Distribution of short sea route ferry passengers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, by port regional group (in 1,000s)

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December 2024

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United Kingdom

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2023

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This statistic is using original data from the Department for Transport and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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Ferry passenger distribution by port regional group in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 29, 2025

In 2023, the majority of ferry passengers on short sea routes in the United Kingdom sailed to, from or through ports in the Thames and Kent area, amounting to nearly ************ passengers in that year. Both South and West Coast ports handled over * million passengers a year, and ports situated on the East Coast handled just over *** million ferry passengers.

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