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You don’t need to book these tickets online! You can just book them while you are there!
You were right, the map was unclear, I added the Travemunde to Helsinki route to the map. However, if you want to go to Stockholm you probably need this connection:
https://ferrygogo.co.uk/sweden/ferry-to-stockholm/
Which also is now on hold.
It’s a connection people are simply willing to pay that much for, a huge bridge would be the best solution =)
Thanks Rosemary =)
Indeed foot passengers are allowed on this route!
@Fin, the rules on this case are a bit different per company. Check out this blogpost regarding the issue of electric cars on ferries:
https://ferrygogo.com/havila-bans-electric-hybrid-cars-on-ferries/
@Stockton, we would go for this route:
https://ferrygogo.co.uk/norway/ferries-to-oslo/
Hello Chris,
We have not yet thoroughly examined this area, but it appears that there are no ferry services. Parknasilla Resort & Spa offers boat trips, so maybe that’s something to inquire further about.
Hi Angie,
There isn’t a ferry available. The majority would opt for driving or using public transportation.
best,
Hi Patrick,
100% True, these islands are close to each other and great to combine!
Thanks Julietta 🙂
Hi Karl,
I would really advise you to talk with your car-rental company about this. I think you are not allowed to take your rental car from Malta to Sicily!
Sicily is a large part of Italy and has many passengers coming and going by ferry!
Thanks Nelson,
We will look into this for a future article, great idea!
You always need a dog passport and probably much more! Be sure to double check this article: Dog & Ferry Guide.
There are many tourists each day travelling from Ireland to Germany by ferry, most however travel by Dover to Calais and from there drive to Germany. (which is still a far ride)
Yes. but you have to call Calmac customer service for this: 00 44 1475 650397
There are quite some ferries remaining and active on this route, so I wouldn’t worry too much. Make sure you look for ferries from Las Palmas to Tenerife.
Hi Joan,
Here you can see the winter timetables of Calmac!
Hi William,
There are actually two ships on the route (KING SEAWAYS and PRINCESS SEAWAYS), crossing each other, but because of the distance there are indeed not much departures per day. The route started February 2011.
Hi Stanley,
If you look at the port of Liverpool: There are about 10 – ferry departures per day leaving port for Ireland. The biggest routes are at this moment: Liverpool-Belfast and Liverpool-Dublin.
Yes on all ships on the Calais-Dover route dogs are allowed.
@Mont-Unk
We did a test booking on Corsica Ferries and all ticket prices for ‘foot-passengers’ remain the same at about € 40 to € 50 per person. These ferries aren’t that expensive.
Hi Lukas,
There are 4 operators on the routes from Sweden to Poland, and the ticket prices are averaging around € 120 for the crossing. I also want to ask a question to you: What are you missing in the guidance above? That way we can make the guidance better and improve! Let us know!
Hi Maria,
You can get from Dover to Calais and from there you can drive to Barcelona and pick up the ferry from there. I think that’s the most used road to Ibiza from the UK.
I hope this answers your question!
Hi Roy,
Good question, Yes this ferry runs more often during the peak Season (April – Early Sept)!
@Simone
The price went up big time the last few years. (except last year) We will try to add the prices for the last 10 years in our research we do about this next year. Thanks for the question!
Hi Noeline, Yes you can! We did a test booking for you and the total price was £359. The price will be more a less the same depending on the season / type of ticket. etc.
Hi Megan,
We really wish there were more UK / Scandinavia connections, now all options are unfortunately ‘indirect’.
Hey Pascale,
If you can’t book the trip yet others also can’t, just wait a bit until the 2024 schedule arrives. You can book here.
Good luck!
@Beldina, you have the Queen Mary 2 that makes Transatlantic Crossings from Southampton UK (and sometimes (rarely) stops in The Netherlands). This is an expensive trip though, not really a ferry. A cheap way to cross the Atlantic Ocean is not possible.
8:30 is earliest departure and latest departure from Malta is 18:00, here you can see the schedule. Make sure you book your tickets in advance!. Make sure you book your tickets in advance!
@ Sonia
These are (more or less, things can change a bit) the prices for Malta to Sicily:
Normal Return – €109.00
One Way – €68.00
@hanna Then why go by ferry? I would consider going by plane and/or if you got by Train I would take a look on Trainline.com
@Portuguese M
Yes there is, we will list this route and guidance for this route in a future update, thanks for the question though, because of the question we found out we missed this one.
Yes there seems to be, thanks for the tip / question. We will add the ferry from Funchal to Porto Santo Island to FerryGoGo shortly.
So far there is no update on this connection.
Hi Sophia,
Yes it is possible to leave in the morning and arrive in the evening!
8:30 is earliest departure and latest departure from Malta is 18:00, here you can see the schedule. Make sure you book your tickets in advance!
Hi Plum,
We really hope this ferry will get there in 2026! This however isn’t the first time we hear about this connection appearing in the future, many things can go wrong and so far more failed then started.
The travel time through the Netherlands and such is instead a hassle. Have you ever looked at the Kiel – Oslo connection and driving all the way? (Calais-Dover) It’s a long drive but Kiel Oslo is a connection many people seem to enjoy!
Hi Sharon,
If you sail by ferry to Spain from the UK you’ll be sailing with Brittany Ferries: Brittany Ferries does have pet friendly cabins on the Galicia, Salamanca, Pont-Aven and Normandie vessels. Spain with your pet aboard Brittany Ferries for just £29 to France and £45 to Spain each way.
Hope this answers your question.
You are welcome, happy to be of help!
Hi Terry,
Thanks for your question, at the moment there is no ferry from Santander to Portugal. There are however trains that will take you from Santander to the Algarve region, or Lissabon and Porto.
When there is news about this we will inform you.
Hi Sujith,
You can read all about passports and international travel documents here:
https://ferrygogo.com/international-ferry-travel-id-requirements/
Hi Rob,
The author of this research is on vacation: but will try to answer a small part of your questions. A cruise ship is often more like a floating hotel and way heavier than a ferry. More about how you calculate cruise carbon emissions here: https://theicct.org/marine-cruising-flying-may22/. In the visualization you also can see the difference for travel by ferry on a car and travelling as a foot passenger. The Carbon emissions depend on various factors, including efficiency, distance, size of a ferry, and the number of passengers on a crossing. The data presented here represents averages. In the research, the average emissions per kilometer are considered. So, if no one takes a car on board, you can roughly use the figures for foot passengers.
Thanks for your review and sharing your experience Sami!
Hi Emi,
For which particular crossing are you looking? The ferry from Liverpool to Belfast for example is possible with cabins. But in general on the shorter routes there aren’t always cabins on board of the ferries. Let me know if we can help you further.
Best regards,
Hi Simon,
You can find a bit more about parking on this page: https://www.calmac.co.uk/article/7749/Is-there-free-parking-at-the-port
Good luck!
Hi Wendy,
Yes you actually can take the ferry from England to Spain with a trailer, but you can book this only by phone at Brittany Ferries directly.
Happy travels!
Hi Richard,
Yes you can bring your dog on the ferry to Arran. More information here as well: https://www.calmac.co.uk/article/5952/Travelling-with-pets
Thanks for your perspective Mark!
Hi Luigi,
I’m afraid there isn’t. There are ferries from Northern Spain to the UK and Ireland. If you travel from either Bilbao or Santander to Portsmouth (UK) and a ferry from Portsmouth to France for example. But there isn’t a direct passenger ferry from Spain to the Netherlands.
Hi Anne,
Thanks for your question. There is public transportation from Cairnryan to the other parts of Scotland. You can travel by bus and train to for example Glasgow and Edinburgh – there are even buses leaving directly from the terminals in Cairnryan to Edinburgh (+/- 3.5 hours). Let me know if there are any remaining questions!
Best,
Hi Corey,
We’ve tried to look this up, at first it seems you can bring your dog on board the Smyril Line ferries: https://www.ssl.fo/en/news/dogs-and-pets-on-board-smyril/ but under Icelandic law it’s only possible for pets to enter Iceland only via Keflavik Airport and must spend four weeks in absolute quarantine. This is because of Iceland’s strict disease prevention laws.
Best regards
Hi Des Casey,
Depends a bit per ferry company but in general you can bring up to 2 dogs. If you bring more dogs you need to book a kennel instead of a dog-friendly cabin. If you want to know more about bringing your dog onboard the ferry we have this comprehensive guide for you: https://ferrygogo.co.uk/travelling-with-pet-dog-on-ferries/ . Be sure to also doublecheck with the ferry company to see if they have any specific rules.
Hope to have helped you a bit further.
Best regards,
Jan Willem
Hi Madeleine,
Thanks for your question. The Cirkewwa-Mgarr ferry is running in October. For the Mgarr to Valleta crossing we can’t see past september yet. But we expect that one to be sailing as well.
Hi Suzanne,
It’s a bit more expensive and a bit more work to book it at the ferry, through Scandlines you can easily book ‘flexible’ tickets, that’s what most tourists from The Netherlands of Belgium do.
Hi Adeel,
There is currently a Sicily Summer offer – which is valid for July and August – you can find the details here; https://www.virtuferries.com/offers/sicily-special-offers/1
Good luck and have a nice trip!
Team FerryGoGo
Hi Krishna,
This might be possible – depends if the ferry is fully booked or not. You can try it of course but it is a small risk. When you plan to bring a car we highly recommend to book in advance.
Best regards – Team FerryGoGo
Hi Rebecca,
Thanks for your question. For now it seems like the last ferries to Spain from the UK will sail in the first week of November (5th of November). And then this particular crossing will have a winter break and will start up again in early 2024.
Best,
Hi Irene,
This probably will be in the autumn, after the peak season. The schedules generally don’t change to much year over year.
Team FerryGoGo.com
Hi Eddie,
We did the research for you: Yes, they are also running in October ( multiple sailings per day), they seem to run all year through (also November). In october the sea is more rough, and yes on this route especially things can get really rough. 90 minutes is quite ok though.. So even in bad weather 90 minutes is done before you know it. Check out more about seasickness on ferries here:
https://ferrygogo.com/sailing-smoothly-proven-tips-to-beat-sea-sickness-on-ferries/
The MS Oscar Wilde from 2006 connects Rosslare with Pembroke and could be a good option for you: https://ferrygogo.co.uk/ireland/ferry-to-ireland-from-uk/
It’s quite a modern ship, don’t mistake it with the MS Oscar Wilde Cruise. That’s not really a Seaworthy Ship!
We only know about the port to port connections from Hurtigruten that you can book individually. (https://global.hurtigruten.com/port-to-port/) We are currently working out a plan to add them to the website but this won’t be easy at all as we don’t want to add routes without much bookings. Faroe Island is not in the Port to Port finder, did you actually make a booking to the Faroe Islands on a port to port basis? Would be super interesting!
Thanks! =)
You can’t depart from Marseille. The best route is probably to drive to Toulon and take the car ferry from there, for the other options you have to drive to Barcelona. The earliest departures from Toulon are quite late: At around 17:15 or so. this changes a lot however per day! Your other option if you need more time slots is Barcelona.
Hi Day-M,
Most people take the ferry from Calais to Dover with P&O Ferries if they ferry travel without a car as with DFDS you can’t book without a car (only with a bike) and with Irish Ferries it also doesn’t seem possible (they are more unclear about it, when you book as passenger though there don’t seem to be any ‘sailings’ which is odd).
Check out the route here: https://ferrygogo.co.uk/france/dover-calais/
Hi Geby,
Thanks for your question and we did the research for you:
You need to drive to Mallaig and from there take a car ferry to Armadale. From Armadale you can drive to Portree. I made a few arrows on the map to show you how this looks:
https://ferrygogo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/mallaigtoportree.jpg
Here is the route you need:
https://ferrygogo.co.uk/route/mallaig-armadale/
Good luck with your travel to the Isle of Skye!
Thanks ‘Dog Kennels in Auckland’ =)
Would be awesome if you would link from your site towards this article that you describe as ‘the most comprehensive guide on travelling with dogs on ferries.” ! Much appreciated and we are happy that the guide was able to help you.
Hi Timz, it all depends a bit, read more about it here: https://ferrygogo.com/international-ferry-travel-id-requirements/ Generally when travelling internationally with ferries: Always carry a passport!
Hi Nexus,
From Brindisi to Patras is a great connection if you want to eventually travel to Crete (from the UK) , What a trip that is going to be.. If you have made the trip be sure to drop us a few pictures of the ferries, we love to have more media on Greek ferries!
Hi Bruggema,
We will keep an eye on this route. DFDS was supposed to take over this route, however, we haven’t seen or heard anything about this route. We’ll tweet them for an answer! If you follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FerryGoGoOnline ) you can follow this conversation!
Thanks Bookerz, These ferries to Algiers also change so now and then. Not the easiest crossings to find info on.
Hi Veronica,
Good questions, It all depends on what you exactly want.
The distance between the Balearics and Corsica is quite far, if you are looking for 14 days I would advise you to choose one of them. Like the Balearics OR Corsica. (I would prefer the Balearics) It’s quite easy to reach the Balearics from Barcelona. These are the options you have: https://ferrygogo.co.uk/spain/balearic-islands/mallorca/barcelona-to-mallorca-ferry/. And then in Mallorca, you can charter a boat with a captain to go around the islands. You can do that at Viator.com for instance. 10-14 days on the Balearics is quite ok if you are also there to enjoy the beach and so on. Combine it with 2 to 3 days in Barcelona and you are going to have a nice holiday!
Enjoy!
A single trip with car will be around € 80 – € 100 if you book in advance. You can see a test booking here for that particular day: https://prnt.sc/-oedt1HpzEq-
@Trevor, you are not alone. From 2007 tot 2026 there were ‘so many plans’ to re-enable this route, however not much materialized. The thing is that the great success of the route from Eemshaven to Kristiansand (which started last year) might be a good case to also restart this route. We really hope this route starts again in the near future.