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 2.4 million passenger movements in 2021.
Sea travel routes ranked by number of passenger movements from ports in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 (in 1,000 passenger movements)
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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 Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/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. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/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). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/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)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/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) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315766/busiest-sea-travel-routes-from-the-uk/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
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: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315766/busiest-sea-travel-routes-from-the-uk/