Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:26 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €11.89, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 6h 37m over 170 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €11.89, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€11.89
- 134%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Stratford-upon-Avon
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:26First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Stratford-upon-Avon and Christchurch.
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Brittany Ferries runs this service and does not sell it here. Direct Ferries takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Direct Ferries holds the sailings between these two ports, with the crossing times and the fares.
See Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch on Direct Ferries
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €27.84Mon21
- about €23.99Tue22
- about €25.09Wed23
- about €21.24Thu24
- about €26.74Fri25
- about €26.19Sat26
- about €21.24Sun27
- about €18.49Mon28
- about €16.84Tue29
- about €19.59Wed30
- about €19.59Thu1
- about €18.49Fri2
- about €19.04Sat3
- about €18.49Sun4
- about €11.89Mon5
- about €12.44Tue6
- about €14.09Wed7
- about €16.84Thu8
- about €14.64Fri9
- about €13.54Sat10
- about €12.44Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Christchurch. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Christchurch for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €17.9490 days
- €14.6460 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €12.4421 days
- €18.4914 days
- €21.247 days
- €25.093 days
- €27.841 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 134 percent. The dearest point is €27.84, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
170 km
162 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
30,495 → 31,372
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 170 km against 162 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Didcot, Cowes, Reading, Southampton. The gap between arriving and leaving is 46 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
Christchurch is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Christchurch railway station
Most of the points near Christchurch railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch?
The fastest journey from Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch takes 6h 37m door to door, of which 5h 18m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 6h 59m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch?
The cheapest fare from Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch is €11.89, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €18.49. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch?
The cheapest way from Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch is by ferry, at €11.89 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 6h 48m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch?
Fares from Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 134 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch, at €16.84. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch?
Brittany Ferries publish service areas covering both Stratford-upon-Avon and Christchurch, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch?
20 percent of the services we sell from Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch are direct. The rest connect at Didcot, Cowes, Reading, Southampton, with about 46 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch use?
Services from Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch by ferry leave from Avon Boating and arrive at Christchurch Quay. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Stratford-upon-Avon to Christchurch on 20 September 2026: 170 km of route against 162 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €11.89, and 6h 37m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Christchurch a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Christchurch and across United Kingdom
Day trips that leave Christchurch in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Stratford-upon-Avon reaches 39 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 72 to 353 km. Christchurch reaches 37 places in 1 countries, from 32 to 275 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Stratford-upon-Avon
- 39Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
Arriving in Christchurch
Leaving Christchurch
- 37Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators