UK-Europe ferries

This item appears on page 83 of the March 2011 issue.

A website providing information on how to make your next trip more environmentally friendly — by keeping carbon emissions from motorized transport to a minimum — greentraveller.co.uk lists over 80 ferry journeys passengers can take between the UK, Ireland and Continental Europe.

Select from a drop-down menu of ferry routes and find public transport options to/from the ports; ferry fares; sample itineraries, and travel times as well as direct links to booking tickets online. Sample routes include Edinburgh-Belfast (from £29 [$39] one way), London-Dublin (from £27 one way) and Dover-Calais (from £25 one way).