Sea region
English Channel Ferries
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.
🧭 27 routes🚢 10 operators🚗 18 car ferries🌙 5 overnight
Cross-Channel Ferry Routes Map
Every English Channel crossing on FerryConnect. Select a route on the map, or use the list below.
All English Channel Ferry Routes
Sorted from the shortest crossing to the longest.
Pets ✓ means at least one operator carries pets on the crossing under its own rules (in the vehicle, a kennel, a lounge or a pet cabin). Foot ✓ means at least one operator takes foot passengers. Rules differ by operator: see each route page.
Operators
Ferry Hubs
- Ferries from Cherbourg
- Ferries from Diélette
- Ferries from Dover
- Ferries from Dublin
- Ferries from Dunkirk
- Ferries from Guernsey
- Ferries from Jersey
- Ferries from Plymouth
- Ferries from Poole
- Ferries from Portsmouth
- Ferries from Roscoff
- Ferries from Rosslare
- Ferries from Sark
- Ferries from St Malo
Countries
Country Route Planners
English Channel ferry guides
📘 Isle of Wight Ferries: Routes, Times & OperatorsEvery Isle of Wight ferry: Portsmouth, Southsea, Southampton and Lymington to Fishbourne, Ryde, Cowes and Yarmouth, with crossing times, sailings and pets.📘 Ferry Luggage Allowance: What You Can & Can’t TakeHow much luggage you can take on a ferry, what foot passengers can’t bring, and fuel, gas and gun rules for cars, from Stena, Irish Ferries, DFDS and Wightlink.