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The world's longest ferry crossings

Name: The world's longest ferry crossings
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The longest ferry crossings we track, ranked by the approximate sea distance between their two ports.

40 entries · Last updated Oct 26, 2026

#	Route	Region	Distance	Crossing
1	Manila → Davao City	Philippines	374 nm	61h
2	Newcastle → Amsterdam	United Kingdom	310 nm	16h 45m
3	Rotterdam → Hull	Netherlands	225 nm	11h 30m
4	Genoa → Porto Torres (ITPTO)	Italy	215 nm	—
5	Genoa → Olbia	Italy	180 nm	—
6	Naples → Palermo	Italy	170 nm	—
7	Palermo → Naples	Italy	170 nm	—
8	Malmö → Travemünde	Sweden	130 nm	9h 15m
9	Travemünde → Malmö	Germany	130 nm	9h 15m
10	Malmö → Świnoujście	Sweden	120 nm	9h
11	Świnoujście → Malmö	Poland	120 nm	9h 15m
12	Civitavecchia → Olbia	Italy	105 nm	7h 30m
13	Igoumenitsa → Patras	Greece	102 nm	6h 30m
14	Trondheim kystrutekai → Rørvik kystrutekai	Norway	88 nm	8h 55m
15	Bodrum → Tilos	Turkey	85 nm	2h 30m
16	Tilos → Bodrum	Greece	85 nm	2h 30m
17	Los Cristianos → Santa Cruz de La Palma	Spain	75 nm	2h 30m
18	Dubrovnik → Hvar	Croatia	75 nm	3h 20m
19	Los Cristianos → Valverde	Spain	70 nm	2h 20m
20	Valverde → Los Cristianos	Spain	70 nm	2h 20m
21	Caticlan → Bulalacao	Philippines	60 nm	3h 30m
22	Bulalacao → Caticlan	Philippines	60 nm	3h 30m
23	Chios → Samos	Greece	60 nm	2h 55m
24	Bodø ferjekai → Røst ferjekai	Norway	55 nm	3h 30m
25	Røst ferjekai → Bodø ferjekai	Norway	55 nm	3h 30m
26	Cebu → Ormoc	Philippines	55 nm	3h
27	Las Palmas → Morro Jable	Spain	55 nm	2h
28	Agaete → Santa Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	55 nm	1h 20m
29	Dumaguete → Dapitan	Philippines	55 nm	4h
30	Ormoc → Cebu	Philippines	55 nm	3h
31	Dapitan → Dumaguete	Philippines	55 nm	4h
32	Kos → Rhodes	Greece	52 nm	2h 40m
33	Bodø kystrutekai → Stamsund kystrutekai	Norway	52 nm	3h 55m
34	Bodø ferjekai → Moskenes ferjekai	Norway	48 nm	3h 15m
35	Moskenes ferjekai → Bodø ferjekai	Norway	48 nm	3h 15m
36	Samos → Kalymnos	Greece	45 nm	—
37	Bodø ferjekai → Værøy ferjekai	Norway	45 nm	3h
38	Værøy ferjekai → Bodø ferjekai	Norway	45 nm	3h
39	Rørvik kystrutekai → Brønnøysund kystrutekai	Norway	44 nm	3h 35m
40	Fethiye → Rhodes	Turkey	44 nm	1h 25m

What this tells you

Long-haul crossings reward planning: most run less frequently than short hops, often as overnight sailings with cabins. Always check the timetable and book ahead in peak season.

Methodology

Distances are great-circle (straight-line) estimates computed from each port's coordinates and are indicative rather than exact nautical routing. Ranking covers indexable routes between active ferry ports tracked on Ferry Schedule Hub.

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