Travelling by ferry can be a relaxing start of your holiday

There is a cheap all-in-one ticket available for travellers from the Netherlands

If you’re travelling from Ireland or the European mainland, you can consider to travel to the U.K. by ferry. In some cases, this will be cheaper than travelling by plane. Also, there are all kinds of entertainment on a ferry, so it can be a very relaxing start of your holiday. On the other hand, travelling by plane is faster in many cases (depending on where you’re travelling from).

Ferry services

Ferries are operating between the U.K. and harbours in Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Spain. Harbours that are not too far from London are Dover, Harwich and Portsmouth. You can view all ferry routes on the Direct Ferries website.

Your journey from the harbour to London

If you take your car with you (are you sure?), of course you can travel to London with your own car. If you don’t, you can travel to London by train. You can visit the UK Rail website in order to get more information about the possibilities.

All-in-one deal for travellers from the Netherlands

You can travel from any train station in the Netherlands to London Liverpool Street Station from only € 35,- (one way). This all-in-one deal includes a train ticket from any train station in the Netherlands to Hook of Holland, a ferry crossing with Stena Line from Hook of Holland to Harwich, and a train ticket from Harwich to London Liverpool Street Station. However, journey duration from Amsterdam to London Liverpool Street Station is about 8 hours!

You can find more information about this deal at the GoLondon website. You can also book your journey there. It’s also possible to book a hotel at this website. It is best to book your journey well in advance, if you want to pay the € 35,- rate.

Last update: January 24th, 2006