Ferry Services to/from the UK

The UK is surrounded by water, but with the low cost of air travel, where and when is sea travel a viable option? Here is a guide the main ferry services from the UK. If you know of any we have missed, please let us know.

Travelling around Scotland.
Travelling to Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Guernsey, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Jersey, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Spain, or Sweden.
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Travelling around Scotland

Mainline Scotland to Twenty-Two Islands and four peninsulas on the West of Scotland. Contact Caledonian MacBrayne on 08705 650000.

Aberdeen to Lerwick. Contact NorthLink on 01856 885 500.

Aberdeen to Kirkwall. Contact NorthLink on 01856 885 500.

John O' Groats to Orkney. Contact John O' Groats Ferries on 01955 611353.

Lerwick to Kirkwall. Contact NorthLink on 01856 885 500.

Scrabster to Stromness. Contact NorthLink on 01856 885 500.

Travelling to Belgium

Hull to Zeebrugge. Contact P&O Ferries on 08705 20 20 20.

Rosyth to Zeebrugge. Contact Superfast Ferries on 0870 0551234.

Travelling to Denmark

Harwich to Esbjerg. Contact DFDS Seaways on 08705 333 000.

Lerwick (Shetland) to Hanstholm.Contact Smyril Line.

Travelling to Faroe Islands

Lerwick (Shetland) to Tórshavn. Contact Smyril Line.

Travelling to France

Dover to Calais. Contact P&O Ferries on 08705 20 20 20.

Dover to Calais. Contact Hoverspeed on 0870 240 8070.

Dover to Calais. Contact SeaFrance on 08705 711 711.

Dover to Dunkerque. Contact Norfolkline on 0870 8701020

Newhaven Dieppe. Contact Hoverspeed on 0870 240 8070.

Plymouth to Roscoff. Contact Brittany Ferries on 08703 665 333.

Poole to Cherbourg. Contact Condor Ferries on 0845 345 2000.

Poole to Cherbourg. Contact Brittany Ferries on 08703 665 333.

Poole to St. Malo. Contact Condor Ferries on 0845 345 2000.

Portsmouth to Caen. Contact Brittany Ferries on 08703 665 333.

Portsmouth to Cherbourg. Contact P&O Ferries on 08705 20 20 20.

Portsmouth to Le Havre. Contact P&O Ferries on 08705 20 20 20.

Portsmouth to St Malo. Contact Brittany Ferries on 08703 665 333.

Travelling to Germany

Harwich to Cuxhaven. Contact DFDS Seaways on 08705 333 000

Travelling to Guernsey

Poole to Guernsey. Contact Condor Ferries on 0845 345 2000.

Portsmouth to Guernsey. Contact Condor Ferries on 0845 345 2000.

Weymouth to Guernsey. Contact Condor Ferries on 0845 345 2000.

Travelling to Iceland

Lerwick (Shetland) to Seyðisfjörður. Contact Smyril Line. (summer only)

Travelling to Ireland

Fishguard-Rosslare. Contact Stena Line on 08705 70 70 70.

Holyhead to Dublin. Contact Stena Line on 08705 70 70 70.

Holyhead to Dublin. Contact Irish Ferries on 08705 17 17 17.

Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire. Contact Stena Line on 08705 70 70 70.

Liverpool to Dublin. Contact P&O Ferries on 08705 20 20 20.

Liverpool to Dublin. Contact SeaCat and the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.

Mostyn to Dublin. Contact P&O Ferries on 08705 20 20 20

Pembroke to Rosslare. Contact Irish Ferries on 08705 17 17 17.

Swansea to Cork. Contact Swansea Cork Ferries on 01792 456116.

Travelling to the Isle of Man

Heysham to Isle of Man. Contact SeaCat and the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.

Liverpool to Isle of Man. Contact SeaCat and the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.

Travelling to Isle of Wight

Lymington to Yarmouth. Contact Wightlink on 0870 582 7744.

Portsmouth to Fishbourne. Contact Wightlink on 0870 582 7744.

Portsmouth to Ryde Pier Head. Contact Wightlink on 0870 582 7744.

Southampton to East Cowes. Contact Red Funnel on 0870 444 8898.

Southampton to West Cowes. Contact Red Funnel on 0870 444 8898.

Travelling to Jersey

Poole to Jersey. Contact Condor Ferries on 0845 345 2000.

Portsmouth to Jersey. Contact Condor Ferries on 0845 345 2000.

Weymouth to Jersey. Contact Condor Ferries on 0845 345 2000.

Travelling to Netherlands

Harwich to Hook of Holland. Contact Stena Line on 08705 70 70 70.

Hull to Rotterdam. Contact P&O Ferries on 08705 20 20 20.

Newcastle to Amsterdam. Contact DFDS Seaways on 08705 333 000.

Travelling to Northern Ireland

Cairnryan to Larne. Contact P&O Ferries on 08705 20 20 20.

Fleetwood to Larne. Contact P&O Ferries on 08705 20 20 20.

Liverpool to Belfast. Contact NorseMerchant Ferries on 0870 600 4321

Stranraer to Belfast. Contact Stena Line on 08705 70 70 70.

Troon to Belfast. Contact SeaCat and the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.

Troon to Larne. Contact P&O Ferries on 08705 20 20 20.

Travelling to Norway

Lerwick (Shetland) to Bergen. Contact Smyril Line.

Newcastle to Bergen. Contact Fjord Line on 0191 296 1313.

Newcastle to Haugesund. Contact Fjord Line on 0191 296 1313.

Newcastle to Kristiansand. Contact DFDS Seaways on 08705 333 000

Newcastle to Stavanger. Contact Fjord Line on 0191 296 1313.

Travelling to Spain

Plymouth to Santander. Contact Brittany Ferries on 08703 665 333.

Portsmouth - Bilbao. Contact P&O Ferries on 08705 20 20 20.

Travelling to Sweden

Newcastle to Gothenburg. Contact DFDS Seaways on 08705 333 000

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