Condor Ferries is still the name on the ships sailing Portsmouth to Guernsey, but it is no longer an independent company and it no longer runs Jersey. Brittany Ferries took majority ownership in 2024, and Jersey’s sea link went to DFDS in 2025. If you are trying to work out who you are actually booking with, this page is the short version.
What happened to Condor
For decades Condor was the Channel Islands operator, running the sea links for both Jersey and Guernsey from a handful of south coast ports. Two things changed that in quick succession.
First, Brittany Ferries became the majority shareholder in 2024 and took over management of the Guernsey fleet. Second, Jersey tendered its sea link separately and awarded it to DFDS, who began sailing on 28 March 2025. The old single operator arrangement covering both islands is gone.
The Condor name has survived the takeover. The ships are still called Condor Islander and Commodore Clipper, the Condor website still sells the crossings, and the Channel Islands operation is increasingly presented as Brittany Ferries Channel Islands. Expect to see both names on the same booking.
What this means for Portsmouth
One route from Portsmouth under the Condor name: Portsmouth to Guernsey, worked by Condor Islander up to six days a week, and daily from 1 November 2026.
Jersey is no longer part of this picture. There is a direct Portsmouth to Jersey ferry, but it is DFDS, booked separately, on a different ship. You no longer need to route through Guernsey to reach Jersey, which was the standing advice until 2025 and is still repeated on a lot of websites.
Condor also runs routes that do not touch Portsmouth at all, including Poole to Guernsey and the inter island sailings. Those are outside the scope of this site.
From 1 November 2026 the Islander moves to a triangular Portsmouth, Guernsey, Cherbourg schedule as part of a wider reshuffle of the Channel network. See our rundown of the 2026 changes.
How this differs from the Brittany Ferries France routes
Same parent company now, but a noticeably different trip. Shorter crossings, a small island at the other end, and a different crowd on board compared with the long France and Spain sailings. If you are weighing a Channel Islands trip against a France one, they are different kinds of holiday rather than different distances to the same sort of place.
They also book separately. Common ownership has not merged the booking systems, so a Guernsey crossing and a Caen crossing are two transactions even though one company ultimately operates both.
See all Brittany Ferries routes from Portsmouth on the Portsmouth ferries overview, the Channel Islands guide for both islands, or check Condor directly for current times and prices.
Ownership and route information checked in September 2026. If something here has gone out of date, tell us on the contact page.