Precisely - would love to drive for around 45' to Newhaven, 2 hours via fast catamaran to Dieppe. Would save around 2 hrs on our overall journey time to the Vendee. But have just looked at the timetable and there is a choice of arriving early afternoon or in the small hours of the morning...
Did exactly the same journey as you a couple of Saturdays ago - diversion out of Rouen took us round two side of a triangle to get back on to our normal route. Not anywhere as bad a delay as you, we had a queue of around half an hour at the peage to pay a toll of under a Euro for the distance...