We are on our way Mr Frodo! =)

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/

Before Mid- Summer probably: May / Jun, early July!

Hi Patrick,

100% True, these islands are close to each other and great to combine!

Hi Jeff,

Thank you for your questions. The company stopped due to many problems, the biggest one probably that it had to leave Eemshaven port. It will be nearly impossible to get your money back on this one. Services already stopped, 75.000 people are victims as you can read on the website of Holland Norway Lines. Here is a website in which you can file your claims soon: https://www.passagiershnl.nl/

Hi Rhian,

Good question, yet it is! Flying takes you 4 hours and can be done from Seattle! A round trip is about $300/ Should have included flight in this comparison. You can’t bring your car with you on a plane though!

@Loretta

This truly is one crazy ship! Works well on Social media these days (maybe that’s why it’s that crazy) =)

Hi Ruhaul,

I honestly think that these 3 ferries are the best way for reaching this island. There are ‘excursion based’ trips available however but we are unsure about water taxi’s.

Hi Rosette,

This is simply for safety reasons, they don’t want people to stick in the car decks.

Thanks! Be sure to follow us on Pinterest to check out more!

There are many travelers each day traveling 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)

Hi Shane,

It’s not a very long route, so I’m quite sure you won’t fall sick on this route!

It’s a rainy island. For warm weather you really have to go there June/July/August.

Hi Tara,

We would advise you to call with the ferry terminals that you want to use. What I do know is the following:

Most (if not all) ferries servicing Batam-Singapore are the same. They do not have special entrance for wheelchair but the staff on the ferries would be more than happy to carry you into/out of the ferry.

Batam Center Ferry Terminal is the most wheelchair friendly terminal I would go for.

@Roberto it really is an amazing series, we have one of the biggest fans working here. =)

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 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 J. You Caught us there, we will add more in the near future, Canada indeed we haven’t covered that well yet!

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.

@ 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

@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.

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 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.

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/

Thanks for your review and sharing your experience Sami!

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 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 review Lenore, very much appreciated.

Hello Ayla,

We think our map on the Bahama’s page should be helpful. You can zoom in and out to get a better perspective. There is a bridge from New Providence to Paradise Island – but there are no other inter Island bridgets. So travelling per ferry or mailboat is preferred way of travel. From Nassau you can also fly to all the Islands. This website might be helpful to figure out how to travel: https://www.bahamas.com/getting-here/island-hopping/island-hopping-faqs

Happy travels!

Hi Susan,

Thanks for your question. If you meant the ferry from Saint John to Digby – then the duration is about 2 hours.

Happy travels!

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 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.

It’s a great Island, getting more popular every year!

@Kimberly

Yes, you can take the ferry to Haines, in your case we would contact Kirsty (or another employee) of Ferrytravel.com, they can surely help with arrangements.

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 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.com/route/pembroke-rosslare/

It’s quite a modern ship, don’t mistake it with the MS Oscar Wilde Cruise. That’s not really a Seaworthy Ship!

Hi Nate,

Check out this page: https://ferrygogo.com/route/fortlauderdale-grandbahamas/

With your answer: Grand Bahamas harbor address: Terminal 2, Freeport Harbour, Grand Bahama Island

Good luck traveling to the Bahamas!

Thanks Big M for this additional guidance, we’ve been on a mailboat a few times and we 100% agree with what you say here: It’s an adventure! You need some time in advance to simply ask at the harbor what’s possible and such, online the info simply isn’t always the best or outdated.

Thanks we made an error here, we also had an e-mail from someone with the same comment. It’s sometimes difficult with talking about Vancouver Island while Vancouver is not on it!

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 Meg,

Yes that could be one reason for usage, (There are also companies who do this for you) but it won’t be enough to get a ferry going between NZ and AU if that’s your only target market 🙂

Hi Nicole,

Yes, we did this route like 5 years ago and we would not have made it back if it wasn’t for the 4WD we rented over there, quite sure no roads were added in the last 5 years! When you go there though, please share some images with us as we would love to have more images for this connection!

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.com/route/dover-calais/

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 traveling with dogs on ferries.” ! Much appreciated and we are happy that the guide was able to help you.

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!

You don’t need to book these tickets online! You can just book them while you are there!

If you need assistance with this trip you could contact FerryTravel.com, I’m sure there can help you with this trip. They are specialized in this region. Do you want to drive and ferry? Ps. if you want to ferry be sure to book these kind of trips months in advance.

There is a ferry that also brings you directly from Malaysia (Johor) to Indonesia (Batam). It’s about 90 minutes from Johor to Batam, we will also list & analyze these routes in the near future on this website. For now you can find good info about this connection here: https://berjayawaterfront.com.my/ferry-terminal/

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.com/from-barcelona-to-mallorca/. 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!

Good points, normally ferry-lines with competing operators on them work quite ok. We are not pro or against anything within the industry really. Doesn’t matter at all for us: we just provide guidance where possible.

It’s just that there are so many (huge) cases around the world with lines that are not running well ‘while’ nationalized. And also many cases of lines that run really well due to healthy competition (All ferries on the Canary Islands for example with Fred Olsen and Navie Armas (inc. the fastest ships in the world))

This one is an interesting read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferry_fiasco

Interesting indeed!

@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.