Live service status
Crossing the Rhône in the Camargue
Live service status and announced disruptions for the Sauvage and Barcarin ferries.
Barcarin ferry
Sauvage ferry
Reading the service status…
Colour code
- Normal service
- No disruption announced or scheduled in the next 48 hours
- Disruption announced
- Normal service, disruption announced or scheduled in the next 48 hours
- Disruption imminent
- Normal service, disruption in less than 12 hours
- Disrupted or suspended
- Service disrupted or suspended right now
Crossings 365 days a year*
For almost 200 years, the ferry service has given access to the Camargue across the Rhône. The ferries in service today save travellers precious time:
From Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône to Salin-de-Giraud
- By road 1 hour
- By ferry 10 minutes
* except when the service is suspended in special circumstances: weather, river levels, shipping in the channel, maintenance…
The ferries
The Sauvage ferry
At Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, it crosses the Petit-Rhône. Free and open 365 days a year.
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The Barcarin ferries
Between Salin-de-Giraud and Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, the Barcarin IV and Barcarin V run 365 days a year from 4:20 am to 2:00 am.
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A little history
The Rhône blocked all access to the east of the Bouches-du-Rhône until the ferry service was created.
Discover its history