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

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

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.

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