Santander to Plymouth ferry times and today's sailings
Brittany Ferries · 21 h 45 min · 807 km
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Scheduled
Tomorrow’s sailings
- Usual departure
- 16:00
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 21 h 45 min
- 20 h 15 min to 21 h 45 min
- Sailings a week
- 2
- Distance
- 807 km
- 435 nmi
Map
Punctuality: 0 sailings 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 45 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct, Tue 27 Oct – Wed 28 Oct, Fri 30 Oct – Sat 31 Oct | No sailings |
|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct | 18:15 |
| Thu 29 Oct | 16:00 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 25 Oct 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Santander | ||
| Santander | Wind from S 7 knBeaufort 3gusts 8 knwaves 2.9–3.0 mwave period 13 s16 °C | Wind from S 3–15 knBeaufort 1–4gusts 17 knwaves 2.0–3.3 mwave period 11–13 s13–21 °Cvisibility down to 2.7 km |
| Mid-crossing | ||
| Mid-crossing | Wind from SW 10–12 knBeaufort 3–4gusts 12 knwaves 4.5–4.6 m15 °C | Wind from SW 14–24 knBeaufort 4–6 · strong breezegusts 31 knwaves 3.3–4.4 m15–17 °Cprecipitation up to 0.3 mm/h |
| Plymouth | ||
| Plymouth | Wind from W 12–15 knBeaufort 4gusts 18 knwaves 1.9–2.0 m11 °C | Wind from S 15–25 knBeaufort 4–6 · strong breezegusts 39 knwaves 1.9–3.4 m12–15 °Cprecipitation up to 1.6 mm/hvisibility down to 2.5 km |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 16:08. 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 Santander to Plymouth today?
There are no sailings today. The next one is on Mon 26 Oct 18:15.
How long is the ferry from Santander to Plymouth?
The crossing takes 21 h 45 min, between 20 h 15 min and 21 h 45 min depending on the sailing.
Which ferry companies sail from Santander to Plymouth?
The route is operated by Brittany Ferries.
What time is the first and last ferry from Santander to Plymouth?
The ferry usually leaves at 16:00, local time in Santander.
How often does the ferry from Santander to Plymouth run?
2 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
In the coming week, Brittany Ferries sails from Santander to Plymouth on Monday and Thursday. The ferry usually leaves at 16:00.
The crossing covers 807 km (435 nmi) and takes 21 h 45 min; the fastest sailings take 20 h 15 min. All 3 sailings in the next 14 days arrive the day after they leave. The route links Spain and the UK, and Plymouth is one hour behind Santander.
Pont-Aven has sailed this route in the last 30 days. From Santander, ferries also sail to Portsmouth. Plymouth can also be reached by ferry from Roscoff.
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Ports and ships
Ports
- Santander: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Plymouth: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Related routes
Return crossing
- Plymouth → Santander20 h 22 min
More ferries from Santander
More ferries to Plymouth
- Roscoff → Plymouth6 h 40 min
Other Brittany Ferries routes
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 24 Oct 2026.