Operators
Ferry operators worldwide
Every ferry company we track, with the routes they run, their fleet and how to reach them. We follow 280 operators across 29 countries, from global ro-pax lines to local island shuttles.
- 280
- Operators
- 29
- Countries
- 6893
- Routes served
Leading operators
The widest route networks we track, by number of crossings.
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280 operators
WaxholmsbolagetSweden · 1206 routes
Nordland fylkeskommuneNorway · 570 routes
SkyssNorway · 481 routes
ACTVItaly · 389 routes
KolumbusNorway · 328 routes
Lagos State WaterwaysNigeria · 222 routes
VästtrafikSweden · 206 routes
AtBNorway · 143 routes
BlekingetrafikenSweden · 139 routes
SnelandiaNorway · 125 routes
SvipperNorway · 120 routes
FRAMNorway · 92 routes
Blue Star FerriesGreece · 80 routes
NYC FerryUnited States · 80 routes
BC FerriesCanada · 77 routes
Brisbane City FerriesAustralia · 73 routes
FarteNorway · 71 routes- Hong Kong Government Transport DepartmentHong Kong · 71 routes
RuterNorway · 64 routes
Lite FerriesPhilippines · 63 routes
SLSweden · 62 routes
BaleàriaSpain · 57 routes
Navigazione LaghiItaly · 56 routes
Naviera ArmasSpain · 55 routes
NY WaterwayUnited States · 55 routes
2GO TravelPhilippines · 53 routes
Grandi Navi VelociItaly · 53 routes
MBTA FerryUnited States · 50 routes
AlilagunaItaly · 42 routes- Just Use WheelsHong Kong · 41 routes
Agder Kollektivtrafikk ASNorway · 40 routes
Cokaliong Shipping Lines Inc.Philippines · 40 routes
SeaJetsGreece · 38 routes
Washington State FerriesUnited States · 38 routes
Transmediterránea accionaSpain · 34 routes
Corsica & Sardinia FerriesFrance · 34 routes
Fast FerriesGreece · 30 routes
Brittany FerriesFrance · 27 routes
Minoan LinesGreece · 25 routes
TelemarkskanalenNorway · 25 routes
HurtigrutenNorway · 25 routes- Penn-ar-BedFrance · 24 routes
JadrolinijaCroatia · 24 routes- Uddevalla SkärgårdsbåtarSweden · 23 routes
HavilaNorway · 22 routes
OceanJetPhilippines · 22 routes
StrömmaSweden · 21 routes
Transtejo Soflusa (TTSL)Portugal · 21 routes
Société des traversiers du QuébecCanada · 20 routes
Tsui Wah Ferry ServiceHong Kong · 20 routes
Trafikverket FärjerederietSweden · 20 routes
GVBNetherlands · 20 routes- Corsica LineaFrance · 20 routes
WaterbusNetherlands · 20 routes
FastCatPhilippines · 20 routes- MoviaDenmark · 20 routes
SkibladnerNorway · 19 routes
Fortune FerryHong Kong · 19 routes
Algérie FerriesAlgeria · 18 routes
Østfold kollektivtrafikkNorway · 17 routes
Dodekanisos SeawaysGreece · 17 routes
Fred. Olsen ExpressSpain · 16 routes
Fredrikstad kommuneNorway · 16 routes
ToremarItaly · 16 routes
Krilo (Kapetan Luka)Croatia · 15 routes
DeWaterbusBelgium · 15 routes
Hellenic SeawaysGreece · 15 routes
TirreniaItaly · 14 routes
Aquabus FerriesCanada · 14 routes
DFDSDenmark · 14 routes
Stena LineGermany · 14 routes
Fæmund IINorway · 14 routes
Grimaldi LinesItaly · 14 routes
Ressels RederiSweden · 13 routes
Montenegro Shipping LinesPhilippines · 13 routes
FinnlinesGermany · 12 routes
Wyker Dampfschiffs-ReedereiGermany · 12 routes- TP LineCroatia · 11 routes
BeffenNorway · 11 routes
Stavsnäs BåttaxiSweden · 11 routes
Kihnu VeeteedEstonia · 10 routes
AMBU PendlerruteNorway · 10 routes- SeaLinkAustralia · 10 routes
- Bodrum FerryboatTurkey · 10 routes
Small Cyclades LinesGreece · 9 routes
MOL SunflowerJapan · 8 routes
Sun FerryHong Kong · 8 routes
Ventouris FerriesGreece · 8 routes
VenezialinesItaly · 8 routes
SiremarItaly · 8 routes
Tuule LiinidEstonia · 8 routes
Shin Nihonkai FerryJapan · 8 routes
Nouris Elbahr FerriesAlgeria · 8 routes
Tilos TravelTurkey · 8 routes
Levante FerriesGreece · 8 routes
Tallink Silja LineEstonia · 8 routes
Boston Harbor Islands FerryUnited States · 8 routes
Sydney FerriesAustralia · 8 routes
Coral Sea Ferry ServiceHong Kong · 8 routes
SuperCat Fast Ferry CorporationPhilippines · 8 routes
Color LineGermany · 8 routes
MiatoursCroatia · 8 routes
Superfast FerriesGreece · 7 routes- Liberty LinesItaly · 7 routes
- Fjord LineNorway · 7 routes
Anek LinesGreece · 7 routes
P&O FerriesUnited Kingdom · 6 routes
Otago Regional Council (ORC)New Zealand · 6 routesTsugaru Kaikyo FerryJapan · 6 routes
Ocean Tokyu FerryJapan · 6 routes
Marix LineJapan · 6 routes
DelcomarItaly · 6 routes
Akgunler DenizcilikTurkey · 6 routes
ÅlandstrafikenFinland · 6 routes
CTNTunisia · 6 routes
Fullers360New Zealand · 6 routes
Golden Star FerriesGreece · 6 routes
Taiheiyo FerryJapan · 6 routes
ÆrøfærgerneDenmark · 6 routes- Svendborg Havn, Færge- og SundfartDenmark · 6 routes
Hong Kong & Kowloon FerryHong Kong · 6 routes
HSL Ferries (Helsinki)Finland · 6 routes
SundbåtenNorway · 6 routes- Viking LineFinland · 6 routes
Irish FerriesIreland · 6 routes
AtlânticolinePortugal · 6 routes- CaremarItaly · 6 routes
Setonaikai KisenJapan · 6 routes
Cape Lookout National SeashoreUnited States · 6 routes
Rederij DoeksenNetherlands · 6 routes- TT-LineGermany · 6 routes
G&V Line IaderaCroatia · 5 routes
Les Bateaux VertsFrance · 5 routes
AlilauroItaly · 5 routes
Kefalonian LinesGreece · 5 routes
SNAVItaly · 5 routes
Norled ASNorway · 5 routes
Destination GotlandSweden · 4 routes
Discovery Bay Transportation ServicesHong Kong · 4 routesFilo DenizcilikTurkey · 4 routes
FinferriesFinland · 4 routes
Forsvarsbygg OscarsborgfergenNorway · 4 routes
Gjendebåten ASNorway · 4 routes
Halifax Transit FerriesCanada · 4 routes
HykeNorway · 4 routes
InnlandstrafikkNorway · 4 routes
Jotunheimen og Valdresruten BilselskapNorway · 4 routes
Kumejima Ocean Jet Co.Japan · 4 routes
Los Reginas, SASpain · 4 routes
Maayo Shipping IncPhilippines · 4 routes
Magic Sea FerriesGreece · 4 routes
Meander TravelTurkey · 4 routes
MetlinkNew Zealand · 4 routes
Moby LinesItaly · 4 routes
NLGItaly · 4 routes
Olympian FerriesGreece · 4 routes- Park Island Transport CompanyHong Kong · 4 routes
- Peng Chau KaitoHong Kong · 4 routes
PolferriesPoland · 4 routes
Reederei FrisiaGermany · 4 routes
Rottnest ExpressAustralia · 4 routes
Samsø RederiDenmark · 4 routesScandlinesGermany · 4 routes
SeaLink New ZealandNew Zealand · 4 routes
Star FerryHong Kong · 4 routes- TS LaevadEstonia · 4 routes
TurboJETHong Kong · 4 routes
TuryolTurkey · 4 routes
Africa Morocco LinkMorocco · 4 routesUnity LinePoland · 4 routes
Wagenborg PassagiersdienstenNetherlands · 4 routes
Adria FerriesItaly · 4 routes
Yesil MarmarisTurkey · 4 routes
La MéridionaleFrance · 3 routes
BygdøyfergenNorway · 3 routes- MaistrosGreece · 3 routes
SEMITANFrance · 3 routes
TAAFFrance · 3 routes- Stockholms stadSweden · 3 routes
MedmarItaly · 3 routes
Roble Shipping, Inc.Philippines · 3 routes
Gulf Islands National SeashoreUnited States · 3 routes
Starhorse Shipping LinesPhilippines · 3 routes
Porto Santo LinePortugal · 2 routes
Raymond Island FerryAustralia · 2 routes- Red Star FerriesItaly · 2 routes
Limni ExpressTurkey · 2 routes- VisingsöledenSweden · 2 routes
- Lapulapu Shipping LinesPhilippines · 2 routes
Dry Tortugas National ParkUnited States · 2 routes
Rottnest Fast FerriesAustralia · 2 routes
Black Ball Ferry LineUnited States · 2 routes
Wahkiakum FerryUnited States · 2 routes
WasalineFinland · 2 routes
SeaBus (TransLink)Canada · 2 routes
Eckerö LineFinland · 2 routes- Searoad FerriesAustralia · 2 routes
Kumamoto FerryJapan · 2 routes
Kalmar LänstrafikSweden · 2 routes- SkånetrafikenSweden · 2 routes
Cassen EilsGermany · 2 routes
BluebridgeNew Zealand · 2 routes
VentrafikenSweden · 2 routes
Öresundslinjen2 routes
LustrabaataneNorway · 2 routes
Lummi Island FerryUnited States · 2 routes
Canby FerryUnited States · 2 routes
VestlandskeNorway · 2 routes
EnsamarItaly · 2 routes
Block Island FerryUnited States · 2 routes
Pitcairn Government’sFrance · 2 routes
Miyazaki Car FerryJapan · 2 routesEuropean SeawaysGreece · 2 routes
Mols-LinienDenmark · 2 routes
Buena Vista FerryUnited States · 2 routes
Nankai FerryJapan · 2 routes
BrakarNorway · 2 routes- Camotes Ferry ServicesPhilippines · 2 routes
NavixFrance · 2 routes
Erturk LinesTurkey · 2 routes
NLMItaly · 2 routes
BornholmslinjenGermany · 2 routes
Mavi TransferTurkey · 2 routes
MarstrandsfärjanSweden · 2 routes
NTDenmark · 2 routes
Manly Fast FerryAustralia · 2 routes
Jumbo FerryJapan · 2 routes
Jalem TurTurkey · 2 routes
Atlantic FerriesPortugal · 2 routes- Spirit of TasmaniaAustralia · 2 routes
IONIAN SEA FERRIES ΚΟΙΝΟΠΡΑΞΙΑGreece · 2 routes
InterislanderNew Zealand · 2 routes
Inter-Island FerryUnited States · 2 routes- Chuen Kee FerryHong Kong · 2 routes
Hullo FerriesCanada · 2 routes
HøgsfjordferjaNorway · 2 routes
Hibernia LineIreland · 2 routes
Guemes Island FerryUnited States · 2 routes
Cotai Water JetHong Kong · 2 routes
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (Alcatraz Island)United States · 2 routes
FRS SyltfähreGermany · 2 routes
TESONetherlands · 2 routes- The FjordsNorway · 2 routes
FRS HelgolineGermany · 2 routes- Yun Lee Marine HoldingsHong Kong · 2 routes
- Tokyo Kyushu FerryJapan · 2 routes
Fjord1 ASANorway · 2 routes
Torghatten SørNorway · 2 routes
Fjord XNorway · 2 routes
TPL FVGItaly · 2 routes- FjonesundetNorway · 2 routes
Translink Magnetic Island FerryAustralia · 2 routes
FjellvåkenNorway · 2 routes
Cuttyhunk Ferry CompanyUnited States · 2 routes
WaterShuttleNetherlands · 2 routes
Dentur AvrasyaTurkey · 2 routes
AG EmsGermany · 2 routes
Yeu ContinentFrance · 2 routes
Westerschelde FerryNetherlands · 2 routes- Wheatland FerryUnited States · 2 routes
- ULSweden · 2 routes
- Eastern Ferry CompanyHong Kong · 2 routes
- ÆrøXpressen A/SDenmark · 2 routes
Vedettes de l'Île de BatzFrance · 2 routes- MF ØisangNorway · 2 routes
Aznar Shipping CorporationPhilippines · 1 route
Blu NavyItaly · 1 route- Jeans for FreedomFrance · 1 route
- Evaristo and Sons - Sea Transport CorporationPhilippines · 1 route
Commodore CruisesCroatia · 1 route
Charente MaritimeFrance · 1 route- Best Sonic IndustrialHong Kong · 1 route
Aegean Flying DolphinsGreece · 1 route
Sky Marine FerriesTurkey · 1 route
Vineyard Fast FerryUnited States · 1 route
Saronic FerriesGreece · 1 route
Kos - Bodrum Express LinesGreece · 1 route- Metro FerryPhilippines · 1 route
ExasGreece · 1 route
SailLinkFrance · 1 route
Who sails the world's ferry routes
The companies behind ferry crossings range from huge international lines that move millions of passengers and vehicles a year — Blue Star Ferries in the Aegean, Grimaldi Lines across the Mediterranean, BC Ferries on Canada's Pacific coast, the great Norwegian coastal operators — to small municipal services running a single boat across a fjord or harbour. Each shapes how, when and how comfortably you cross.
Knowing the operator matters: it determines the vessel and crossing time, whether you can take a car or a cabin, the booking site you'll use and the fares on offer. On popular routes several companies compete, so comparing them in one place — fleet, frequency and crossing time — helps you pick the right sailing rather than the first one you find.
Browse the directory above by company or country, open an operator to see every route it runs, or start from a country or specific crossing to see who sails it.
Ferry operator FAQ
How do I find which company operates a ferry route?
Open any route page to see every operator that sails the crossing, or browse this directory by company. Each operator page lists the routes it runs, its fleet and contact details, so you can go straight to the right company to check times and book.
Can more than one company operate the same ferry route?
Yes — busy crossings are often shared by several operators, each with its own ships, timetable and fares. Where that's the case, the route page lists every company so you can compare crossing times and pick the sailing that suits you.
How do I book ferry tickets with an operator?
Most operators sell tickets directly on their own website, and many crossings are also available through ticket agents. We link to each company so you can book at the source; always confirm the exact sailing, vehicle space and cabin availability before you pay.
What's the difference between a conventional and a high-speed ferry?
Conventional ro-pax ferries are larger, carry vehicles and cabins and cost less, but take longer; high-speed catamarans and hydrofoils cut crossing times dramatically at a higher fare and sometimes with less vehicle capacity. Many operators run both, so check which vessel serves your sailing.