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Ferry crossings
Taking a motorcycle on board a ferry is often very
reasonable, many ferry operators, charge any pillion as a foot passenger, and a
separate fee for bike and rider.
It's worth having a soft cloth handy to cover
certain parts of your motorcycle. The loaders will likely provide foam to place
underneath securing ropes, but they will not treat your machine with quiet as
much respect as you - Tank bra's come in useful here, and keep a good eye on
where they are positioning the securing ropes if you think they are attaching it
to a part of the bike that will not withstand it do let them know. Remember the
loaders need to get all vehicles on the ferry as quickly as possible - that said
they wont deliberately set out to mark your motorbike!
Ferry Operators
This is intended as a guide only, Destinations will vary by operator and
availability.
Certain ferries from the UK to 'some' destinations ONLY operate at certain times
of the year.
Please check with port or operator for confirmation of available crossings and
operating times.
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By Destination |
By Port
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By Destination.
Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland
DUBLIN
- Holyhead, Liverpool
DUN LOAGHAIRE - Holyhead
ROSSLARE - Fishguard, Pembroke
LARNE - Fleetwood, Troon
BELFAST - Troon, Stranrear
Travel from
England via
Fleetwood or Liverpool
Travel from
Scotland
via Troon, Stranrear
Travel from
Wales
via Holyhead, Fishguard or Pembroke
Isle of Man
DOUGLAS
- Heysham, Liverpool
Belgium
ZEEBRUGGE
- Hull, Rosyth
Travel from
England via
Hull
Travel from
Scotland
via Rosyth
Holland
HOOK OF HOLLAND
- Harwich
ROTTERDAM
- Hull
France
CALAIS
- Dover
CAEN -
Portsmouth
CHERBOUG - Poole, Portsmouth
ST MALO - Poole,
Portsmouth
SANTANDER
- Plymouth
ROSCOFF - Plymouth
By Port
CAIRNRYAN
-
Larne.
DOVER -
Calais, France.
HARWICH -
Hook of Holland, Esbjerg, Cuxhaven
HEYSHAM -
Douglas, Isle of Man
HOLYHEAD -
Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Dun Laogharie, Republic of Ireland.
HULL -
Rotterdam, Holland. Zeebrugge, Belgium.
LIVERPOOL -
Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Douglas, Isle of Man.
FISHGUARD -
Larne. Rosslare, Republic of Ireland.
FLEETWOOD -
Larne.
NEWCASTLE -
Bergen, Gothenberg, Haugesund, Ijmuiden, Kristensand, Stravanger, Dieppe.
NEWHAVEN -
Dieppe, France.
MOSTYN -
Dublin
TROON
- Larn,
Republic of Ireland. Belfast, Northern Ireland.
PEMBROKE -
Rosslare, Republic of Ireland.
POOLE -
Cherbourg, France. St Malo, France.
PORTSMOUTH -
Caen, France. Cherbourg, France. Le Harve, France.
St Malo,
France. Bilbao, Spain.
PLYMOUTH -
Santander,Spain.
Rosscof,
France.
ROSYTH
-
Zeebrugge, Belgium.
STRANRAER -
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
