsey
Chief Cab - £1 5s to Jersey

Sec Cab - £0 12s to Gurnsey
Sec Cab - £0 14s to Jersey

Sterrage - £0 7s to Gurnsey
Sterrage - £0 8s to Jersey

Would take Carriages, Horses and Dogs if pay extra.

Re: Ferry to St Helier

Posted by Paul Jackson on 19/9/2026, 12:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Ferry to St Helier"

Thankyou - this info is very helpful

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