Ferry routes to Great Britain

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Barfleur ferry banner.jpg As Britain is an island, ferries are one way to get into the nation, see also the United_Kingdom#By_boat|Get in section of the Britain Halal Travel Guide. Below is a list of routes that are available. It may not be complete.

From the south coast

Crossing the English Channel 'Seven Sister', Transmanche Ferry, between the entrance piers, Newhaven, seen from the Hope Inn - - 1466194 - The modern Seven Sisters Ferry, Newhaven UK get in map - Major airports and ferry routes (some are missing)

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

Ulysses (ferry) FLICKR - The Irish Ferries Ulysses and 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 iverpool-dublin 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 arne-cairnryan P&O Ferries
  • Pembroke (Wales) | Pembroke to Rosslare; 4 hours Irish Ferries

East coast routes

Crossing the North Sea

  • Newcastle to Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 16 hours ways.co.uk DFDS Seaways
  • Kingston Upon Hull|Hull to Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 10 hours P&O Ferries
  • Kingston Upon Hull|Hull to Zeebrugge, Belgium; 8 hours P&O Ferries
  • Harwich (England) | 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.