Tickets and Fares
Guides filed under Tickets and Fares. Fares and timetables are checked against operator publications.
Ferry cabins: when an overnight cabin pays for itself and when it does not
A ferry cabin is worth booking whenever the crossing runs through the night and you intend to drive more than an hour...
Fabrice Dejean7 min readOct 12, 2026
Ferry fare types compared: saver, standard and flexible tickets
The cheapest ferry fare is the least flexible one, and the gap between saver and flexible is usually 20 to 40 percent....
Fabrice Dejean7 min readOct 10, 2026
Ferry fares explained: base price, supplements and the extras added at checkout
Ferry pricing is built from a base fare plus a series of supplements, and the number you see first is almost never...
Fabrice Dejean7 min readAug 10, 2026
Ferry or tunnel: which Channel crossing is cheaper for a car
For a car with two or more people in low season, the ferry is usually cheaper than the tunnel; in August, on...
Fabrice Dejean7 min readJul 27, 2026
Booking a ferry with a pet: charges, paperwork and the rules that matter
Taking a dog on a ferry is straightforward if the paperwork is right and awkward if it is not, and the paperwork...
Fabrice Dejean7 min readJul 13, 2026
Cheap ferry tickets: where the real discounts actually come from
Cheap ferry tickets come from three places and nowhere else: the date, the sailing time and the fare tier. Everything else is...
Fabrice Dejean8 min readJul 8, 2026
Foot passenger or car ferry: which ticket is cheaper once transfers are counted
For one person on a short crossing, the foot passenger ticket is almost always cheaper; for two or more people with luggage,...
Fabrice Dejean7 min readJun 20, 2026
Ferry amendments and refunds: what each operator actually allows
Ferry tickets are more amendable than flight tickets and less refundable than most people assume, and the difference between the two is...
Fabrice Dejean7 min readJun 5, 2026