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Compare the complete itinerary before reserving: the exact ports, passenger and vehicle details, and any seat or cabin options shown. Read the relevant ferry route guide to plan check-in and the journey after arrival.
DFDS does not offer ordinary foot-passenger tickets on Dover–Calais or Dover–Dunkirk, but booked bicycles are accepted. Newhaven–Dieppe and Newcastle–IJmuiden accept foot passengers. Newcastle uses North Shields; the Dutch terminal is IJmuiden, outside Amsterdam.
Route guides: Dover to Calais · Dover to Dunkirk · Rosslare to Dunkirk
Read the DFDS guide for more route information and practical travel tips before choosing a sailing.
When booking through this ferry search, payment, confirmation and customer service follow the terms of Direct Ferries and your selected operator. Availability depends on your route and travel dates.
DFDS does not offer ordinary foot-passenger tickets on Dover–Calais or Dover–Dunkirk, but booked bicycles are accepted. Newhaven–Dieppe and Newcastle–IJmuiden accept foot passengers. Newcastle uses North Shields; the Dutch terminal is IJmuiden, outside Amsterdam.
Rosslare–Dunkirk requires a booked vehicle category, including eligible bicycles and e-bikes. Ordinary foot-passenger tickets are not offered. DFDS advertises a cabin and four meals in the passenger product; pets require a pet-friendly cabin.
Dunkirk’s Ireland sailing uses the Loon-Plage Irish Terminal process, including reporting first to the ticket-office reception. Newcastle-route dogs cannot remain in vehicles overnight. Check the vessel’s booked kennel or pet-cabin arrangement and the dated reporting instructions.
| Crossing guides, both directions | Operator information | Crossing by departure direction | Passenger planning |
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| Dover → Calais Calais → Dover | P&O Ferries, DFDS, Irish Ferries |
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| Newhaven → Dieppe Dieppe → Newhaven | DFDS |
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| Dover → Dunkirk Dunkirk → Dover | DFDS |
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| Rosslare → Dunkirk Dunkirk → Rosslare | DFDS |
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| Newcastle (Port of Tyne) → IJmuiden IJmuiden → Newcastle (Port of Tyne) | DFDS |
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