Ferry tickets to South Shields
8 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
8 places connect to South Shields by Ferries, across 2 countries, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €20.14. Origins run from 277 km away to 489 km, with a median of 384 km.
Arriving in South Shields
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterborough to South Shields ferry | €20.14 | 11h 26m | 281 km |
| Kings Lynn to South Shields ferry | €20.14 | 11h 23m | 277 km |
| Velsen to South Shields ferry | €33.89 | 17h 18m | 489 km |
| IJmuiden to South Shields ferry | €33.89 | 17h 56m | 487 km |
- 8Places you can arrive from
- 8Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 1Operators
South Shields sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

Rooms within reach of South Shields railway station
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Ferries, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 to 600 km | 8 | 100% | King's Lynn, 277 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into South Shields that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 50% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 50% |
Ferry operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | None | 33 km/h | Changeable | Bar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms |
Stations, airports and ports in South Shields
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
South Shields
- South Shields Ferry Terminal
- North Shields Ferry Terminal
Leaving South Shields
Common questions about Ferry tickets to South Shields
Where can I travel to South Shields by Ferries from?
8 places connect to South Shields by Ferries on our network, across 2 countries. The nearest is 277 km away in a straight line and the furthest 489 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Ferries to South Shields cost?
The cheapest Ferries fare into South Shields is €20.14 for one passenger, across 8 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 384 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Ferries to South Shields take?
The fastest Ferries journey into South Shields is 11h 23m door to door. The median origin sits 384 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.
Which operators run the Ferries to South Shields?
1 operators run Ferries services into South Shields on our network: DFDS. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalog rather than a name we generated.
Which terminal does the Ferries to South Shields use?
Ferries services into South Shields use 2 named terminals, among them South Shields Ferry Terminal, North Shields Ferry Terminal. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door
Other ways to reach South Shields
The ferry gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Somewhere to drop the bags in South Shields?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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