Ferries in United Kingdom
3,492 routes and 13 operators Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.
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We sell 3,492 Ferries routes in United Kingdom, serving 95 places through 13 operators. 400 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is £10.18 and the median route runs 164 km.
Ferries in United Kingdom, in numbers
- £10.18 to £15.84Fare range
- 3,492Routes we sell
- 95Places served
- 13Operators
- 3,092Domestic routes
- 400Cross border routes
- 164 kmMedian route
- 894 kmLongest route
£10.18 to £15.84
3,492
95
13
3,092
400
164 km
894 km£10.18 to £15.84 for one passenger across the 32 routes priced below, all of them on 25 October 2026. A single figure hides which end of that a journey sits at. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.
The busiest Ferries routes in United Kingdom
12Go fares in United Kingdom
12Go fares in United KingdomThese are 12Go's own figures: the routes they sell most, and the lowest fare each is showing today.
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Day trips out of London and across United Kingdom
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 2,100 | 60% | Fareham, 9 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 1,212 | 35% | Cardiff, 200 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 180 | 5% | Plymouth, 768 km |
Where United Kingdom connects to
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 168 | 42% |
| France | 112 | 28% |
| Netherlands | 92 | 23% |
| Ireland | 12 | 3% |
| Norway | 12 | 3% |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1% |
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Common questions about Ferries in United Kingdom
What Ferries routes are there in United Kingdom?
We sell 3,492 Ferries routes in United Kingdom, serving 95 places run by 13 operators Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.
How much do Ferries tickets in United Kingdom cost?
The cheapest Ferries fare in United Kingdom is £10.18 for one passenger, across the 3,492 routes we sell there. The median route runs 164 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.
Can I travel out of United Kingdom by Ferries?
400 of the Ferries routes we sell touching United Kingdom cross a border and 3,092 stay inside it, reaching 6 other countries including Spain, France, Netherlands. Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.
Which operators run Ferries services in United Kingdom?
13 operators run Ferries services on routes we sell in United Kingdom: Brittany Ferries, DFDS, Irish Ferries, Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, LD Lines. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.
What is the longest Ferries route in United Kingdom?
The longest Ferries route we sell touching United Kingdom runs from Isle of Lewis to Molde, 894 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 164 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.
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.
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.
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