Ferry routes to Great Britain

As Britain is an island, ferries are one way to get into the country, see also the Get in section of the Britain article. Below is a list of routes that are available. It may not be complete.

From the south coast

Crossing the English Channel

The modern Seven Sisters Ferry, Newhaven

Major airports and ferry routes (some are missing)

• Dover to Dunkirk (Dunkerque), France; 105 minutes DFDS Seaways
• Dover to Calais, France; 90 minutes P&O Ferries and DFDS Seaways
• Newhaven to Dieppe, France; 4 hours DFDS Seaways
• Portsmouth to Le Havre, France; 6 hours LD Lines
• Portsmouth to Caen, France; 6 hours Brittany Ferries
• Portsmouth to Cherbourg, France; 3 hours Brittany Ferries
• Portsmouth to Bilbao, Spain; 36 hours P&O Ferries
• Portsmouth to Saint Malo, France; 11 hours (9 hours during day) Brittany Ferries
• Poole to Cherbourg, France; 5 hours Brittany Ferries
• Plymouth to Roscoff, France; 6 hours Brittany Ferries
• Plymouth to Santander, Spain 24 hours Brittany Ferries
• Poole to Saint Malo, France 4.5 hours Condor Ferries
• Weymouth to Saint Malo, France; 5 hours Condor Ferries

Portsmouth and Southampton act as ports for transport to the Isle of Wight; Portsmouth, Poole and Weymouth also have routes to Guernsey and Jersey provided by Condor Ferries

To Ireland and Northern Ireland

The Irish Ferries Ulysses, the world's largest ferry

• Fishguard to Rosslare; 2 hours Stena Line
• Holyhead to Dublin; 2 hours Stena Line and Irish Ferries
• Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire; 2 hours Stena Line
• Liverpool to Dublin; 6 hours P&O Ferries
• Fleetwood to Larne; 6 hours Stena Line
• Cairnryan (near Stranraer) to Belfast; 2 hours Stena Line
• Cairnryan (near Stranraer) to Larne; 2 hours P&O Ferries
• Pembroke to Rosslare; 4 hours Irish Ferries

East coast routes

Crossing the North Sea

• Newcastle to Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 16 hours DFDS Seaways
• Hull to Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 10 hours P&O Ferries
• Hull to Zeebrugge, Belgium; 8 hours P&O Ferries
• Harwich to the Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland), The Netherlands; 7 hours Stena Line

These routes may be subject to change. It is recommended to contact the ferry operators and book ahead.