Channel Islands

The Channel Islands are Crown Dependencies of the Windsor Royal Family of the United Kingdom, these independant states are organised according to an old Middle Age status of 'Bailiwick'. The Channel Islands are formed by the independant islands of Alderney, Sark, Guernsey and Jersey and located off the coast of France (Brittany and Normandy).

Guernsey and Jersey are the 2 biggest islands of the group and are serviced by daily ferries to France (St-Malo) and England (Poolesummer only, Weymouth and Portsmouth) as well as by air. Alderney and Sark are independant islands within the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Alderney is reachable by air from the other islands or from England and by passenger ferry during the summer only from France. Sark on the other hand is only accesible by passenger ferry from either Guernsey or Jersey and sometimes from France during the summer.

There is no car in Sark so there is absolutely no means to hitch this exclusively pedestrianised little island, the ferry is though pretty expensive so someone might be willing to try (if possible) to hitch a boat ride with a fisherman. Hitching the ferry wouldn't be a solution as they only carry foot passenger and makes their money out of it. Daily return from Guernsey is about 22 pounds.

Alderney is the northernmost and remote island of the group, it is only serviced by seasonnal foot passenger ferry services from France of by air. So hitching to/out of the island is an impossible task. The island is also pretty tiny so walking around it would be no problem whatsoever.

Jersey and Guernsey are more detailed on their respective pages.

Company servicing the Islands:

By Sea

MancheIles ferry from Normandy

England-Islands

Guernsey-Sark

France-Islands

By Air

BlueIslands

Aurigny

Many other Air companies does deserve the islands from England main cities.