FerryRoute archive

Fabrice Dejean

Writes about ferry routes, timetables and vehicle fares.

Port security adds 10 to 20 minutes to a crossing and border control adds 5 to 45 depending on the day, and...

There are three ways to cross the Solent to the Isle of Wight, and the right one depends on whether you have...

Dover's Eastern Docks handle every car ferry, and the port is organised around a single flow: approach on the A20, check in...

Ferry check-in closes 60 minutes before departure for cars and 30 to 45 minutes for foot passengers, and those numbers are deadlines...

A ferry timetable is a legal document dressed as a marketing page, and reading it properly saves more money and more missed...

Hook of Holland and Rotterdam are 20 miles apart and serve different routes, and the choice between them is decided by which...

There are four practical sea routes from Britain to Ireland, and the right one is decided by where you start rather than...

Newhaven to Dieppe is the Channel crossing to choose when you are heading west into Normandy rather than south towards Paris. The...

A cancelled ferry entitles you to a refund or re-routing, and a long delay entitles you to compensation of 25 or 50...

Ferry pricing is built from a base fare plus a series of supplements, and the number you see first is almost never...