Sea passenger statistics: notes and definitions
Published 30 July 2025
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The number of cruise passengers in 2019, 2022 and 2023 has been revised due to an over-estimation of passengers at Southampton for these years. The trends are not affected.
These statistics present all sea passenger movements to and from the UK on both domestic and international routes.听
The statistics support the work of the DfT Maritime Directorate, including the Security and Resilience Programme. They also support the Office of National Statistics (ONS) International Passenger Survey.听
Short sea, long sea and cruise data are collected under the Statistical Returns covering the carriage of goods and passengers by sea.听
Publication information听
Sea passenger statistics: all routes
This statistical release is published in July following the calendar year end to which the data relates and includes:听
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international long sea routes听
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international cruises听
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domestic short sea minor routes听
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domestic river crossings听
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domestic inter-island routes听
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domestic cruises听
Provisional international short sea passenger figures are published 6 weeks after the month end to which the data relates.听
All sea passenger statistics are published through the maritime and shipping series.听
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International sea passengers are defined as passengers travelling on:听
Short sea routes: all ferry routes between Great Britain or Northern Ireland and the rest of Europe.听
Long sea routes: all one-way scheduled voyages to and from ports outside Europe and the Mediterranean. Passengers travelling on cargo vessels (one-way) are not included.听
Cruises: includes all passengers on international cruise journeys who embark or disembark their cruise journey at a UK port. Cruise passengers are included at both departure and arrival if their journey begins and ends at a UK seaport. Passengers passing through on transit calls are not included in these figures.听
Domestic sea passengers are defined as passengers travelling on:听
Short sea routes: these can be major or minor routes听
Inter-island routes: routes between the mainland and UK islands, such as Isle of Skye and the Isle of Wight. Also included are internal ferry routes on lochs such as Strangford to Portaferry in Northern Ireland.听
River ferries: inland waterway routes with over 500 passenger kilometres on vessels of over 100 gross tonnes, travelling distances greater than 500 metres on a single ferry.听
Domestic cruises: Domestic cruise passenger figures include all passengers on domestic cruises in the UK (no cruise stops at foreign ports). These figures can be found in table SPAS0201. Large domestic cruises did not previously occur but were a feature in 2021 when they were permitted under the domestic roadmap for England. This was the first stage of the wider restart of cruise following the industry鈥檚 pause during the coronavirus pandemic, with international cruises restarting from August 2021.听
Short sea routes can either be:听
Major routes: routes between Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, the Channel Islands.听
Minor routes: all other short sea routes, including routes between Great Britain and the Orkney and Shetland Islands.
Collection and methodology听
Short sea passengers听
Data is collected from ferry operators for vessels over 100 gross tonnes, and validated on a monthly basis. Passengers counted include drivers of lorries, coaches and other vehicles and their passengers. At the end of the reference year, the annual data is validated for a final time for publication.听
The monthly short sea collection is a statutory return collected under the Statistical Returns .听
International passenger numbers collected include passengers on routes beginning or ending in Great Britain or Norther Ireland. Routes with foreign countries beginning or ending in the Channel Islands or Isle of Man are not included.听
Some passengers used to travel between Great Britain and St Malo in France by going to the Channel Islands on one vessel and then transferring to another. Prior to 2016, where these passengers could be distinguished from other traffic, they were subtracted from the domestic route with the Channel Islands and added to the direct international route between Great Britain and France. From 2016 onwards, these passenger numbers were attributed to the domestic route with the Channel Islands rather than the direct international route. The main routes affected were the Poole to St Malo route and the Weymouth to St Malo route. In recent years, these routes accounted for less than 0.1% of the total international short sea traffic and received no passengers in 2024.听
Inter-island ferry passengers听
Data from crossings between the Channel Islands is collected and validated as part of the monthly short sea passenger collection, described above.听
Data for crossings to Orkney and Shetland and Scottish inter-island routes is annually supplied by the Scottish Government. These data sets are checked in detail by the Department for Transport statisticians and considered to be very robust. Occasionally, data is revised in response to further information being submitted later in the year.听
Some of the routes provided by the Scottish Government are not included in the final database as they do not meet the set criteria. For example, information relating to the Appin to Lismore route and the Camusnagaul to Fort William is not included as the vessels used are under 100 gross tonnes.听
International cruise, domestic cruise and long sea passengers听
Data is supplied by operators, typically on annual basis and is regularly reviewed.听
Occasionally, a small amount of data is imputed where operators do not provide returns. The data are considered to be fit for purpose- comparison with industry figures show similar trends although the annual totals can differ.听
Long sea passenger numbers can fluctuate greatly over time, in part because operators can use these trips to reposition vessels around the world as needed. Data supplied by operators are compared against ship schedules to ensure long sea voyages are not incorrectly entered as cruise voyages, and vice versa.听
River ferry passengers听
Data is collected annually from operators and council government sources.听
Data is only collected on inland waterway routes with over 500 passenger kilometres on vessels over 100 gross tonnes, travelling distances greater than 500 metres in a single ferry.听
Although there have been occasional changes in operator reporting methods, the data are considered to be fit for purpose.听
These routes are not covered by the legal requirement to provide data on passengers on sea crossing routes. Operators are not legally required to provide us with this data.听
Every 5 years, the 鈥榥on-survey鈥� routes are updated. These are only used to calculate passenger kilometres and are not part of the normal collection or outputs.听
Occasionally, data is imputed where operators do not provide returns. This imputation is based on the missing company鈥檚 previous data and is ensured to be in line with the overall expected trend.听听
Route coverage听
Routes collected and included in our current statistics are outlined in the tables below. These routes have carried over 1,000 passengers in 2024.听听
International short sea routes听
| UK Port听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | International Port |
|---|---|---|
| 顿辞惫别谤听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 颁补濒补颈蝉听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| 顿辞惫别谤听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 顿耻苍办颈谤办听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| 贵别濒颈虫蝉迟辞飞别听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 痴濒补补谤诲颈苍驳别苍听听听听听听听 |
| 贵颈蝉丑驳耻补谤诲听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 搁辞蝉蝉濒补谤别听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Grimsby and Immingham | 迟辞听听 | Hook of Holland听听听 |
| 贬补谤飞颈肠丑听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | Hook of Holland听听听 |
| 贬补谤飞颈肠丑听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 搁辞迟迟别谤诲补尘听听听听听听听听听 |
| 贬辞濒测丑别补诲听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 顿耻产濒颈苍听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| 贬耻濒濒听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 搁辞迟迟别谤诲补尘听听听听听听听听听 |
| Grimsby and Immingham | 迟辞听听 | 颁耻虫丑补惫别苍听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Grimsby and Immingham | 迟辞听听 | 贰蝉产箩别谤驳听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Grimsby and Immingham | 迟辞听听 | 骋辞迟丑别苍产耻谤驳听听听听听听听听 |
| Grimsby and Immingham | 迟辞听听 | 搁辞迟迟别谤诲补尘听听听听听听听听听 |
| Grimsby and Immingham | 迟辞听听 | 痴濒补补谤诲颈苍驳别苍听听听听听听听 |
| 尝颈惫别谤辫辞辞濒听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 顿耻产濒颈苍听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| 尝辞苍诲辞苍听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 窜别别产谤耻驳驳别听听听听听听听听听 |
| Milford Haven听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 搁辞蝉蝉濒补谤别听听听听听听听听听 |
| 狈别飞丑补惫别苍听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 顿颈别辫辫别听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| 笔濒测尘辞耻迟丑听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 搁辞蝉肠辞蹿蹿听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| 笔濒测尘辞耻迟丑听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 厂补苍迟补苍诲别谤听听听听听听听听听 |
| 笔辞辞濒别听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 颁丑别谤产辞耻谤驳听听听听听听听听听 |
| 笔辞谤迟蝉尘辞耻迟丑听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 叠颈濒产补辞听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| 笔辞谤迟蝉尘辞耻迟丑听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 颁补别苍听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| 笔辞谤迟蝉尘辞耻迟丑听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 颁丑别谤产辞耻谤驳听听听听听听听听听 |
| 笔辞谤迟蝉尘辞耻迟丑听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | Le Havre听听听听听听听听听听 |
| 笔辞谤迟蝉尘辞耻迟丑听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 厂补苍迟补苍诲别谤听听听听听听听听听 |
| 笔辞谤迟蝉尘辞耻迟丑听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | St Malo听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| 罢测苍别听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听 | 滨箩尘耻颈诲别苍听听听听听听听听听听 |
Domestic short sea routes听
| Port 1听听听听听 | Direction | Port 2听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | |
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| 础产别谤诲别别苍听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | 碍颈谤办飞补濒濒听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| 础产别谤诲别别苍听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Lerwick听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| Belfast听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Douglas, Isle of Man听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| Cairnryan听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Belfast听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| Cairnryan听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Larne听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| Gills Bay听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | St Margaret鈥檚 Hope听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| Heysham听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Belfast听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| Heysham听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Douglas, Isle of Man听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| Heysham听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Warrenpoint听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| Lerwick听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | 碍颈谤办飞补濒濒听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| Liverpool听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Belfast听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| Liverpool听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Douglas, Isle of Man听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| Penzance听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Hugh Town听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| Poole听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | St Helier, Jersey听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| Poole听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | St Peter Port, Guernsey听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| Portsmouth听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | St Helier, Jersey听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| Portsmouth听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | St Peter Port, Guernsey听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| Scrabster听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Stromness听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 听 |
| Waverley Cruises | 迟辞听听 | Various departure and arrival points throughout the UK | 听 |
Inter-island routes听
| Port 1听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | Direction | Port 2听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
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| Ardrossan听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Brodick听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Ballycastle (NI)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Rathlin (NI)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Claonaig/Tarbert听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Lochranza听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Colintraive听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Rhubodach听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Cowes听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | East Cowes听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Corran Ferry听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Various departure and arrival points on Loch Linnhe |
| Cuan听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Luing听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Fionnphort听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Iona听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Gourock听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Dunoon听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Gourock听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Kilcreggan听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Gutcher听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Yell-Oddsta, Fetlar听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Houton听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Lyness听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Islay听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Feolin (Jura)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Kennacraig听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Islay听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Kirkwall听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Stronsay听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Kirkwall听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Shapinsay听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Largs听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Cumbrae Slip听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Laxo or Vidlin听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Symbister, Whalsay听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Lerwick听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Bressay听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Lochaline听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Fishnish听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Lymington听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Yarmouth听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Mallaig听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Armadale听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Oban听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Craignure听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Oban听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Castlebay-Lochboisdale听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Oban听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Coll-Tiree听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| 笔辞谤迟蝉尘辞耻迟丑听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Fishbourne听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| 笔辞谤迟蝉尘辞耻迟丑听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Ryde听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Sconser听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Raasay听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Seil听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Easdale听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Southampton听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | East Cowes听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Southampton听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Cowes听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Southsea听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Ryde听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Strangford (NI)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Portaferry (NI)听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Stromness听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Graemesay听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Tarbert听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Portavadie听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Tayinloan听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Gigha听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Tingwall听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Rousay听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Toft, Mainland听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Ulsta, Yell听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Uig听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Tarbert听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Ullapool听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Stornoway听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Wemyss Bay听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Rothesay听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Other Scottish west coast routes | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Unspecified听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Other Shetland routes听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Unspecified听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
In the inter-island routes:听
- 鈥渙ther Scottish West Coast routes鈥� include:
- Oban to Kennacraigh or Colansay or Lismore,
- Barra to Eriskey,
- Mallaig to Eigg or Much or Rum or Canna,
- Tobermory to Kilchoan听
- 鈥渙ther Shetland routes鈥� include routes to and from Skerries and Papa Stour听
River ferries听
| Port 1听听听听听听听听听听听 | Direction | Port 2听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
|---|---|---|
| Battersea听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | London Bridge听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Devonport听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Torpoint听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Embankment听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Woolwich听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Embankment听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Greenwich听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Hilton Docklands听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Canary Wharf听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Liverpool听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Seacombe听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Portsmouth听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Gosport听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Putney听听听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Blackfriars听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Sandbanks听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Shell Bay听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Southampton听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Hythe听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Westminster听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Greenwich听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Westminster听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Hampton Court听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Westminster听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | St Katharine鈥檚 Dock听听听听听听听听 |
| Westminster听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | Thames Barrier听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
| Woolwich听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | London Eye (Thames Clipper) |
| Woolwich听听听听听听听听听 | 迟辞听听听听听听听 | North Woolwich听听听听听听听听听听听听听 |
Timeline of coronavirus (COVID-19) events affecting sea travel since March 2020听
This is a timeline of the events that affected UK domestic and international sea travel from March 2020 to March 2022, due to the coronavirus pandemic.听
| COVID-19 events | Date of Introduction | Month of Introduction |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office advised against all non-essential international travel | 17/03/2020 | March |
| UK lockdown applied | 23/03/2020 | March |
| Persons travelling to the UK from outside the Common Travel Area (UK, Ireland and Crown Dependencies) required to self-isolate for 14 days | 08/06/2020 | June |
| Travel corridors introduced, allowing travel into the UK from countries on an exempt list without the need to self-isolate. France, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands, which usually make up the majority of 鈥極ther EU鈥� short sea passenger volumes, were originally included in the exempt list | 10/07/2020 | July |
| Spain removed from exempt list (that is, it is no longer part of travel corridors and self-isolation required) (UK) | 26/07/2020 | July |
| Belgium removed from exempt list (England) | 03/08/2020 | August |
| Belgium removed from exempt list (Wales) | 06/08/2020 | August |
| Belgium removed from exempt list (Scotland and Northern Ireland) | 08/08/2020 | August |
| France and Netherlands removed from exempt list (UK) | 15/08/2020 | August |
| Denmark removed from exempt list (UK) | 26/09/2020 | September |
| Denmark added to exempt list (UK) | 25/10/2020 | October |
| England lockdown applied | 05/11/2020 | November |
| Denmark removed from exempt list (UK) | 06/11/2020 | November |
| England lockdown removed | 02/12/2020 | December |
| Self-isolation period on arrival changed from 14 days to 10 days (Wales) | 10/12/2020 | December |
| Self-isolation period on arrival changed from 14 days to 10 days (UK) | 14/12/2020 | December |
| Test to release, to shorten the self-isolation period for international arrivals, was introduced | 15/12/2020 | December |
| Varying Christmas travel guidelines across the UK | Christmas period | December |
| England and Scotland lockdown applied | 05/01/2021 | January |
| Pre-departure testing requirements introduced for all inbound international passengers to England | 15/01/2021 | January |
| All travel corridors suspended (Scotland) | 15/01/2021 | January |
| Pre-departure testing requirements introduced for all inbound international passengers to Scotland and Wales | 18/01/2021 | January |
| All travel corridors suspended (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) | 18/01/2021 | January |
| Pre-departure testing requirements introduced for all inbound international passengers to Northern Ireland | 21/01/2021 | January |
| All inbound international passengers arriving from red list countries required to quarantine in managed quarantine facilities. All inbound international passengers required to take 2 mandatory COVID-19 tests, on day 2 and 8 of their 10-day quarantine (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) | 15/02/2021 | February |
| All inbound international passengers required to quarantine in managed quarantine facilities. All inbound international passengers required to take 2 mandatory COVID-19 tests, on day 2 and 8 of their 10-day quarantine (Scotland) | 15/02/2021 | February |
| Introduction of legislation where individuals can be fined for travelling abroad without good reason. Travellers obligated to complete a Travel Declaration Form prior to leaving the UK (England) | 29/03/2021 | March |
| Introduction of traffic light system for international travel. Passengers arriving from green list countries not required to quarantine. Passengers arriving from amber list countries required to quarantine for 10 days unless utilising the Test to Release scheme. Passengers arriving from red list countries required to follow rules introduced in February 2021 (England, Wales and Scotland) | 17/05/2021 | May |
| Introduction of traffic light system for international travel. Passengers arriving from green list countries not required to quarantine. Passengers arriving from amber list countries required to quarantine for 10 days unless utilising the Test to Release scheme. Passengers arriving from red list countries required to follow rules introduced in February 2021 (Northern Ireland) | 24/05/2021 | May |
| Passengers arriving from amber list countries and territories who are fully vaccinated in the UK no longer required to isolate for 10 days on arrival. These passengers must complete a mandatory COVID-19 test on or before day 2 after their arrival. France is not included in this exemption (UK) | 19/07/2021 | July |
| Passengers arriving from amber list countries and territories who are fully vaccinated in Europe and US residents fully vaccinated in the US no longer required to self isolate for 10 days on arrival. These passengers must complete a mandatory COVID-19 test on or before day 2 after their arrival. France is not included in the exemption | 02/08/2021 | August |
| Passengers arriving from France no longer required to quarantine if fully vaccinated in the UK, Europe or the US. Norway and other European countries added to the Government鈥檚 Green list for travel | 08/08/2021 | August |
| A new system of travel with countries identified as on 鈥渞ed list鈥� and 鈥渞est of world鈥� was implemented from 4 October 2021 | 04/10/2021 | October |
| Fully vaccinated travellers returning to England from 鈥渞est of world鈥� countries (such as non 鈥渞ed list鈥� countries) can replace day 2 PCR tests with lateral flow tests鈥痜rom 24 October | 24/10/2021 | October |
| In response to the omicron variant, fully vaccinated travellers returning to England from 鈥渞est of world鈥� countries (such as non 鈥渞ed list鈥� countries) must self-isolate and take a PCR test before the end of day 2 after they arrive in England from 30 November. They may leave self isolation if their PCR result is negative | 30/11/2021 | November |
| All people aged 12 years and over must also take a PCR or lateral flow test before they travel to England from abroad from the 7 December. Similar rules also came in for travel to the rest of the UK | 07/12/2021 | December |
| In response to the omicron variant being widespread in the UK, all but essential travel from the UK to France was banned by the French Government from the 20 December | 20/12/2021 | December |
| People who qualify as fully vaccinated for travel to England can end self-isolation after 7 days with 2 negative lateral flow tests from the 24 December. Similar easings were applied in the rest of the UK | 24/12/2021 | December |
| People who qualify as fully vaccinated for travel to England no longer need a pre-departure COVID-19 test or quarantine on arrival. Similar easings were also made in Scotland | 07/01/2022 | January |
| Passengers arriving in England may choose either a PCR test or a lateral flow test as a post arrival test | 09/01/2022 | January |
| France allows fully vaccinated travellers to enter France without a compelling reason and fully vaccinated travellers to France are not required to self-isolate on arrival | 14/01/2022 | January |
| Fully vaccinated passengers no longer need to take a COVID-19 test when arriving in the UK | 11/02/2022 | February |
| France announces that fully vaccinated travellers from the United Kingdom are no longer required to take a pre-departure COVID-19 test | 12/02/2022 | February |
| Unvaccinated British teenagers allowed to enter Spain provided they give a negative PCR test from Monday 14 February | 14/02/2022 | February |
| All remaining UK travel restrictions end | 18/03/2022 | March |