Ferry prices gone wild

[JOEPRO]

I am from NI and some 15 - 20 years ago we used to have weekend driving holidays to Scotland or England once or twice a year.

Or if I seen rare Mercedes parts that the seller wouldn't pack or palletise I would have got the ferry over and collected myself. (For example w124 Mercedes Sportline leather seats was one item I drove to collect and well worth the effort as super rare colour and only £150)

From memory it was around £150 - £190 for return car ticket wirh 2x passengers and no cabin.

But now the prices are just ridiculous at around £200+ each way depending when you look. Granted I don't look too often but I seen a tool cabinet I could have collected but the Ferry for next weekend coming up at £400 odd for return ticket so no good at all.

Just a shame that the prices are now so prohibitive or is there a better / cheaper way to get the tickets(?)

 

[Mick Annick]

Since Covid the Dover-Calais prices have shot up, we used be able to get Eurotunnel for £49.00 each way and not much extra for the trailer, now it’s £130-£150 each way and the same again for the trailer.

 

[gaz1]

its gone the way of the trains prepaid for, you pay a premium

but if you look for canceled tickets on the day its way cheaper

 

[Onthespotwelding]

Used to be £1 return “booze cruise” crossings from Dover to Calais.

 

[dieselsamurai]

I Travel to the Isle of Wight regularly and for a 7mile journey it can be up to £140 in my small van at peak times , most expensive ferry journey in the world apparently per mile

 

[ajlelectronics]

Just looked at Brittany Ferries too.

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

Applies to most things unfortunately these days.

Couple of years ago I was looking at getting the train to Amsterdam...after a lot of searching it quickly became apparent that flying was the cheaper option!

 

[Robotstar5]

I've been on the ferries to the IOM and isle of Mull quite a few times, but no idea of the cost as the event organisers paid for the ambulance, I think they went for the cheapest option to the IOM as they booked us on the 2am sailing

 

[Rannsachair]

I've been on the ferries to the IOM and isle of Mull quite a few times, but no idea of the cost as the event organisers paid for the ambulance, I think they went for the cheapest option to the IOM as they booked us on the 2am sailing

Mull is around £54 return for a car and 2 adults

 

[OJCar]

ferries to the IOM

Two adults one car return.
IoM SP

Oh well, Back to the old ways...

 

[Migmac]

Mull is around £54 return for a car and 2 adults

I don’t think we paid much more than that for 5 people and a car when we last went over, must be over ten years ago. Lucky to have a ferry nowadays !

 

[Bullet2012]

same with Guernsey, last couple of trips its been cheaper to fly and rent a car than take ours on the ferry

 

[Robotstar5]

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Two adults one car return.
IoM SP

Oh well, Back to the old ways...
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We used to go from Heysham on the 2am sailing to arrive at 6am.

 

[OJCar]

I've done the midnight sailing out of Liverpool and Heysham more times than I care to remember.
They would have to pay me <lots> to do it these days.

I was on the Mona's Queen when this was taken.

 

[brightspark]

0nce went to watch the tt and sailed from liverpool 55 years ago it was on the manx maid ferry economy class deckchairs on the top and bloody freezing it was an old rust tub

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

I worked in the IOM for a few weeks 25+ years ago...flying in was "interesting". At least the hotel had a casino in it!

 

[JOEPRO]

I've never been to IOM must visit sometime soon enough

 

[ajlelectronics]

I've never been to IOM must visit sometime soon enough

You will love it. It has an interesting micro climate and you can experience four seasons by driving around the island! The Laxey Wheel is a must see and I quite like Ramsey. Go south to the Calf of Man and there is a superb cafe there where you can see the nature sanctuary whilst you have lunch. Just don't go TT week unless you are obsessed to the exclusion of all else by motorcycle racing. Manx Grand Prix week is a reasonable mix of racing and real life though.

 

[OJCar]

I've never been to IOM must visit sometime soon enough

Do it!

What sort of thing are you interested in seeing?
There are things to cover a wide range of interests on the Island.
We're not just TT races and cats without tails.

 

[brightspark]

been over there 4 times taking my f2 stockcar over with 6 other lads and there cars .we raced against the local lads at oncan raceway i won one race and got a few seconds and a third