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All vehicle travel to Ireland must be by sea ferry. In practice it is possible to import a motorcycle by air freight, but this is an expensive, time-consuming option not available to the average motorcycle traveller. Peak-time sailings on the direct routes from France need to be reserved months in advance as, for example, only 35 motorcycles are carried on each of the thrice-weekly Irish Ferry sailings, while the Brittany Ferries sailing is weekly.
Most ferry travel to Ireland from Europe, Central Scandinavia and Mediterranean is through the United Kingdom of Great Britain using:
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Stena Line
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P&O
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Northern Corridor - to & through Northern Ireland
P&O - Larne to/from Cairnryan (Scotland)
Stena - Belfast to/from Stranaer (Scotland), Larne to Fleetwood
NorseMerchant - Belfast to/from Liverpool (England)
SeaCat - Belfast to/from Troon (Scotland), Heysham (England), Isle of Man.Central Corridor - to & through Dublin Port or Dun Laoghaire
Irish Ferries - Dublin to/from Holyhead (Wales)
Stena Line - Dublin/Dun Laoghaire to/from Holyhead (Wales)
Norse Merchant - Dublin to/from Liverpool (England)
SeaCat - Dublin to/from Liverpool (England)
Isle of Man Steampacket - to/fromDouglas (Isle of Man) sailings (Seasonal)
P&O - Dublin to/from Fleetwood, Liverpool (England), Mostyn (Wales)Southern Corridor - to & through Rosslare or Cork
Irish Ferries - Rosslare to/from Pembroke (Wales)
Stenaline - Rosslare to/from Fishguard (Wales)
Cork-Swansea Ferries - Cork to/from Swansea (Wales)Direct to France - to & through Rosslare and Cork
Irish Ferries - Rosslare & Cork to/from Roscoff and Cherbourg (France)
Brittany Ferries -Cork to/from Roscoff (France)
Celtic Link Ferries : Rosslare to/from CherbourgNorth Sea & Channel Ferries - UK to Europe
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DFDS: Newcastle & Harwich, UK to/from Holland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany
Euro-tunnel: Ashford, UK by train to Calais, France
FjordLine: Newcastle - Stavanger - Haugesund - Bergen, Norway
Stena Line: Harwich to/from Hook of Holland
P&O Ferries: Hull to/from Rotterdam, Holland & Zebrugge, Belgium; Dover to/from Calais; Portsmouth to Le Harve & Cherbourg, France and Bilbao, Spain
Norfolkline : Dover to Dunkirk
Hoverspeed: Dover to CalaisSea ferries to all the Baltic Sea states (Sample routes & single fares listed - Return ticket is usually cheaper)
| Shipping Line | Route | Frequency | Cheapest fares single (2004) |
| Scandlines | Kiel to Klaipeda, Lithuania | Sun, Wed, Fri 20 hours transit |
Adult - €80 M'cycle -€45 |
| Scandlines | Rostock to Liepaja, Latvia | Wed, Sat 24 hours transit |
Adult - €90 M'cycle - €45 |
| Silja Line | Schedule: Rostock dep 17h - Tallinn, Estonia arr 18h - St.Petersburg arr 8h Visa needed for St P |
Twice Weekly 25 hours to Taillinn (39 hours to St P) |
Adult - €90(€117) M'cycle - €50 (€65) |
| Lisco-Baltic-Service | Lubeck - Riga, Latvia Kiel to Klaipeda, Lithuania |
Tu Th Fr Su - 36 hrs Tu Th Sa - 22 hours |
Adult - €65 M'cycle - €82 |
| Tallink | Stockholm S to Tallinn E |
Daily - 19 hrs Daily - 15 hrs 9 sailings - daily -1h30 Every second Day 31 hrs sailing time |
Adult €23 Mc €31 no prices no prices |
| Viking Line | Sweden/Finland/Estonia eg. Stockholm to Helsinki |
Twice Daily - Prices vary w/ sailing time | Adult €31 M'cycle €16 |
| Lisco Sweden | Karlshamn, Sweden to Klaipeda, Lithuania | Daily | Times & Fares |