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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 Sep 16, 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	Porto Torres (ITPTO) → Genoa	Italy	215 nm	—
6	Olbia → Genoa	Italy	180 nm	—
7	Genoa → Olbia	Italy	180 nm	—
8	Naples → Palermo	Italy	170 nm	—
9	Palermo → Naples	Italy	170 nm	—
10	Travemünde → Malmö	Germany	130 nm	9h 15m
11	Malmö → Travemünde	Sweden	130 nm	9h 15m
12	Malmö → Świnoujście	Sweden	120 nm	9h
13	Świnoujście → Malmö	Poland	120 nm	9h 15m
14	Split → Dubrovnik	Croatia	110 nm	4h 30m
15	Civitavecchia → Olbia	Italy	105 nm	7h 30m
16	Igoumenitsa → Patras	Greece	102 nm	6h 30m
17	Piraeus → Naxos	Greece	98 nm	3h 15m
18	Trondheim kystrutekai → Rørvik kystrutekai	Norway	88 nm	8h 55m
19	Piraeus → Mykonos	Greece	86 nm	2h 40m
20	Tilos → Bodrum	Greece	85 nm	2h 30m
21	Bodrum → Tilos	Turkey	85 nm	2h 30m
22	Canakkale → Limnos	Turkey	76 nm	2h 30m
23	Limnos → Canakkale	Greece	76 nm	2h 30m
24	Los Cristianos → Santa Cruz de La Palma	Spain	75 nm	2h 30m
25	Dubrovnik → Hvar	Croatia	75 nm	3h 20m
26	Los Cristianos → Valverde	Spain	70 nm	2h 20m
27	Valverde → Los Cristianos	Spain	70 nm	2h 20m
28	Dieppe → Newhaven	France	65 nm	4h
29	Newhaven → Dieppe	United Kingdom	65 nm	4h
30	Mykonos → Santorini	Greece	64 nm	2h 10m
31	Heraklion → Santorini	Greece	63 nm	2h
32	Bulalacao → Caticlan	Philippines	60 nm	3h 30m
33	Dubrovnik → Korčula	Croatia	60 nm	1h 55m
34	Caticlan → Bulalacao	Philippines	60 nm	3h 30m
35	Chios → Samos	Greece	60 nm	2h 55m
36	Røst ferjekai → Bodø ferjekai	Norway	55 nm	3h 30m
37	Bodø ferjekai → Røst ferjekai	Norway	55 nm	3h 30m
38	Cebu → Ormoc	Philippines	55 nm	3h
39	Dumaguete → Dapitan	Philippines	55 nm	4h
40	Agaete → Santa Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	55 nm	1h 20m

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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