As Britain is an island, ferries are one way to get into the country. Below is a list of routes that are available. It may not be complete.

From the south coast

The modern Seven Sisters Ferry, Newhaven

Major airports and ferry routes (some are missing)

• Dover to Dunkirk (Dunkerque), France; 1:45 hours DFDS Seaways
• Dover to Calais, France; 90 minutes P&O Ferries and DFDS Seaways
• Newhaven to Dieppe, France; 4 hours Transmanche
• Portsmouth to Le Havre, France; 6 hours LD Lines
• Portsmouth to Caen, France; 6 hours Brittany Ferries
• Portsmouth to Cherbourg, France; 2:40Brittany Ferries
• Portsmouth to Bilbao, Spain; 36 hours P&O Ferries
• Portsmouth to Saint Malo, France; 10:45 hours (9 hours during day) Brittany Ferries
• Poole to Cherbourg, France; 5 hours Brittany Ferries
• Plymouth to Roscoff, France; 6 hours Brittany Ferries
• Plymouth to Santander, Spain 24 hours Brittany Ferries
• Poole to Saint Malo, France 4:35 hours Condor Ferries
• Weymouth to Saint Malo, France; 5:15 hours Condor Ferries

Portsmouth and Southampton act as ports for transport to the Isle of Wight; Portsmouth, Poole and Weymouth also have routes to Guernsey and Jersey provided by Condor Ferries

To Ireland

The Irish Ferries Ulysses, the world's largest ferry

• Fishguard to Rosslare; 2 hours Stena Line
• Holyhead to Dublin; 2 hours Stena Line and Irish Ferries
• Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire; 2 hours Stena Line
• Liverpool to Dublin; 6 hours P&O Irish Sea
• Fleetwood to Larne; 6 hours Stena Line
• Stranraer to Belfast; 2 hours Stena Line
• Pembroke to Rosslare; 4 hours Irish Ferries

East coast routes

• Newcastle to Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 16 hours DFDS Seaways
• Hull to Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 10 hours P&O Ferries
• Hull to Zeebrugge, Belgium; 8 hours P&O Ferries
• Harwich to the Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland), The Netherlands; 7 hours Stena Line

These routes may be subject to change. It is recommended to contact the ferry operators and book ahead.