Ferry Rotterdam Europoort - Hull

Rotterdam Europoort – Hull with P&O Ferries

This route links Rotterdam Europoort with Hull, operated by P&O Ferries. Use the search engine above for current timetables and fares, or use the Direct Ferries button at the top of the page to compare the sailings.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company dates from 1837, and today's P&O Ferries has been owned by DP World since 2019. Its Spirit of Britain and Spirit of France, at about 210 metres long, are the largest ferries ever to sail the Channel. It also runs Hull–Rotterdam, Hull–Zeebrugge and Liverpool–Dublin.

Rotterdam (Europoort)

Ferries from Hull dock at Europoort, west of the city on the North Sea, but the city's links with Britain go back much further. In July 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers set sail from Delfshaven, Rotterdam's historic harbour district, aboard the Speedwell, bound for Southampton and Plymouth, where they were to join the Mayflower. The old harbour and the Pilgrim Fathers' Church at Delfshaven survived the bombing of 1940 and give a rare glimpse of pre-war Rotterdam. The Euromast, 185 metres tall and opened in 1960, offers views over the port, and the former Holland America liner SS Rotterdam, built in 1959, is now a floating hotel and attraction.

Hull

Hull has a poet's reputation. Philip Larkin worked as the university librarian here from 1955 until his death in 1985 and wrote many of his best-known poems in the city. It also has a few oddities that are easy to spot. Hull's telephone network was run by Kingston Communications rather than BT, so its phone boxes are cream rather than red, and some survive. Hull Fair, held every October under a royal charter dating from 1278, is one of the largest travelling funfairs in Europe. In the Old Town, the street called the Land of Green Ginger is among the most appealing names on any British map. The ferry terminal is on the eastern side of the city, so a walk or short taxi ride is needed to reach the centre.