Dunkirk

Initially, the ferry service will focus on car and motor-home traffic, with limited capacity available to complement existing freight traffic. Crossings on the ...

Irish customers will benefit from a direct link into the heart of Europe." Motor homes, meanwhile, start from €750 in August and €650 in September. It is being sold as a "stress-free" alternative for holiday-goers looking to escape without facing the potential disruption of using an airport.

A new passenger ferry service between Rosslare in County Wexford and Dunkirk in Northern France is launching this Friday.

Irish customers will benefit from a direct link into the heart of Europe.” “Adding passenger services to the route will further strengthen the service and we expect strong demand from holidaymakers in Ireland and in Northern Europe. The service between Rosslare and Dunkirk will offer tourists a direct link between Ireland’s Sunny Southeast and Northern France for the first time.

Rosslare Europort user, DFDS is to trail a new passenger ferry service (Friday 5 Aug) on their existing freight route to Dunkirk.

Irish customers will benefit from a direct link into the heart of Europe." Against a looming summer of disruption at airports, the launch of the new route offers a stress-free alternative for holidaymakers looking to get away. Chris Parker, route director, said: "We launched a freight service between Rosslare and Dunkirk in January 2021, and it has proved extremely popular with customers looking to move goods between Ireland and continental Europe without the need to use the land-bridge via the UK. Adding passenger services to the route will further strengthen the service, and we expect strong demand from holidaymakers in Ireland and Northern Europe. Rosslare is at the heart of the 'sunny southeast' and a short drive from Dublin and Cork, making it a popular destination.