Excellent

4.4/5 Average
Reviews

Directt Ferries come over as uncomplicated and helpful.

I found the site and information very accessible, and price good.

Mr Patrick McCrohan 6 hours ago

A brilliant booking service.

Done on the internet: a quick, simple,straight forward process. Your platform is very easy to use: very well done!!! Mant thanks. Lawrence

Mr Lawrence Appelbee 8 hours ago

Excellent service

Was very easy to book and find relevant time for a ticket. Very good price too

Trusted Customer 9 hours ago

Fast easy to use

Very easy to use fast and will be using again

Trusted Customer 10 hours ago

Easy booking

Easy on-line booking service. Will use again

Trusted Customer 10 hours ago

Wonderful

Excellent

Trusted Customer 11 hours ago

Quick easy and efficient

Smooth and seamless boarding

Trusted Customer 11 hours ago

Quick, easy and great value.

A quick and easy service on Direct Ferries website. It provided us with a number of options and all at considerably lower prices than we could get with the ferry operators themselves for the same sailings. Confirmation of booking came through immediately. We highly recommend them to family and friends and others considering using their service.

Trusted Customer 12 hours ago

Good for ferry but not the tunnel

Good for booking ferries but tunnel price was much higher than advertised elsewhere, perhaps to make ferry prices look better.

Mr Stuart Risebrow 12 hours ago

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Cross channel ferries

As some of our most popular ferry routes, our Cross Channel ferries offer a wide range of ferry routes and services, up to 744 ferries a week, to help you to find the best journey to suit your need.

From ferries to France, and ferries to England, we offer ferry sailings to a variety of destinations, such as Portsmouth, Cherbourg, Dover, Calais, and Dunkirk, and we have a number of different sail times, between 35 minutes and 11 hours, so book now with Direct Ferries to find the best Cross Channel ferry for you.

Cross channel ferry routes

There are a wide range of Cross Channel ferry routes, with up to 744 weekly sailings departing every week. These ferries from England to France travel between 16 different ports including Dover, Calais, Plymouth, Dunkirk and Portsmouth.

How long does it take to cross the Channel by Ferry?

The fastest ferry across the Channel is the ferry from Calais to Dover. This route takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes and is available to book all year round with Irish Ferries, P&O Ferries and DFDS Seaways. Alternatively, you can travel from France to England via the Eurotunnel between Calais and Folkestone. This takes approximately 35 minutes and is open throughout the year.

Cross Channel ferries can take anywhere between 35 minutes to 7 hours and 59 minutes on the ferry from Portsmouth to Le Havre. The sailing duration for a ferry to England or a ferry to France is vastly different depending on what destination you depart from.

Our longest ferries are from Poole to Cherbourg, which can take anywhere between 4 hours 30 minutes to 5 hours 40 minutes, and the ferry from Portsmouth and Plymouth. Ferry times can vary due to a number of factors, such as weather conditions, but we will always try to give you the most up-to-date information.

Prices for a cross channel ferry might vary depending on which route you decide to travel and which operator you book. Cheap ferry tickets are usually available during off peak, outside of the high season. Please visit our special offers page to view the latest ferry discounts.

Pets on the Cross Channel Ferry

Currently, of the 4 operators that offer ferry services across the channel, only 1 of them does not allow pets onboard their ferries, Brittany Ferries.

This means that if you are sailing with DFDS, P&O Ferries, and on the Eurotunnel, then you are more than welcome to bring your dog and other pets with you on the ferry, but be sure to check before you travel, as some routes may have certain restrictions on them.