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UK Ferry Travel and Ferry Crossings

Ferry Travel is a great alternative to flying, especially for families or groups where there can be substantive savings. Check in can be just 30 minutes or less before departure and once boarded you have the run of the ship, on most routes there are shops, restaurants and bars and for the longer routes onboard entertainment and cabins are available.

Tips: If you're looking for the cheapest fares, check prices for sailings in the early hours of the morning, which is when most people don't want to travel! As with all transport, there are peak times when prices are at their most expensive and being flexible about dates can also help.

Dover is the closest point in Britain to Europe and crossings from Dover are often the cheapest way to cross the channel. The Ferry takes about an hour to cross the Channel.

Ferries from Southeast and Eastern England to France, Belgium, Holland and Denmark

Dover Ferry Port - Kent

Dover is the closest point in Britain to the European mainland and is the busiest of Britain's Ferry Ports. Crossings from Dover typically take about an hour although the catamaran services are somewhat quicker. Road links to and from all these ports are excellent.

LD Lines Dover to Boulogne, France
Norfolk Line Dover to Dunkirk, France (Dunkerque)
P&O Ferries Dover to Calais, France
Sea France Ferries Sea France Ferries - Dover to Calais, France

Ramsgate Ferry Port - Kent

The Ramsgate to Ostende ferry route is the most popular for those heading into the Netherlands, Belgium or beyond. The crossing time is typically around 4 hours.

LD Lines Ramsgate to Ostend, Belgium
Transeuropa Ferries Ramsgate to Ostend, Belgium
Euroferries Euroferries - Ramsgate to Boulogne, France

Harwich Ferry Port - Essex

Located on the estuary of the Rivers Stour and Orwell Harwich is an historical costal town and port that serves ferries sailing to Denmark and Holland. Crossing times are approximately eighteen hours and six and a half hours respectively.

DFDS Seaways Harwich to Esbjerg, Denmark
Stena Line Harwich to Hook of Holland

Kingston upon Hull Ferry Port - East Yorkshire

Kingston upon Hull is on the northern bank of the Humber Estuary in East Yorkshire. Crossing times are around ten hours and thirteen hours respectively.

P&O Ferries Hull to Rotterdam, Holland
P&O Ferries Hull to Zeebrugge, Belgium

Newcastle Ferry Port - Tyne and Wear

DFDS Seaways Newcastle to Ijmuiden, near Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Crossing takes between thirteen and fourteen hours.


Ferries from North Western and Western England to the Isle of Man, Northern Ireland and Ireland

Heysham Ferry Port - Lancashire

Year round Ferries run from Heysham to Douglas on the Isle of Man, and to Belfast in the summer months.

Isle of Man Steam Packet Heysham to Douglas, Isle of Man
Crossing times are around three and a half hours.

Fleetwood Ferry Port - Lancashire

Stena Line Fleetwood to Larne near Belfast, Northern Ireland
Crossing times are around eight hours.

Liverpool Ferry Port - Merseyside

Ferries sail from both sides of the River Mersey. Bootle and the Centre of Liverpool are found on the north side of the River Mersey and Birkenhead is on the South Bank.

P&O Ferries Liverpool to Dublin
Norfolkline Liverpool (Birkenhead) to Belfast, Northern Ireland
Norfolkline Liverpool (Birkenhead) to Dublin, Ireland
Isle of Man Steam Packet Liverpool to Douglas, Isle of Man


South West England to Wales, France, Brittany, Northern Spain, Isle of Wight, Isles of Scilly and the Channel Isles

Ilfracombe Ferry Port - North Devon

Ilfracombe in north Devon is linked by a fast catamaran ferry services for foot passengers only to Swansea in south Wales.

Severn Link Ferries Ilfracombe to Swansea, Wales

Penzance - Cornwall

There are seasonal ferries from Penzance to the Isles of Scilly.

Isles of Scilly Travel Penzance to the Isles of Scilly

Plymouth Ferry Port - South Devon

Brittany Ferries Plymouth to Roscoff, Brittany, France
Brittany Ferries Plymouth to Santander, Northern Spain

Weymouth Ferry Port - Dorset

Condor Ferries Weymouth to the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey
Condor Ferries Weymouth to Saint Malo, Brittany France (Via Guernsey or Jersey)

Poole Ferry Port - Dorset

Year round services run from Poole to Cherbourg and in the summer months there are services to St Malo, Guernsey and Jersey

Brittany Ferries Poole to Cherbourg, France
Condor Ferries Poole to Saint Malo, Brittany France (Via Guernsey or Jersey)

Lymington Ferry Port - Hampshire

Wight Link Ferries Lymington to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight

Southampton Ferry Port - Hampshire

Red Funnel Ferries Southampton to Cowes, Isle of Wight

Portsmouth Ferry Port - Hampshire

Portsmouth is the busiest port serving Western Channel routes to France, the Channel Islands and Spain. There are excellent transport links to and from Portsmouth: the M275 starts almost from the port exit and leads to the M27/A27 and the M3 and A3.

P&O Ferries Portsmouth to Bilbao, Northern Spain (Closing September 2010)
Brittany Ferries Portsmouth to Caen, France
Brittany Ferries Portsmouth to Cherbourg, France
Condor Ferries Portsmouth to Cherbourg, France
Wight Link Ferries Portsmouth to Fishbourne, Isle of Wight
Condor Ferries Portsmouth to Guernsey
LD Lines Portsmouth to Le Havre, France
Wight Link Ferries Portsmouth to Ryde, Isle of Wight
Hover Travel Portsmouth (Southsea) to Ryde, Isle of Wight
Brittany Ferries Portsmouth to Saint Malo, Brittany
Brittany Ferries Portsmouth to Santander, Northern Spain

Newhaven Ferry Port - East Sussex

LD Lines Newhaven to Dieppe, France


Ferries from North and North East Scotland to Belgium, the Orkneys and the Shetland Isles

Rosyth Ferry Port - Fife

Norfolkline Rosyth to Zeebrugge, Belgium.

Aberdeen Ferry Port - Grampian

Northlink Ferries Aberdeen to Lerwick, Shetland
Northlink Ferries Aberdeen to Kirkwall, Orkney


Northlink Ferries run ferry services around the Orkneys and Shetland Isles, including Lerwick, Kirkwall, Stromness and Scrabster.


Ferries from the West Coast of Scotland to the Western Isles, Ireland and Northern Ireland

Troon Ferry Port - Ayrshire

P&O Ferries Troon to Larne near Belfast, Northern Ireland

Stranraer Ferry Port - Galloway

Stena Line Stranraer to Belfast, Northern Ireland

Caledonian MacBrayne - Western Isles

Caledonian MacBrayne - Western Isles
Caledonian MacBrayne sail to over twenty destinations around Scotlands West Coast.


Ferries from Wales to Ireland

Irish Ferries

Irish Ferries
Irish Ferries operate from Holyhead to Dublin City and Pembroke to Rosslare.

Popular Ferry Companies

Brittany Ferries

Brittany Ferries operate Classic Cruise ferries and High Speed ferry services from Portsmouth, Poole and Plymouth to Cherbourg, Caen, Roscoff, St Malo in France and to Santander in northern Spain - Brittany Ferries

Brittany Ferries also offer a wide range of holidays and breaks throughout France and Spain including self catering Gites and cottages, casas and villas, holiday apartments and resorts, chalet camping, hotel holidays, theme park breaks, boating holidays, car tours and golf holidays and breaks

DFDS Seaways

DFDS Seaways from the UK sales to some wonderful destinations from Newcastle to Holland and Harwich to Denmark. DFDS Seaways also have a wide range of travel products from mini cruise breaks to self-drive holidays - DFDS Seaways

Stena Line

Stena Line is one of the world's leading ferry companies offering low fares and a speedier ferry travel service to Ireland, Britain and Holland. Stena Line has an extensive route network giving great flexibility and choice. Stena Line

Irish Ferries

Irish Ferries offer a variety of services including Ferries from Ireland to Britain return, Ireland to France return as well as some competitive package holiday offers! Irish Ferries operate the following routes: Dublin City to Holyhead and return; Rosslare to Pembroke and return; Rosslare to Cherbourg and return, Rosslare to Roscoff and return - Irish Ferries

FerryCheap

FerryCheap.com has everything you need from budget to full ferry ticket prices and online booking by all the major ferry companies plus in depth destination and port guides - FerryCheap

P&O Ferries

P&O Ferries provide cross channel ferries from the UK crossing to France, Holland, Spain and Belgium plus mini cruises to Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Bruges and Bilbao - P&O Ferries


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