How ferries work in France
France has no national ferry timetable. Each crossing is published by whoever runs it: a département, a city transport network or a private company.
On the Loire, the Seine and the Gironde several river ferries are run by the départements, such as Loire-Atlantique and Gironde. In ports, some shuttles are part of the city transport network, like the RTM boat in Marseille, and boats to the islands are often run by private companies. Each publishes its timetable, fares and notices in its own way; this site brings them together for each crossing, with a link to the source.
Fares follow no common rule. Some river ferries are free, others charge foot passengers, bicycles and vehicles separately, and some crossings price single and return tickets differently. Each page lists the fares as the operator publishes them.
Timetables change with the seasons, and some island boats run a reduced winter service. Where the next timetable is already published, the page switches to it on its first day; where it is not, the page says so. All times are French local time in 24-hour format.
Floods, tides, wind, fog and maintenance can stop a river ferry or a boat. The operator publishes these notices, and they appear here as a dated note when they were known at the time of checking.