Fuel consumption varies from one vessel to another depending on factors such as size, operating conditions and the constraints imposed by service level agreements (SLAs), etc., making it difficult to compare figures. We are available to provide further details regarding the data provided.

Please remember to book your crossing at least 48 hours in advance. During school holidays, particularly in the summer, we strongly recommend that you book at least one week before your departure to ensure you have a place on board our ships.

To renew your subscription, there are several options available to you:

• By telephone, by contacting one of our ferry terminals: Ouessant/Molène on 02 98 80 80 80 or Sein on 02 98 70 70 70.

• In person at the ferry terminals in: Brest, Le Conquet, Audierne, Ouessant, Molène, Sein and Camaret during the season.

To find out the cost of renewing your subscription and the terms and conditions, please feel free to check out all the information available on subscriptions:

Two pieces of hand luggage per person are permitted. These are kept by the passenger during the voyage (depending on the vessel). The baggage allowance is limited to 20 kg per adult passenger and 10 kg per child passenger.

Luggage other than hand luggage is placed in a container and travels in the hold (depending on the ship).

Your travel card (Fréquence 4, Unlimited or Business) is valid for one year from the date of your first journey. Subscriptions cannot be extended.

However, you can renew your travelcard if you have used up all your journeys or if your travelcard has expired. In this case, any remaining journeys on your travelcard will not be lost. To ensure these journeys are carried over, please renew your travelcard within 30 days of the expiry date.

You can renew your card via your personal account on pennarbed.fr or by contacting our customer service team on 02 98 80 80 80

Do your employees regularly travel to the islands on business? Take advantage of the unlimited Fréquence corporate card!

It is non-transferable, valid for one year, and can be used by several employees of the company on the same day, either at the same times or at different times.

When you top up your card annually, it remains valid for another year.

The package will be sold exclusively to businesses operating on the islands of Ouessant, Molène and Sein. A K-bis extract and bank details will be required at the time of purchase. Journeys made during a calendar month will be invoiced and debited from the company’s account the following month. If no journeys are made, no payment will be debited.

Travel tickets can only be collected at the station on the day of departure upon presentation of proof of employment (payslip, employment contract, or a signed and stamped certificate from the employer).

Prices

The corporate card costs €230, and a return ticket costs €11.

How do I buy my Fréquence pass and get my card?

Please visit one of our ferry terminals: Brest, Le Conquet, Molène, Ouessant, Audierne or Sein.
You can apply for a new travel card outside of ferry departure times and during the terminals’ opening hours.

Or, download, print and complete the form, then enclose:

• Please make your payment by cheque payable to Compagnie BreizhGo Penn Ar Bed
• A passport-sized photo for each card, with the first name(s) and surname(s) of the beneficiary(ies) written on the back
• A copy of the family record book proving parentage for the Family PASS

Please send your post to:
COMPAGNIE MARITIME BREIZHGO PENN AR BED
CARTES ABONNEMENT
1e Eperon – Port de Commerce
Quai Georges Lombard CS 82954 29229 BREST Cedex 2

The Unlimited Frequency Pass allows you to travel as often as you like, either on your own or with your family, to the island or islands of your choice, on all crossings, for one year.

The card is valid for one year from the date of your first journey, with no restrictions on use, and entitles you to travel at a discounted fare.

When you top up your card annually, it remains valid for another year.

Enjoy a discount of over 50% when you make at least 10 return journeys in a year.

Payment is required at the time of booking.

Prices

Adults: €50 for the card, then €10 for a return ticket

Ages 4–17: €40 for the card, then €5 for a return ticket

Family Pass: €140 per card, then €10 per return journey. *

Inter-island: €1.00 (return journey) for holders of Fréquences 4 and Illimité cards.

*One card per family member. The pass is valid for groups of at least 1 adult and 3 children, or 2 adults and 1, 2 or 3 children. A supplement of €15 will be charged for each additional child.

How do I buy my Fréquence pass and get my card?

Please visit one of our ferry terminals: Brest, Le Conquet, Molène, Ouessant, Audierne or Sein.
You can apply for a new travel card outside of ferry departure times and during the terminals’ opening hours.

Or, download, print and complete the form, then enclose:

• Please make your payment by cheque payable to Compagnie Penn Ar Bed
• A passport-sized photo for each card, with the first name(s) and surname(s) of the beneficiary(ies) written on the back
• A copy of the family record book proving parentage for the Family PASS

Please send your post to
COMPAGNIE MARITIME PENN AR BED
CARTES ABONNEMENT
1e Eperon – Port de Commerce
Quai Georges Lombard CS 82954 29229 BREST Cedex 2

The Fréquence 4 pass entitles you to four return journeys per year to the island or islands of your choice.

The card is issued in the holder’s name and is valid for one year from the date of the first use, with no restrictions on usage.

When you top up your card annually, it remains valid for another year.

Prices

Adult: €68

Ages 4–17: €42

Journeys between islands cost €1.

How do I buy my Fréquence pass and get my card?

Please visit one of our ferry terminals: Brest, Le Conquet, Molène, Ouessant, Audierne or Sein.
You can apply for a new travel card outside of ferry departure times and during the terminals’ opening hours.

Or, download, print and complete the form, then enclose:

• Please make your payment by cheque payable to Compagnie Penn Ar Bed
• A passport-sized photo for each card, with the first name(s) and surname(s) of the beneficiary(ies) written on the back
• A copy of the family record book proving parentage for the Family PASS

Please send your post to:

COMPAGNIE MARITIME PENN AR BED
TICKETS & SEASON TICKETS
1st Eperon – Port de Commerce
Quai Georges Lombard PO Box 82954 29229 BREST Cedex 2

Changes to bookings are free of charge up until the originally scheduled departure time, subject to availability.
Any changes made to a booking after the originally scheduled departure time are subject to a €1.00 (including VAT) change fee, except for passengers holding a ‘main island resident’ card.
The €1.00 change fee applies per journey modified.

All luggage must be weighed, including hand luggage. The check-in deadline for passengers with luggage is 30 minutes before the boat’s departure.

Two items of hand luggage per person are permitted. These are kept by the passenger during the voyage (depending on the vessel). The baggage allowance is limited to 20 kg per adult passenger and 10 kg per child passenger.

Luggage other than hand luggage is placed in a container and travels in the hold (depending on the vessel).

To get the best rate, we recommend booking during the ‘Low Season’, which runs from 1 January to 30 April and from 1 October to 31 December, Monday to Sunday, as well as Monday to Thursday in May and June.

Please check our price calendar in the ‘Prices’ section.

We offer a daily departure from Brest at 8.20 am, every day of the year. The ship stops at Le Conquet, which is the main port of departure for passengers, before continuing on to the islands of Molène and Ouessant.

If you’re travelling from afar, you can stay in one of the hotels near our pier the night before your departure.

• Ibis Budget Hotel – Brest
• Ibis Styles Hotel – Brest
• B&B Hotel – Brest

Ouessant / Molène / Sein: e-tickets

Let’s think about the planet! Do your bit for the environment, reduce waste and opt for e-tickets.
To cut down on paper printing and make your bookings easier, Compagnie Maritime BreizhGo Penn Ar Bed encourages its customers to use e-tickets.

Receive your e-tickets by email, print them out or download them to your smartphone and board straight away.

One e-ticket per passenger per journey, except for passengers with a season ticket or special fares.

BreizhGo Penn Ar Bed offers three ticket formats:

• An e-ticket format optimised for smartphone screens.
  No need to print the ticket. Add your e-tickets to your photo library and display them directly on your mobile phone screen to show to the ticket inspector when boarding.
• An e-ticket format designed for iPhones.
  If you use iOS, you can click on the ‘Add to Apple Wallet’ badges below and add your e-tickets to the Wallet™ app as a Pass.
• An A4 e-ticket template in PDF format
  Print your ticket at home before arriving at the ferry terminal.
  Please arrive at check-in at least 30 minutes before the ferry’s departure (45 minutes during busy periods).
  When boarding, simply present your e-ticket.

If you wish, it is also possible for a ticket, issued by Compagnie BreizhGo Penn Ar bed, to be handed to you at the ferry terminal when you make your booking.

To qualify for the group rate, you must have a group of at least 15 paying guests departing and returning at the same time.

→ We can provide a personalised quote.

The island tax rate is granted exclusively to any individual who can prove that they are resident on the islands of Ouessant, Molène and Sein as their main residence, or to new arrivals who can prove their residence on the island and undertake to establish their tax residence there. 

The application form for the island rate can be obtained from the town hall of the relevant island. All supporting documents and the necessary procedures are set out in this document. The Brittany Region, following consultation with the local council, will decide on the allocation of the card, and Compagnie Penn Ar Bed will be responsible for issuing them.

All our timetables are available in the Timetables section. Book online and check the number of remaining seats available for your chosen time slot in real time.

To request an invoice, please send us a message via the ‘Contact Us’ section, stating your booking reference number. We will send you a payment receipt within 8 days.

The Company has developed an SMS alert system designed to inform you of any changes to timetables. If you have booked a place on a crossing that is subject to a change, we will alert you within minutes of the decision being made by the ship’s captain, using the mobile phone number you provided at the time of booking.

These SMS alerts are also automatically posted and updated on our website.

In the event of poor weather conditions on the Audierne/Esquibien and Sein routes, services may operate from the port of Douarnenez. If the departure is from Douarnenez, please allow an extra hour for the journey.

Our rates are standard and apply to all departure ports and all three islands.

Need help?

Do you have any questions about your booking? About crossing times? About our boats serving Ouessant, Molène or Sein? Would you like to know about the different payment methods?

Below are the sections where you’ll find the most frequently asked questions:

Yes, you can book a place for your dog, and there is a charge for their passage: €6.00

(return crossing).

Small dogs that can be carried in a carrier travel free of charge.

Animals travel under the responsibility of their owner once a ticket has been purchased. Dogs are not permitted on seats and must be kept on a lead. Category 1 and 2 dogs must wear a muzzle; muzzles are available for purchase at ferry terminals for €4 if you do not have one. Cats and other small animals must travel in a carrier or basket.

Penn Ar Bed Shipping Company reserves the right to refuse boarding to any animal whose behaviour could pose a risk to passengers. Admission on board does not absolve the passenger in charge of the animal of liability in the event of aggression or damage of any kind caused by the animal.

Yes, you can amend or cancel a booking on the website up to 24 hours before the boat’s departure. There is no charge for amendments. If you wish to change your destination or port of departure, or if your amendment is made after the boat has departed, please contact our agents:

• Ouessant / Molène: 02 98 80 80 80
• Sein: 02 98 70 70 70
• Contact form

Any change to a booking made after the originally booked departure time is subject to a fixed change fee of €1.00 (including VAT), except for passengers holding the ‘main island resident’ card

In the event of cancellation by the customer prior to the scheduled crossing date: No refund is available; the boarding pass remains valid for one year from the original crossing date stated on the boarding pass, with no extension possible. Please contact us to make a new booking.

We accept holiday vouchers as a method of payment for bookings made at the ticket office, by telephone or through our partner tourist information offices. This is not available for online bookings on our website. We recommend that you call in advance to secure your seats and pay using holiday vouchers on the day of departure.

If you are visiting the islands for a day or for several days, it is not possible to transport your vehicle by boat.

Vehicle transport is available exclusively to people who live on the islands for all or part of the year. Therefore, in order to transport your vehicle, you must meet certain conditions:

• Ouessant: the vehicle must remain on the island for at least two consecutive months.
• Molène: vehicle transport is subject to prior approval from the Town Hall.

Only vehicles whose registration document shows an address on the island will be eligible for transport at the island rate. Optional insurance is offered when registering the vehicle. If this is not taken out, compensation payable in the event of damage will be subject to the liability limit.

Bicycles

Bicycle transport is available on certain vessels
for the islands of Ouessant and Molène and must be specified at the time of booking.
The Petrel and the Enez Sun 3 do not carry bicycles.

The cost of transporting a bicycle
is €8.50
one way (adult & child),
or €17 return.
The cost of transporting a folding bicycle
is free and is included within the 20kg allowance for luggage.
Their transport conditions are the same as for standard bicycles. Standard folding bikes and electric folding bikes travel alongside standard and electric bikes. Carrying them by hand in the passenger cabin or in luggage compartments is not permitted.

Electric bikes:
The cost of transporting an electric bike
is €23.50
one way,
or €47 return.
The price is determined based on the freight tariff and the value of the goods being transported.

Therefore, in the event of a problem, the cost to be covered for an electric bike, even without its batteries, is higher than that of a standard bike, which justifies the difference in price.

You cannot take your bike to the island of Sein; moreover, it is far more enjoyable to explore this island on foot.

Bicycle trailers:

Bicycle trailers are charged at the price of two standard bicycles, i.e. €34
return

For people with reduced mobility (PRM)?

Information and booking

To make your booking process easier, crossings unsuitable for passengers with reduced mobility are clearly identified on the online booking site as follows:

Check the relevant timetables here:

Île de Sein:

unsuitable crossings are mainly due to the tides

Île de Molène: unsuitable crossings mainly concern disembarkation on the island. Find out more

When booking your crossing, please inform us that you are a passenger with reduced mobility*

, submit your request for assistance or declare your needs at your departure station at least 48 hours in advance

so that we can organise your journey under the best possible conditions.

*Given the port infrastructure, boarding and disembarkation conditions must be assessed and approved by the ship’s captain.

We recommend travelling on the Fromveur 2

, which is equipped with a lift (on request)

and a call button to assist you with getting around on board during the crossing.
Departures are from Brest at 8.20 am or from Le Conquet at 9.45 am (8.10 am & 9.35 am in summer). Return journeys

are at 5.00 pm from Ouessant and 5.30 pm from Molène.

For safety reasons, you will board in a standard wheelchair, and ‘electric’ wheelchairs will be hoisted onto the ship (provided you can be transferred from your electric wheelchair). If this is not possible, please contact your departure terminal to discuss access arrangements.

On the day of your departure, to facilitate your boarding, we invite you to arrive before boarding operations begin.

During your crossing, enjoy reserved seating, a video and audio system broadcasting practical and tourist information throughout your journey*, and the expertise of our crews, trained by the APF to assist passengers with reduced mobility.

What about pregnant women?

From the sixth month of pregnancy onwards, pregnant women must carry a medical certificate authorising them to travel. The medical certificate must be presented upon request by the shipping company’s staff.

Penn Ar Bed may refuse to allow pregnant women who have experienced medical complications to board. The ship’s captain has full authority to refuse boarding if he deems the situation to pose a risk to the pregnant woman (weather conditions, etc.).

Minors?

Minors must travel under the supervision and responsibility of their parents or a responsible adult. Penn Ar Bed may refuse to carry unaccompanied children who, on the date of travel, are under 12 years of age. Penn Ar Bed cannot be held liable for any loss, direct or indirect damage of any kind, or costs resulting from the refusal to allow a child under 12 travelling alone to board.

To board the train, all passengers, including children and those travelling free of charge, must be in possession of a valid paper or digital ticket (e-ticket, e-ticket on a smartphone).

In the event of an on-board ticket inspection, any passenger holding a reduced-fare ticket must be able to present their personal proof of eligibility (card, proof of eligibility for a discount). If no valid proof is provided, the passenger will be required to pay the full fare.

You must arrive at the embarkation point at least 45 minutes before the boat departs. During school holidays, please allow at least 1 hour before departure (especially if you are departing from Le Conquet).

The E-transactions online payment solution is secured by VeriSign Secured’s standardised encryption system: the “SSL protocol”.

No one has access to the buyer’s bank details, either electronically or in printed form.

All merchants using the E-transactions solution to manage and secure their transactions are identified via a distance selling payment contract, which protects the buyer.

 

If you decide to cancel before the scheduled date of travel:

• The boarding pass remains valid for 1 year from the original travel date stated on the boarding pass, with no possibility of extension.
• No refund is available.

The Company is forced to cancel or delay its departure by more than 90 minutes 

In this case, three options are available:

• 100% refund.
• The ticket remains valid for 1 year from the original travel date stated on the boarding pass, with no possibility of extension.
• Re-routing by the Company to the final destination where possible.

In the event of a delay on arrival:

• Passengers who have experienced a delay on arrival may be entitled to compensation in accordance with the provisions of European Regulation No 1177/2010.
• The Company will not issue any refund if the delay on arrival is due to adverse weather conditions or extraordinary circumstances that prevented the transport service from being provided.

Changes to bookings are free of charge up until the originally scheduled departure time, subject to availability.

Any changes made to a booking after the originally scheduled departure time are subject to a €1.00 (including VAT) change fee, except for passengers holding the ‘main island resident’ card

The €1 change fee applies per journey changed.

The deadline for collecting your ticket is 20 minutes before the boat’s departure, or 30 minutes for passengers with luggage to check in.

After this time, we reserve the right to resell the seats.

In the event of late arrival, boarding can no longer be guaranteed.

The crossing times shown in all our communications and on our website are provided for information purposes only. They do not take into account boarding and disembarking times, or any changes due to weather or tide conditions. These additional times are added to the journey times.

The crossing times are as follows:

45 minutes between Le Conquet and Molène; 1 hour 30 minutes between Le Conquet and Ouessant; 1 hour 45 minutes between Brest and Molène; 2 hours 30 minutes between Brest and Ouessant; 1 hour between Camaret and Ouessant; 1 hour 10 minutes between Audierne/Esquibien and Sein; 1 hour 30 minutes between Brest and Sein; 1 hour between Camaret and Sein.

The vessel operating the Ouessant/Molène route is the Fromveur II, which can carry 365 passengers.

The vessel operating the Audierne/Esquibien and Sein route is the Enez Sun, which can carry 250 passengers.

Trips from Camaret to Ouessant, Molène and Sein are operated by the Petrel during the season

Refund requests must be made within 15 days of the crossing date shown on the ticket. Please complete the refund request form and send it by post to the company’s head office:

Penn Ar Bed Shipping Company
Port de Commerce – 1er Eperon
CS 92854
29229 BREST CEDEX 2

or by email to [email protected]

For any bookings made at the station or by telephone, please attach your bank details.

Find all the information you need about parking at the various ports of embarkation below…

Are you travelling to:

• Ouessant
• Molène
• Sein

For online bookings, the following payment methods are accepted:

VISA, Mastercard, E.Bleue.

For bookings made at the ferry terminal or through our 37 partner tourist offices, we accept payments by cheque, holiday vouchers and cash.

You can find all our rates in the Rates section.

Our rates vary depending on the season: from 1 October to 30 June (excluding weekends in May and June), we offer an off-season rate that is 20% cheaper than the high-season rate applicable from 1 July to 30 September, and on weekends in May and June (Friday, Saturday and Sunday).

Check our rates based on your status:

• Individual
• Group
• Island resident

Our online payment system is 100% secure.

Penn Ar Bed uses Crédit Agricole’s online payment solution.

No, the company does not offer discounts of this kind.

However, there is a special fare for young people aged 18 to 25: €27 all year round. This is valid upon presentation of a valid ID on the day of departure.

Furthermore, travelling in the off-season is cheaper (from 1 October to 30 June), excluding weekends in May and June.

The Company also offers promotions

throughout the year where you can enjoy a 20% discount on the price of your return tickets. Keep an eye on our news!

NEW BreizhGo Solidarity Fare

Since 3 January 2023, reduced fares have been available upon presentation of the BreizhGo Solidarity Card, which is already in use on the BreizhGo coach and TER train network. This card, available subject to eligibility criteria, provides access to discounts across the entire regional transport network for one year (two years for AAH recipients).

We invite you to visit https://www.breizhgo.bzh/solidaire to check your eligibility and, depending on your circumstances, to apply for a card. The processing time is two weeks on average.

If you already hold the BreizhGo Solidaire card, you do not need to take any further action. You will benefit from the BreizhGo Solidaire fare on your ferry crossing upon presentation of the card until its expiry date. (See ticket purchase conditions at https://www.breizhgo.bzh/solidaire).

Bookings for this fare can be made online, by telephone and at the ticket office at the ferry terminals.

The fare will be granted subject to presentation of a valid BreizhGo Solidarity card on the day of the crossing, when collecting tickets.

Good to know:

Carers accompanying people with reduced mobility are also entitled to travel at the BreizhGo Solidarity fare, provided that the people with reduced mobility they are accompanying hold a valid ticket and the Mobility Inclusion Card (or the previous valid cards: priority, disability, parking). This offer applies to one carer per person with reduced mobility.

For any partnership enquiries, please send us a message via the ‘Get in touch’ section or call us directly on 02 98 80 81 61.