Ferries in the UK: every route, today's departures and ports
The United Kingdom is an island nation: ferries serve the Scottish islands and the Isle of Wight, and cross the Channel to the continent.
230 routes · 173 ports · 39 operators
Today on these routes
5 of 14 routes with delays or cancellations
- Rousay → TingwallDisruptions · +53 min
- Portsmouth → Caen-OuistrehamDisruptions · +69 min
- Southampton → CowesBe aware · +13 min
- Caen-Ouistreham → PortsmouthBe aware · +10 min
- Saint-Malo → PortsmouthBe aware · +12 min
Key
- Normal service
- Be aware
- Disruptions
- Cancelled
Live data today on 14 of 179 routes with sailings; for the others we only have the published timetable.
Regions
Ferries between countries
Routes
Arran
- Claonaig – LochranzaCalMac FerriesNext departure5 sailings today30 min
- Lochranza – ClaonaigCalMac FerriesNext departure5 sailings today30 min
- Ardrossan – BrodickCalMac FerriesNext departureScheduled4 sailings today55 min
- Brodick – ArdrossanCalMac FerriesNext departureScheduled5 sailings today55 min
- Troon – BrodickCalMac FerriesNext departureScheduled3 sailings today1 h 15 min
- Brodick – TroonCalMac FerriesNext departureScheduled2 sailings today1 h 15 min
Mull
- Ulva Ferry – UlvaUlva FerryNext departure0 sailings today10 min
- Ulva – Ulva FerryUlva FerryNext departure0 sailings today10 min
- Fishnish – LochalineCalMac FerriesNext departure4 sailings today18 min
- Lochaline – FishnishCalMac FerriesNext departure4 sailings today18 min
- Iona – FionnphortCalMac FerriesNext departureScheduled4 sailings today10 min
- Fionnphort – IonaCalMac FerriesNext departureScheduled4 sailings today10 min
Skye
- Raasay – SconserCalMac FerriesNext departure3 sailings today25 min100% on time · 79 sailings · 30 days
- Sconser – RaasayCalMac FerriesNext departure3 sailings today25 min
- Armadale – MallaigCalMac FerriesNext departure1 sailing today30 min
- Mallaig – ArmadaleCalMac FerriesNext departure1 sailing today30 min
- Lochmaddy – UigCalMac FerriesNext departure1 sailing today1 h 45 min
- Uig – LochmaddyCalMac FerriesNext departure1 sailing today1 h 45 min
Islay
- Feolin – Port AskaigArgyll & Bute Council FerriesNext departureScheduled7 sailings today5 min
- Port Askaig – FeolinArgyll & Bute Council FerriesNext departureScheduled7 sailings today5 min
- Kennacraig – Port AskaigCalMac FerriesNext departureScheduled3 sailings today1 h 55 min
- Port Askaig – KennacraigCalMac FerriesNext departureScheduled3 sailings today1 h 55 min
- Oban – Port AskaigCalMac FerriesNext departure0 sailings today3 h 50 min
- Port Askaig – ObanCalMac FerriesNext departure0 sailings today8 h 50 min
Scotland
- Hunters Quay – McInroy's PointWestern FerriesNext departureScheduled46 sailings today20 min96% on time · 582 sailings · 30 days
- McInroy's Point – Hunters QuayWestern FerriesNext departureScheduled46 sailings today20 min97% on time · 584 sailings · 30 days
- Nether Lochaber – ArdgourCorran FerryNext departureScheduled27 sailings today5 min
- Ardgour – Nether LochaberCorran FerryNext departureScheduled27 sailings today5 min
- Colintraive – RhubodachCalMac FerriesNext departureScheduled26 sailings today5 min
- Rhubodach – ColintraiveCalMac FerriesNext departureScheduled26 sailings today5 min
Isle of Wight & Solent
- Cowes – East CowesCowes Floating BridgeNext departureScheduled108 sailings today3 min
- East Cowes – CowesCowes Floating BridgeNext departureScheduled108 sailings today3 min
- Gosport – Portsmouth HarbourGosport FerryNext departureScheduled74 sailings today7 min
- Portsmouth Harbour – GosportGosport FerryNext departureScheduled74 sailings today7 min
- Fishbourne Iow – Portsmouth HarbourWightlinkNext departureScheduled23 sailings today45 min89% on time · 66 sailings · 30 days
- Portsmouth Iow Car – Fishbourne IowWightlinkNext departureScheduled23 sailings today45 min90% on time · 89 sailings · 30 days
South West England
- Torpoint – DevonportTorpoint FerryNext departureScheduled97 sailings today7 min
- Devonport – TorpointTorpoint FerryNext departureScheduled96 sailings today7 min
- Bodinnick – FoweyPolruan Passenger Ferry, Bodinnick Vehicle FerryNext departureScheduled72 sailings today5 min
- Fowey – BodinnickPolruan Passenger Ferry, Bodinnick Vehicle FerryNext departureScheduled72 sailings today5 min
- Dartmouth (Lower Ferry) – Kingswear (Lower Ferry)River LinkNext departureScheduled55 sailings today5 min
- Kingswear (Lower Ferry) – Dartmouth (Lower Ferry)River LinkNext departureScheduled55 sailings today5 min
United Kingdom – France
Other routes
- Liverpool – SeacombeMersey FerriesNext departure8 sailings today10 min
- Seacombe – LiverpoolMersey FerriesNext departure8 sailings today10 min
- Felixstowe – HarwichHarwich Harbour FerryNext departure8 sailings today15 min
- Harwich – FelixstoweHarwich Harbour FerryNext departure8 sailings today15 min
- Felixstowe – Shotley GateHarwich Harbour FerryNext departure6 sailings today27 min
- Harwich – Shotley GateHarwich Harbour FerryNext departure6 sailings today7 min
- Shotley Gate – FelixstoweHarwich Harbour FerryNext departure6 sailings today25 min
- Bawdsey – Felixstowe FerryFelixstowe Ferry Boat YardNext departure14 sailings today3 min
- Felixstowe Ferry – BawdseyFelixstowe Ferry Boat YardNext departure14 sailings today3 min
United Kingdom: ferries in figures
The 230 routes listed here are run by 39 operators; those with the most routes are CalMac Ferries (68), Orkney Ferries (28) and Shetland Ferries (22). Over the next 7 days the timetables list 20,776 sailings on these routes; the ports with the most departures are Cowes (953), East Cowes (943) and Fowey (903).
21 of these routes are international: France (15) and Spain (6). By timetable, the shortest crossing is Cowes → East Cowes (3 min) and the longest Portsmouth → Bilbao (33 h).
11 of these routes have no sailing scheduled in the next 7 days.
Ships at sea now
3 ships at sea
Coastline: Natural Earth
Ports
- Oban
- Mallaig
- Kirkwall
- Portsmouth
- Out Skerries
- Fowey
- Lerwick
- Port Askaig
- Houton
- Plymouth
- Portsmouth Harbour
- Brodick
- Cherbourg
- Cowes
- East Cowes
- Falmouth
- Felixstowe
- Gourock
- Gutcher
- Kennacraig
- Laxo
- Lochboisdale
- Papa Westray
- Santander
- Southampton
- St Mawes
- Stromness
- Tingwall
- Uig
- Whalsay
- Graemsay
- Harwich
- Saint-Malo
- Sanday
- Shotley Gate
- Stronsay
Ferry operators
- CalMac Ferries
- Orkney Ferries
- Shetland Ferries
- Brittany Ferries
- Argyll & Bute Council Ferries
- Wightlink
- Harwich Harbour Ferry
- Highland Ferries
- NorthLink Ferries
- Red Funnel
- St Mawes Ferry
- Western Isles Cruises
- BK Marine
- Corran Ferry
- Cowes Floating Bridge
- Dartmouth Higher Ferry
- Felixstowe Ferry Boat Yard
- Flushing Ferry
- Gosport Ferry
- Hayling Ferry
- Hovertravel
- King Harry Ferry
- Mersey Ferries
- Mevagissey Ferry
- Mountbatten Water Taxis
- Mudeford Ferry
- Padstow Harbour Commissioners
- Pentland Ferries
- Polruan Ferry
- Polruan Passenger Ferry, Bodinnick Vehicle Ferry
- River Link
- Salcombe Ferry
- Sandbanks Ferry
- Shields Ferry
- Skye Ferry
- Torpoint Ferry
- Transmanche Ferries
- Ulva Ferry
- Western Ferries