Transport in Guernsey

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Guernsey is the second largest of the Channel Islands. It is part of the Common Travel Area, allowing passport-free travel to and from the United Kingdom.

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[edit] Air

Guernsey Airport is located 3 miles south-west of St Peter Port, the island’s capital. Airlines operating scheduled services to and from Guernsey are Aurigny Air Services (owned by the States of Guernsey), Blue Islands and FlyBe.

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[edit] Buses

Bus services are operated by Island Coachways on behalf of the Environment Department of the States of Guernsey (the island’s government).

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[edit] Railways

See also: Alderney Railway

There are currently no railway services on Guernsey. The Guernsey Railway closed in 1934.

[edit] Roads

Traffic in Guernsey drives on the left. Roads are generally narrow, with speed limits of 25 miles per hour in urban areas and 35 miles per hour elsewhere. Motor tax will be abolished in Guernsey from 1st January 2008. [1] There are six taxi ranks in St Peter Port. [2] Vehicle registration plates in Guernsey normally carry five numerals only; the international identification sticker/plate is "GBG".

[edit] Sea

Condor Ferries operate services to Poole, Portsmouth and Weymouth in England, Cherbourg and St Malo in France, and to Jersey. Condor Ferries became the main operator to the UK following the closure of British Channel Island Ferries in 1994. Previously Sealink (and its railway ferries predecessors) had been the main operator for many decades.

HD Ferries operate ferries to Jersey, St Malo and Cherbourg.

The French company Manche Îles Express operates a summer passenger-only ferry service between Guernsey and three small ports in Normandy, France: Barneville-Carteret, Diélette and Granville. Not every port is served daily.

The Isle of Sark Shipping Company operates small ferries to Sark. The service takes 45 minutes for the 9-mile crossing.

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