Ferry data study

The busiest ferry corridors

Name: The busiest ferry corridors
Creator: Ferry Schedule Hub
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Crossings served by the most competing ferry operators — usually the most frequent and most flexible routes to book.

30 entries · Last updated Aug 3, 2026

#	Route	Region	Operators	Distance	Crossing
1	Almería → Nador	Spain	5	—	—
2	Cebu → Ormoc	Philippines	5	55 nm	3h
3	Ios → Santorini	Greece	5	—	20m
4	Nador → Almería	Morocco	5	—	—
5	Batangas → Calapan	Philippines	4	24 nm	2h
6	Calapan → Batangas	Philippines	4	24 nm	2h
7	Cebu → Tagbilaran	Philippines	4	38 nm	2h
8	Civitavecchia → Olbia	Italy	4	105 nm	7h 30m
9	Geiranger ferjekai → Hellesylt ferjekai	Norway	4	9 nm	45m
10	Hellesylt ferjekai → Geiranger ferjekai	Norway	4	9 nm	45m
11	Milos → Piraeus	Greece	4	—	4h 30m
12	Naples → Capri	Italy	4	17 nm	50m
13	Naples → Ischia	Italy	4	18 nm	50m
14	Paros → Naxos	Greece	4	—	25m
15	Piombino → Portoferaio	Italy	4	—	40m
16	Piraeus → Heraklion	Greece	4	—	9h 15m
17	Sorrento → Capri	Italy	4	7 nm	20m
18	Aegina → Agistri	Greece	3	—	10m
19	Algeciras → Tánger Med	Spain	3	27 nm	1h 30m
20	Almería → Melilla	Spain	3	—	6h
21	Ancona → Igoumenitsa	Italy	3	—	15h 30m
22	Barcelona → Ibiza	Spain	3	—	—
23	Bari → Durrës	Italy	3	—	—
24	Cagayan de Oro → Cebu	Philippines	3	—	8h
25	Cebu → Cagayan de Oro	Philippines	3	—	8h
26	Dapitan → Dumaguete	Philippines	3	55 nm	4h
27	Dumaguete → Dapitan	Philippines	3	55 nm	4h
28	Durrës → Bari	Albania	3	—	—
29	Heraklion → Santorini	Greece	3	63 nm	2h
30	Ibiza → Barcelona	Spain	3	—	—

What this tells you

More operators on a route generally means more daily departures and more fare choice. These corridors are the easiest to travel spontaneously.

Ranked by the number of distinct operators serving each indexable crossing between active ports, based on the routes tracked on Ferry Schedule Hub.