Ferries by Sea & Region
Browse the world’s ferry networks by the water they cross, with every route, operator, port hub and ship in each region.
Irish Sea
The Irish Sea ferry network links Ireland and Northern Ireland with Wales, Scotland and England, and continues across the Celtic Sea to France. Sailings range from short North Channel hops to overnight crossings with cabins.
English Channel
The English Channel carries Europe’s busiest ferry traffic: short Dover Strait crossings to Calais and Dunkirk, longer Western Channel routes to Normandy and Brittany, and the Solent ferries to the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.
North Sea
North Sea ferries are mostly overnight cruise-ferries, connecting Britain with the Netherlands and Scandinavia, plus the northern isles of Orkney and Shetland and short Skagerrak crossings between Denmark and Norway.
Baltic Sea
The Baltic is a sea of big cruise-ferries and fast shuttles: Helsinki–Tallinn, overnight Helsinki–Stockholm through the Åland archipelago, and Germany–Scandinavia links such as Puttgarden–Rødby and Kiel–Oslo.
Aegean Sea
The Aegean is the world’s great island-hopping sea: ferries from Piraeus and Rafina fan out to the Cyclades, Dodecanese and Crete, with short crossings to the Turkish coast.
Adriatic Sea
Adriatic ferries link Italy with Croatia and Greece, and thread through Croatia’s Dalmatian islands. Long overnight crossings let drivers avoid the Balkan roads.
Western Mediterranean
Western Mediterranean ferries serve the Balearics, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, the Gulf of Naples islands and Morocco across the Strait of Gibraltar, from short hydrofoil hops to overnight cruise-ferries.
Caribbean
Caribbean ferries connect islands where there is a scheduled service: the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico’s Vieques and Culebra, the French Antilles and Dominica, St Barths, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, and Mexico’s Riviera Maya.
Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Thailand ferries serve Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao from Chumphon, Surat Thani and Donsak, the Trat islands of Koh Chang, Koh Kood and Koh Mak on the eastern side, and Vietnam’s Phu Quoc across the gulf. Car ferries, catamarans and speedboats all sail here, and most island links run all year.
Andaman Sea
Andaman Sea ferries link Phuket and Krabi with Koh Phi Phi, Koh Lanta, Koh Yao and the Trang and Satun islands down to Koh Lipe and Langkawi, and serve India’s Andaman Islands from Port Blair. On the Thai coast several speedboat routes run only in the high season, and others sail a reduced timetable in the green season.