* Passenger movements counts embarkations and disembarkations rather than passengers thus passengers may indeed be counted more than once.
** Includes those departures from Pembroke.
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Busiest sea travel routes from the United Kingdom (UK) 2021
This statistic ranks the leading passenger sea travel routes from the United Kingdom in terms of number of passenger movements which occurred in 2021. The Dover - Calais route, as the closest link to mainland Europe, was by far the busiest UK port with almost *** million passenger movements in 2021.
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GOV.UK. (July 28, 2022). Sea travel routes ranked by number of passenger movements from ports in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 (in 1,000 passenger movements) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/315766/busiest-sea-travel-routes-from-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Sea travel routes ranked by number of passenger movements from ports in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 (in 1,000 passenger movements)." Chart. July 28, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/315766/busiest-sea-travel-routes-from-the-uk/
GOV.UK. (2022). Sea travel routes ranked by number of passenger movements from ports in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 (in 1,000 passenger movements). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/315766/busiest-sea-travel-routes-from-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Sea Travel Routes Ranked by Number of Passenger Movements from Ports in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2021 (in 1,000 Passenger Movements)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Jul 2022, /statistics/315766/busiest-sea-travel-routes-from-the-uk/
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Sea travel routes ranked by number of passenger movements from ports in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 (in 1,000 passenger movements) [Graph], GOV.UK, July 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/315766/busiest-sea-travel-routes-from-the-uk/
