Pet travel: sea and rail routes and companies you can use
Updated 23 December 2024
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
We update these lists when we are told of changes. You should check with your travel company if you want to make sure they are still approved.
Ferry routes and companies
From the Falkland Islands
Route | Company |
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Port Stanley to Southampton | Defence Transport and Movements Agency |
From France
Route | Company |
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Caen to Portsmouth | Brittany Ferries, P&O Ferries |
Calais to Dover | Irish Ferries, P&O Ferries |
Cherbourg to Plymouth | Brittany Ferries |
Cherbourg to Portsmouth | Brittany Ferries, Condor Ferries |
Dieppe to Dover | LD Lines |
Dieppe to Newhaven | DFDS Seaways |
Dunkerque to Dover | DFDS Seaways |
Le Havre to Newhaven | LD Lines |
Le Havre to Portsmouth | Brittany Ferries (vehicle passengers only) |
Roscoff to Plymouth | Brittany Ferries |
St Malo to Plymouth | Brittany Ferries (winter only) |
St Malo to Portsmouth | Brittany Ferries, Condor Ferries |
From the Netherlands
Route | Company |
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Amsterdam (IJmuiden) to Newcastle upon Tyne | DFDS Seaways |
Hook of Holland to Harwich | Stena Line, Holland BV |
Rotterdam (Europort) to Hull | P&O Ferries (also approved to carry pets travelling with foot passengers) |
From Spain
Route | Company |
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Bilbao to Portsmouth | Brittany Ferries |
Santander to Portsmouth | Brittany Ferries |
Santander to Plymouth | Brittany Ferries |
From the UK
Route | Company |
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Southampton to Southampton | Cunard - Queen Anne |
New York to Southampton | Cunard - Queen Mary 2 |
Cruise routes and companies
Country you’re travelling from | Route | Company |
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Germany | Hamburg to Southampton | Cunard |
UK | Southampton to Southampton | Cunard |
USA | New York to Southampton | Cunard |
Rail routes and companies
Country you’re travelling from | Route | Company |
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France | Calais (Coquelles) to Folkestone (Cheriton) | Eurotunnel Le Shuttle |