FerryRoute archive

Fabrice Dejean

Writes about ferry routes, timetables and vehicle fares.

Boarding a car ferry involves four checks, and every one of them can stop you: the ticket scan, the identity check, the...

Seasickness is decided before you board, by the route, the ship and where you sit; the medication is a backup rather than...

Ferry food is 30 to 40 percent above port prices and ranges from decent to institutional, and the smart move is to...

For one person on a short crossing, the foot passenger ticket is almost always cheaper; for two or more people with luggage,...

A first ferry crossing goes wrong in one of three ways: the wrong terminal, a missed check-in window, or a vehicle that...

Cairnryan to Belfast is the fastest way to reach Northern Ireland from Britain, at around two hours and 15 minutes, and it...

Portsmouth has three ferry terminals serving three different destinations, and driving to the wrong one costs 20 minutes and, on a tight...

A winter Channel crossing is cheaper, quieter and more likely to be disrupted, and the sensible approach is to book the earliest...

The Channel Islands are reached by fast ferry from Poole, Portsmouth, Weymouth and Saint-Malo, and the crossing is short enough to treat...

Ferry tickets are more amendable than flight tickets and less refundable than most people assume, and the difference between the two is...