Ferry routes to Great Britain
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
As Britain is an island, ferries were the only way to get into the country prior to the advent of aviation and later the construction of the Channel Tunnel which gave a "dry foot" route from Britain to the continent for the first time since the Ice Ages. See also the Get in section of the United Kingdom article. Below is a list of routes that cross the North Sea, English Channel or Irish Sea. It may not be complete.
Portsmouth and Southampton act as ports for transport to the Isle of Wight; Portsmouth and Poole also have routes to Guernsey and Jersey, provided by Condor Ferries.
These routes may be subject to change. It is recommended to contact the ferry operators and book ahead.
By coach or busIf you are booked onto a scheduled international bus route that crosses the Channel, it may either go by ferry or through the Channel Tunnel; you don't get the choice.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Ferry routes to Great Britain" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons