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Travel to, from or within the UK by ferry
     
Sections:
Introduction
  International ferry routes to/from the UK
  Ferry routes within the UK
  Links



INTRODUCTION

Travelling by ferry, catamaran or hovercraft can be a cheap (but slow) way of travelling to the UK from ports in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Norway or Sweden. It offers the advantage that you can bring your car with you (but note that cars drive on the left-hand side of the road in the UK).


Ferry prepares to leave Liverpool for Dublin, Ireland
(c) Wales Tourist Board. All rights reserved
Stena Line ferry leaves Wales

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INTERNATIONAL FERRY ROUTES


This section lists the ferry services between ports in Britain and ports in Ireland or continental Europe.

Boat (c) R.T.Allen

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to/from the UK
ports on this map

Ferries from Britain to France or the Channel Islands (Jersey/Guernsey)

From To Ferry company
Dover
Calais P&O Ferries
Dover Calais Sea France
Dover Dunkirk DFDS Seaways
Newhaven Dieppe LD Lines & Transmanche Ferries
Plymouth Roscoff Britanny Ferries
Portsmouth Caen Britanny Ferries
Portsmouth Cherbourg Britanny Ferries
Portsmouth Cherbourg Condor Ferries
Portsmouth Guernsey Condor Ferries
Portsmouth Jersey Condor Ferries
Portsmouth Le Havre LD Lines
Portsmouth St Malo Britanny Ferries
Poole Cherbourg Britanny Ferries
Poole Guernsey Condor Ferries
Poole Jersey Condor Ferries
Poole St Malo Condor Ferries
Weymouth Guernsey Condor Ferries
Weymouth Jersey Condor Ferries
Weymouth St Malo Condor Ferries

Ferries from Britain to Spain

From To Ferry company
Plymouth
Santander Britanny Ferries
Portsmouth Bilbao Britanny Ferries
Portsmouth Santander Britanny Ferries

Ferries from Britain to Belgium

From To Ferry company
Hull
Zeebrugge P&O Ferries
Ramsgate Ostend LD Lines & Transmanche Ferries

Ferries from Britain to Holland

From To Ferry company
Harwich
Hook of Holland Stena Line
Hull Rotterdam P&O Ferries
Newcastle Amsterdam DFDS Seaways

Ferries from Britain to Denmark

From To Ferry company
Harwich
Esbjerg DFDS Seaways

Ferries from Britain to Ireland

From To Ferry company
Troon
Larne P&O Ferries
Cairnryan Larne P&O Ferries
Stranraer Belfast Stena Line
Liverpool Belfast Stena Line
Liverpool Dublin P&O Ferries
Holyhead Dun Laoghaire Stena Line
Holyhead Dublin Irish Ferries
Holyhead Dublin Stena Line
Fishguard Rosslare Stena Line
Pembroke Rosslare Irish Ferries
Swansea Cork Fastnet Line


A list of the main ferry operators and their routes:

Ferry company (click to book) Routes More info
DFDS Seaways Harwich (East England) - Esbjerg (Denmark)
Newcastle (North-east England) - Amsterdam IJmuide (Holland)
website
Fjord Line Newcastle (North-east England) - Bergen (Norway)
Newcastle (North-east England) - Haugesund (Norway)
Newcastle (North-east England) - Stavanger (Norway)
website
P&O
Dover (South England) - Calais (France)
Portsmouth (South England) - Bilbao (Spain)
Hull (North-east England) - Rotterdam (Holland)
Hull (North-east England) - Zeebrugge (Belgium)
website
LD Lines (+Transmanche Ferries) Portsmouth (South England) - LeHavre (France)
Newhaven (South England) - Dieppe (France)
Dover (South England) - Dieppe (France) [from February 2009]
Dover (South England) - Boulogne (France) [from July 2009]
website
SeaFrance
Dover (South England) - Calais (France) website
Norfolk Line
Dover (South England) - Dunkerque (France) website
SpeedFerries
Dover (South England) - Boulogne (France) website
Transeuropa Ferries
Ramsgate (South England) - Ostend (Belgium) website
Brittany Ferries
Portsmouth (South England) - Caen (France)
Portsmouth (South England) - St Malo (France)
Poole (South England) - Cherbourg (France)
Plymouth (South England) - Roscoff (France)
Plymouth (South England) - Santander (Spain)
website
Condor Ferries Weymouth (South England) - St Malo (France)
Poole (South England) - St Malo (France)
Portsmouth (South England) - Cherbourg (France)
(also to Jersey or Guernsey)
website
HD Ferries Jersey or Guernsey - St Malo or Cherbourg (France) website
Superfast Ferries Rosyth (South-east Scotland) - Zeebrugge (Belgium) website
SeaCat
Troon (South-west Scotland) - Belfast (Northern Ireland)
Liverpool (North-west England) - Dublin (Ireland)
Heysham (North-west England) - Belfast (Northern Ireland)
website
P&O Irish Sea
Troon (South-west Scotland) - Larne (Northern Ireland)
Cairnryan (South-west Scotland) - Larne (Northern Ireland)
Fleetwood (North-west England) - Larne (Northern Ireland)
Liverpool (North-west England) - Dublin (Ireland)
Mostyn (North Wales) - Dublin (Ireland)
website
Norse Merchant Ferries
Liverpool (North-west England) - Dublin (Ireland)
Liverpool (North-west England) - Belfast (Northern Ireland)
website
Stena Line Stranraer (South-west Scotland) - Belfast (Northern Ireland)
Holyhead (North Wales) - Dublin (Ireland)
Holyhead (North Wales) - Dun Laoghaire (Ireland)
Fishguard (South Wales) - Rosslare (Ireland)
Harwich (East England) - Hook of Holland (Holland)
website
Irish Ferries
Holyhead (North Wales) - Dublin (Ireland)
Pembroke (South Wales) - Rosslare (Ireland)
website
Fastnet Line
Swansea (South Wales) - Cork (Ireland) website

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FERRY SERVICES WITHIN THE UK



Small ferry boat on the River Forth, Edinburgh

Below is a list of the main ferry services travelling within the UK (to off-shore islands):

Ferry company
(click to book)
Routes
served
More
info
NorthLink Ferries
Ferry services to Shetland and Orkney (north Scotland) website
John O'Groats Ferries John O' Groats to Burwick (Orkney), with connecting coach to Kirkwall website
Caledonian MacBrayne Services to the various islands off the west coast of Scotland, including:
Arran, Mull, Iona, Lewis, Harris, Staffa, Holy Island
website
Isle of Man Steam Packet Co Ferry services from the Isle of Man (west England)
to Liverpool, Belfast and Dublin
website
Lundy Company Boat services from Ilfracombe, Bideford or Clovelly
to the small island of Lundy (north of Devon) (passenger only: no cars)
 
Isles of Scilly Steamship Group Ferry service from Penzance to the Isles of Scilly  
Wightlink Services to/from the Isle of Wight:
Portsmouth to Fishbourne (cars)
Lymington to Yarmouth (cars)
Portsmouth to Ryde (foot passengers)
website
Red Funnel Southampton to East Cowes (the Isle of Wight) website
Hovertravel Southsea (Portsmouth) to Ryde (the Isle of Wight)  
HD Ferries Boat services between Jersey and Guernsey (as well as to St Malo and Cherbourg) website
Isle of Sark Shipping Co Guernsey to Sark  
Herm Seaways Express Boat services from Jersey or Guernsey to the islands of Sark and Herm in the Channel Islands (passenger only: no cars) Tel: (01481) 724161
Travel Trident Boat services from Guernsey to the island of Herm (passenger only: no cars) Tel: (01481) 721379

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LINKS


Driving in the UK/Europe: Travel/Transport/Car

Dover: Travel/Tours/England/Dover
Liverpool: Travel/Tours/England/Liverpool
Plymouth: Travel/Tours/England/Plymouth
Scotland: Travel/Tours/Scotland

Belfast: Travel/Tours/NorthernIreland/Belfast
Dublin: Travel/Tours/Ireland/Dublin

Calais: Travel/Tours/France/Calais
Boulogne: Travel/Tours/France/Boulogne

Ostend: Travel/Tours/Belgium/Ostend

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