English ChannelDover → Calais
The busiest crossing in Western Europe, England to France with DFDS.
~1h 30m·DFDSVehicle ferry, the 'from' fare is car + driver, not a foot-passenger price.
from€135Book
Channel, Irish Sea & North Sea
Britain, Ireland & the near Continent.
Book ferries across the Channel to France, the Irish Sea to Ireland, and the North Sea to the Netherlands, with DFDS, Stena Line and more.
Search UK, Ireland & the North Sea ferries7 routes · from €36
Britain's ferry links fan out in every direction, the short, frequent Channel crossings from Dover to France, the Irish Sea corridors to Dublin and Belfast, and the overnight North Sea routes to the Netherlands. We book across the network, with live fares from DFDS and Stena Line.
The English Channel
Dover to Calais and Dunkirk, the busiest crossings in Western Europe, day and night.
English Channel
English ChannelDover → Dunkirk
The Channel's second corridor, Dover to Dunkirk with DFDS.
~2h·DFDSVehicle ferry, the 'from' fare is car + driver, not a foot-passenger price.
from€140Book
Irish Sea & North Channel
Dublin, Belfast and Liverpool, the main corridors between Britain and Ireland.
Irish Sea & North ChannelDublin → Holyhead
The main Irish Sea corridor, Dublin to Wales with Stena Line, several times a day.
~3h 15m·Stena Line
from€36Book
Irish Sea & North ChannelBelfast → Cairnryan
The North Channel crossing, Northern Ireland to Scotland with Stena Line.
~2h 25m·Stena Line
from€42Book
Irish Sea & North ChannelLiverpool → Belfast
England to Northern Ireland across the Irish Sea, with Stena Line.
~8h·Stena LineOvernight sailings available with cabins.
from€48Book
The North Sea
The Netherlands to England, Hoek van Holland to Harwich and Amsterdam to Newcastle.
North SeaHoek van Holland → Harwich
The Netherlands to England across the North Sea, near Rotterdam.
~6h 30m·Stena Line
from€82Book
North SeaAmsterdam (IJmuiden) → Newcastle
The Netherlands to northern England by overnight DFDS cruise-ferry.
~16h 45m·DFDSOvernight cruise-ferry, the fare includes a cabin for the crossing.
from€354Book
UK, Ireland & the North Sea ferries, good to know
What's the quickest ferry from Dover to France?＋
Dover to Calais with DFDS takes around 90 minutes, with very frequent sailings day and night. Dover to Dunkirk is about two hours.
Are the Dover crossings for cars or foot passengers?＋
The Dover crossings are vehicle ferries, the lead fare is for a car and driver. They're built around taking your car to the Continent.
How do I get from England to the Netherlands by ferry?＋
Stena Line sails Hoek van Holland to Harwich (day and overnight), and DFDS runs an overnight cruise-ferry from IJmuiden (Amsterdam) to Newcastle.
Which ferries go to Ireland?＋
Stena Line runs Dublin–Holyhead and Liverpool–Belfast, plus Belfast–Cairnryan across the North Channel to Scotland.