Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon 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 40m 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 October 5, 2026
€11.89
- 134%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Christchurch
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 Christchurch and Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Brittany Ferries runs this service and does not sell it here. Direct Ferries takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Direct Ferries holds the sailings between these two ports, with the crossing times and the fares.
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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 Stratford-upon-Avon. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Stratford-upon-Avon for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon
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 most expensive lead time is 134 percent. The most expensive 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 Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon 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 north.
Who lives at each end
31,372 → 30,495
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, Reading, Cowes, Southampton. The gap between arriving and leaving is 84 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 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
Stratford-upon-Avon is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Stratford-upon-Avon railway station
Most of the points near Stratford-upon-Avon railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon?
The fastest journey from Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon takes 6h 40m door to door, of which 5h 48m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 7h 1m, 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 Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon?
The cheapest fare from Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon is €11.89, as of September 20, 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 Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon?
The cheapest way from Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon is by ferry, at €11.89 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 7h 18m 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 Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon?
Fares from Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 134 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon, at €16.84. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon, 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 service from Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon?
Brittany Ferries publish service areas covering both Christchurch and Stratford-upon-Avon, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon?
20 percent of the services we sell from Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon are direct. The rest connect at Didcot, Reading, Cowes, Southampton, with about 84 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 Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon use?
Services from Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon by ferry leave from Christchurch Quay and arrive at Avon Boating. 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 Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon 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 labeled 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 Christchurch to Stratford-upon-Avon on September 20, 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 40m 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 Stratford-upon-Avon a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Stratford-upon-Avon and across United Kingdom
Day trips that leave Stratford-upon-Avon in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Christchurch reaches 37 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 32 to 275 km. Stratford-upon-Avon reaches 39 places in 1 countries, from 72 to 353 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Christchurch
- 37Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
Arriving in Stratford-upon-Avon
Leaving Stratford-upon-Avon
- 39Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators