Show me your ferry !

[NordikNerd]

Some ferries.

Helsingborg (S) -Helsingör (DK) 20 minutes
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HH-ferries Cars & Trucks carrier
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The Hamlet -it's called so because The Shakespeare play Hamlet took place in the Kronborg Castle, Helsingör, DK (info for those of you who dropped out of college)
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Sundbuss - passengers only


Rödbyhavn (DK) -Puttgarden (D) 45 minutes
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Scandlines Cars & Trucks carrier
Who wants to drive on a 18km long bridge in 2018?
The only advantage would be a cheaper price to reach Puttgarden & Bordershop otherwise I prefer the ferry, at least for the car. A train ride a cross the bridge would be a great experience though.

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The "road" to Continental Europe for many Scandinavians.

[Jonesy55]

This is the largest ferry I've been on, the MV Pont Aven between Santander, Spain and Plymouth, UK.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Pont-Aven



The fastest ferry I've used is the HSC Jonathan Swift which travels between Holyhead in Wales and Dublin, Ireland in under 2 hours.

[NordikNerd]

Originally Posted by Jonesy55

This is the largest ferry I've been on, the MV Pont Aven between Santander, Spain and Plymouth, UK.

Is that a car ferry ? How many hours does the voyage take? must be expensive

Originally Posted by Jonesy55

The fastest ferry I've used is the HSC Jonathan Swift which travels between Holyhead in Wales and Dublin, Ireland in under 2 hours.

I have read that many irish ferries have that name Jonathan Swift also the ferries from Ireland to France. Did you travel with the ferry from Ireland to France? I saw some Irish cars in southern France, I presume they use that ferry? must be the most convienent route.

[Jonesy55]

Originally Posted by NordikNerd

Is that a car ferry ? How many hours does the voyage take? must be expensive .

Yes, it is a car ferry and yes, it is quite expensive! A few years back we went on a holiday taking a short ferry from UK to France, then driving down the French Atlantic coast and across northern Spain before taking the ferry back from Santander. It's around 18 hours I think, you can also take a Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry which is a few hours longer. I think that is the longest ferry out of the UK now as I'm pretty sure the service to Iceland has stopped.

Originally Posted by NordikNerd

I have read that many irish ferries have that name Jonathan Swift also the ferries from Ireland to France. Did you travel with the ferry from Ireland to France? I saw some Irish cars in southern France, I presume they use that ferry? must be the most convienent route.

Oh, I didn't know there were multiple boats with that name. I've only been to Ireland once, that time i took the Holyhead-Dublin ferry. I guess it depends where in France the Irish people are going, it may be quicker in some cases to take a ferry to the UK then another from UK to France....

[KiwiGuy]

The Interislander. Famous for setting sail in any kind of weather, even with 10m waves and howling gales.

[NordikNerd]

Originally Posted by KiwiGuy

The Interislander. Famous for setting sail in any kind of weather, even with 10m waves and howling gales.

Is that the ferry connecting North & South New Zealand ? Does it carry cars and trucks ?

How long does it take ? Any plans of building a bridge or a tunnel on this route ?

[KiwiGuy]

Originally Posted by NordikNerd

Is that the ferry connecting North & South New Zealand ? Does it carry cars and trucks ?

How long does it take ? Any plans of building a bridge or a tunnel on this route ?

Sure is and it carries trains as well as cars and trucks. Two hours I think to get from Picton to Wellington in relatively good weather.

Also, about the tunnel. Not sure where it would come out in Wellington or the South Island for that matter. Plus it would be very expensive and our government never really had the money for a multi-billion dollar tunnel.

[Jonesy55]

There are no longer any large hovercraft services across the English channel between England and France, competition from the tunnel and fast cat ferries killed them off. But there is one internal passenger hovercraft service in the UK, between Southsea near Portsmouth and Ryde on the Isle of Wight.

[Jonesy55]

Those used on cross-channel services until 2000 were much bigger and carried cars as well as passengers.

[Dimethyltryptamine]

from Brisbane,

Citycats

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Brisbane River_01 by alyce.m, on Flickr
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CityCat and City Ferry flotilla returns to the river 14 February by Brisbane City Council, on Flickr

[CarltonHill]

Manila, Philippines (@ Manila Bay)

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[Stainless]

Originally Posted by Jonesy55

I think that is the longest ferry out of the UK now as I'm pretty sure the service to Iceland has stopped.

Oh, I didn't know there were multiple boats with that name. I've only been to Ireland once, that time i took the Holyhead-Dublin ferry. I guess it depends where in France the Irish people are going, it may be quicker in some cases to take a ferry to the UK then another from UK to France....

Iceland service stopped its Scotland stop a few years back, which is a massive shame, Newcastle to Norway stopped too, which is also a shame. P&O operate UK-Ireland and UK-France ferries, they offer a 'Land Bridge' ticket for Ireland to France travellers.

Originally Posted by Jonesy55

Those used on cross-channel services until 2000 were much bigger and carried cars as well as passengers.

They were massive, the noise they made when starting was unreal with flames shooting out the exhaust. Unfortunately like Concorde they used far too much fuel and were not a practical mode of transport, just an exercise in engineering.

[Mr_Dru]

Amsterdam city ferries
From Amsterdam Centraal Station to northern Amsterdam boroughs.

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Amsterdam GVB line 55,56 en 53. by Bou46, on Flickr

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Amsterdam GVB Line 53 by Bou46, on Flickr

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Amsterdam GVB IJveer 53 by Bou46, on Flickr


Highspeed ferries
From Amsterdam Centraal Station to nearby cities.

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Fast Flying Ferry at Amsterdam CS by

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Fast Flying Ferry at Amsterdam CS

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Fast Flying Ferry

[Corvinus]

Ferry between Genova (I) and Bastia (Corsica island)
Travel time is 4-6 hours.

1. Waiting for embarkment in Genova


2. Ferry arriving at Genova


3. Driving in


4. Others coming ...


5. Looking down on port


6. Arriving at Bastia port


7. The terrace deck, with most passengers already left for vehicle pick-up

[Joral]

ferry between Buenos Aires and Uruguay:


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Buenos Aires:


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Montevideo:


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[NordikNerd]

Interesting to see the ferry Buenos Aires-Uruguay

How much for a ticket ? does the ferry take cars and trucks?

[Arda_1923]

İstanbul, İDO,

1980's,



End of 90's,







2000's,







lines,

[elnordico]

So, my turn, ferries from Barcelona to Islas baleares:


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[Georgia101]

Picture kindly provided by www.aferry.co.uk !

[CHLayson]

Ferry arriving at Genova, nice ferry it is unique