Ferries in United Kingdom
3,456 routes, 60 cities
Operators: Brittany Ferries, Stena Line, DFDS, P&O Ferries
Book ticketsfrom €12.44
Ferries
Ferry crossings, from the harbour hop to the overnight sailing
Some journeys have no other way to make them. These are the crossings we sell, with the sailing time and the total fare.
16,796routes
645cities
54countries
151operators
151 ferry lines sell through Orlero.
How to pay less for a ferry crossing
Sailings are the most seasonal thing we sell and the least elastic within a week. Both curves are measured across our busiest crossings.
- 1 day ahead€85.04
- 3 days ahead€91.09
- 7 days ahead€56.44
- 14 days ahead€41.32
- 21 days ahead€35.27
- 30 days ahead€28.12
- 45 days ahead€32.24
- 60 days ahead€30.59
- Sunday€34.17
- Monday€30.87
- Tuesday€26.74
- Wednesday€28.12
- Thursday€34.17
- Friday€39.12
- Saturday€29.22
- Book ahead for the sailing, not for the fareThe median fare is lowest 30 days out at €28.12 against €85.04 the day before, a spread of 67 per cent. The stronger reason to book early on the water is that a popular crossing sells out long before its fare moves.
- The week matters less on the waterTuesday is the cheapest day to sail and Friday the dearest, 32 per cent apart. That is a narrower spread than the land modes carry, because a sailing runs to the tide and the season rather than to the commute.
- A short crossing is a fixed priceShort crossing sailings of around 35 km sit near €11.88 regardless of when you buy. On these the decision is the departure time and whether you are taking a vehicle, not the fare.
- The price you see is the priceEvery fare on this page is the total. Base fare, taxes, supplier charges and our service fee are all in it, itemised on the breakdown rather than added at the end.
Crossings, by what they actually are
A twenty minute strait and an overnight sea crossing are both a ferry ticket. Our network sorted by distance, with what each kind costs in time, money and carbon.
| Service | Distance | Door to door | Median fare | CO2 per traveller | Routes we sell | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short crossing | 0 to 60 km | 2h 55m | €11.88 | 4.3 kg | 1,792 | CKS, Nankai Ferry, Brittany Ferries |
| Island hopping | 60 to 200 km | 6h 3m | €11.88 | 16.2 kg | 4,488 | CKS, Cotai Water Jet, Brittany Ferries |
| Overnight sailing | Over 200 km | 13h 23m | €30.87 | 45.1 kg | 10,516 | Brittany Ferries, Persero, Grimaldi |
Bands are set by the distance between the two cities. Times, fares and emissions are the median of a sample priced by the same engine that answers a search, for a date four weeks out, one adult, no discount card. The longest journey of this kind we sell is 894 km.
The boat against the alternatives, where there are any
On 20 crossings another mode reaches the same place. Same corridors, same day, medians for each.
| Mode | Door to door | Median fare | CO2 per traveller | Corridors compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | 7h 4m | €12.16 | 20.6 kg | 20 |
| Train | 1h 48m | €16.29 | 4.4 kg | 13 |
| Coach | 2h 42m | €10.35 | 3.9 kg | 10 |
| Flight | 4h 2m | €31.41 | 76.8 kg | 7 |
Across the 20 corridors where both run, a crossing emits about a 3.7 th of what the same journey by Flight emits.
Every row is a median over the same corridors, priced on the same day, for one adult with no discount card. Door to door adds the time we budget to reach and leave the terminal at each end, which is where the scheduled time and the real time part company.
Sailing, practically
- Check in closes earlyWe add 45 minutes at each end of a crossing for the port. It sits between the rail allowance and the airport one, and foot passengers are usually asked to be at the terminal well before the vehicles are.
- The port is not always the townAmong the 645 places on this network, several harbours sit some way from the centre they are named after. The terminal is named on the offer.
- A vehicle changes the bookingThe 151 lines here price a car, a bike and a foot passenger separately, and a vehicle space is the thing that runs out first in high season.
- Weather is a real variableOn crossings past 894 km a cancelled sailing is a day, not an hour. Where the same journey can be made another way, the comparison table above is worth reading before you commit.
Ferry routes, country by country
We sell crossings in 54 countries. These carry the most of our ferry network, with the lines sailing them and the cheapest fare we hold.
Ferries in Spain
4,580 routes, 58 cities
Operators: Grimaldi, Brittany Ferries, Baleària, La méridionale
Book ticketsfrom €18.49
Ferries in Italy
2,604 routes, 50 cities
Operators: Grimaldi, ANEK Lines, Grandi Navi Veloci, SNCM
Book ticketsfrom €12.44
Ferries in Hong Kong SAR China
368 routes, 11 cities
Operators: CKS, 珠江船務, 迅隆船务, Cotai Water Jet
Book ticketsfrom €11.88
Ferries in China
284 routes, 8 cities
Operators: CKS, 珠江船務, Cotai Water Jet, 噴射飛航 TurboJET
Book ticketsfrom €11.88
Ferries in Sweden
1,692 routes, 28 cities
Operators: Strömma Turism & Sjöfart, TT-Line, Silja Line, Viking Line
Book ticketsfrom €21.24
Ferries in France
1,572 routes, 39 cities
Operators: Grimaldi, Brittany Ferries, Sardinia Ferries, La méridionale
Book ticketsfrom €41.04
Ferries in Philippines
144 routes, 21 cities
Operators: 2GO Travel, Cokaliong Shipping Lines, Cebu Ferries Corporation, Roble Shipping
Book ticketsfrom €57.54
The crossings people book most
Ranked by how often the sailing runs and by the size of the two ports, with the door to door time and the fare we hold four weeks out.
- Hong Kong to Zhuhai ferry3h 56m door to door, 62 km€11.88
- Hong Kong to Jiangmen ferry5h 29m door to door, 117 km€11.88
- Jiangmen to New Territories ferry5h 27m door to door, 107 km€11.88
- Hong Kong to Macao ferry4h door to door, 65 km€11.88
- Kowloon to Zhuhai ferry3h 53m door to door, 63 km€11.88
- Bao'an to Hong Kong ferry3h 17m door to door, 43 km€11.88
- Jiangmen to Kowloon ferry5h 50m door to door, 117 km€11.88
- Quezon City to Zamboanga City ferry29h 21m door to door, 868 km€57.54
- Stockholm to Tallinn ferry13h 7m door to door, 379 km€21.24
- Cagayan de Oro to Quezon City ferry28h 39m door to door, 790 km€52.59
- Algiers to Marseille ferry26h 13m door to door, 756 km€41.04
- New Territories to Zhuhai ferry3h 35m door to door, 58 km€11.88
- Barishal to Dhaka ferry5h 40m door to door, 112 km€11.88
- Kowloon to Macao ferry3h 52m door to door, 67 km€11.88
- Caloocan to Zamboanga City ferry29h 15m door to door, 869 km€57.54
- Jiangmen to Luohu District ferry5h 4m door to door, 108 km€11.88
- Manila to Zamboanga City ferry29h 7m door to door, 864 km€54.79
- Shunde to Hong Kong ferry5h 28m door to door, 114 km€11.88
- City of Taguig to Zamboanga City ferry27h 32m door to door, 854 km€56.44
- London to Middlesbrough ferry12h 8m door to door, 349 km€22.34
- Cagayan de Oro to Caloocan ferry28h 15m door to door, 794 km€53.14
- Copenhagen to Oslo ferry17h 41m door to door, 483 km€27.29
- Cagayan de Oro to Manila ferry24h 5m door to door, 789 km€50.39
- Pontianak to Semarang ferry26h 43m door to door, 784 km€62.49
Every step of the journey, in your pocket
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Scan to downloadOpens the right store for your phone.Ferry tickets: your questions
How far ahead should I book a ferry?
The fare is lowest about 30 days out, but availability is the real constraint. Popular summer crossings sell out while the fare is still at its floor.
How many ferry crossings can I book here?
16,796 directed crossings between 645 ports in 54 countries, sailed by 151 lines.
Can I take a car?
On most of these routes, yes, and it is priced separately from the passenger. Vehicle space is the first thing to go in high season.
Which day is cheapest to sail?
Tuesday across our network, though the spread across a week is narrower on the water than it is on land.
Is the fare the total?
Yes. Port charges, the line's booking charge and our service fee are already inside every figure here and itemised before payment.