Between 2003 and 2023, Northern Ireland was the most frequently travelled to destination by ferry, although the number of passengers travelling this way fell from *** million in 2003 to just over *** in 2023, with a significant decrease between 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.Â
In general, crossings on Northern Ireland routes were consistently or more times higher than those on Isle of Man routes, and crossings on Isle of Man routes were slightly more than twice those on Channel Island routes.
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GOV.UK. (December 11, 2024). Number of domestic ferry passenger movements in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2003 and 2023, by destination (in 1,000 passenger movements) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/315475/domestic-ferry-passengers-in-the-united-kingdom/
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