Plymouth to Santander ferry times and today's sailings
Brittany Ferries · 20 h 52 min · 1 sailing today · 807 km
Return: Ferry times from Santander to PlymouthToday’s sailings
- Brittany Ferries
- Now ·
- Usual departure
- 15:45
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 20 h 52 min
- 20 h 15 min to 21 h 30 min
- Sailings a week
- 2
- Distance
- 807 km
- 435 nmi
Map
Punctuality: 1 sailing measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure
Operators on this route
| Operator | Sailings in the next 7 days | Crossing time |
|---|---|---|
| Brittany Ferries | 2 | 20 h 15 min – 21 h 30 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct | 16:45 |
|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct – Tue 27 Oct, Thu 29 Oct – Sat 31 Oct | No sailings |
| Wed 28 Oct | 15:45 |
Timetable published from 21 Oct 2026 to 24 Oct 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | ||
| Plymouth | Wind from W 13–15 knBeaufort 4gusts 20 knwaves 1.9–2.1 m11 °C | Wind from S 16–25 knBeaufort 4–6 · strong breezegusts 40 knwaves 1.9–3.4 m12–15 °Cprecipitation up to 2.5 mm/hvisibility down to 2.9 km |
| Mid-crossing | ||
| Mid-crossing | Wind from SW 9–14 knBeaufort 3–4gusts 17 knwaves 4.4–4.9 m15 °Cprecipitation up to 0.5 mm/h | Wind from SW 15–25 knBeaufort 4–6 · strong breezegusts 31 knwaves 3.3–4.2 m15–17 °Cprecipitation up to 0.6 mm/hvisibility down to 4.6 km |
| Santander | ||
| Santander | Wind from S 5–7 knBeaufort 2–3gusts 8 knwaves 2.8–3.0 mwave period 12–13 s16 °Cprecipitation up to 0.1 mm/h | Wind from S 3–15 knBeaufort 1–4gusts 15 knwaves 2.0–3.3 mwave period 11–13 s13–21 °Cvisibility down to 0.6 km |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 12:00. It doesn’t tell whether a sailing will run: that is up to the operator.
Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Wind converted from m/s to knots and the Beaufort scale. Waves come from the nearest sea point of MET’s ocean model, which covers north-west Europe only; gusts only where MET forecasts them (the Nordic area).Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Models ECMWF IFS and ECMWF WAM (© ECMWF, CC BY 4.0), 9 km grid: wind in knots converted to the Beaufort scale, temperature at sea level, precipitation (rain, showers and snow) as the hourly total shown for the hour it falls in, waves and mean wave period from the model’s nearest sea point, visibility shown only below 5 km; nearby places in the same grid cell share the same figures.Daily lows and highs, and the hour with the most precipitation, worked out by ferrywhere. Each figure comes from MET Norway where MET forecasts it, otherwise from Open-Meteo.
Questions about this route
How many ferries are there from Plymouth to Santander today?
There is 1 sailing today from Plymouth to Santander, at 16:45.
How long is the ferry from Plymouth to Santander?
The crossing takes 20 h 52 min, between 20 h 15 min and 21 h 30 min depending on the sailing.
Which ferry companies sail from Plymouth to Santander?
The route is operated by Brittany Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Plymouth to Santander?
The ferry usually leaves at 15:45, local time in Plymouth.
How often does the ferry from Plymouth to Santander run?
2 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
In the coming week, Brittany Ferries sails from Plymouth to Santander on Wednesday and Sunday. The ferry usually leaves at 15:45.
The crossing covers 807 km (435 nmi) and takes 20 h 52 min, between 20 h 15 min and 21 h 30 min depending on the sailing. All 4 sailings in the next 14 days arrive the day after they leave. The route links the UK and Spain, and Santander is one hour ahead of Plymouth.
Pont-Aven has sailed this route in the last 30 days. From Plymouth, ferries also sail to Roscoff and Saint-Malo. Santander can also be reached by ferry from Portsmouth and Rosslare Harbour.
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Ports and ships
Ports
- Plymouth: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Santander: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
- Santander → Plymouth21 h 45 min
More ferries from Plymouth
- Plymouth → Roscoff9 h
- Plymouth → Saint-Malo13 h 15 min
More ferries to Santander
- Portsmouth → Santander33 h
- Rosslare Harbour → Santander27 h 30 min
Sources and licences
- Source : transport.data.gouv.fr — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · Licence: Licence Ouverte 2.0Feed last read on 25 Oct 2026.
Timetable last changed on 25 Oct 2026.