Great value travel by sea
Możesz podróżować promem do wielu portów położonych na brytyjskim wybrzeżu, w tym do szkockich wysp i Wysp Normandzkich.
Ferry travel to the UK from Europe is a popular, good value way to get to Britain with a car or caravan. The quickest and cheapest routes are from the cross-channel ports on the north coast of France (Calais, Boulogne, Dieppe and Dunkirk) to Dover, Folkestone and Newhaven in the southeast. However, it’s worth bearing in mind that it might be more convenient to travel to a different UK port depending on where you’re coming from.
Ferries from Belgium (Ostend) dock at Ramsgate in northern Kent and boats from Brittany, Normandy and Spain travel to Portsmouth, Poole, Weymouth and Plymouth. If you’re travelling from Denmark (Esbjerg) and Holland (Hook of Holland) you can reach Harwich in Essex. Ferries from Belgium (Zeebrugge) or Holland (Rotterdam) dock at Hull in Yorkshire and boats from Amsterdam in Holland, Norway (Stavanger, Bergen) and Sweden (Gothenburg) sail to Newcastle in the northeast. Boats from Bergen in Norway also sail for Lerwick in the Shetland Islands.
If you’re coming from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland you can reach Liverpool and the Isle of Man. Ferries from Larne in Northern Ireland also serve Cairnryan and Stranraer on the West Coast of Scotland and Fleetwood in Lancashire.
You can also sail from Ireland (Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Rosslare) to Wales (Holyhead, Fishguard, Pembroke).
Fares vary according to the time of year and the time and type of crossing.
Use our interactive map to find every ferry service operating into the country.