Which Routes Can I Use

Outbound / Export Routes
You can use any sea or air route you wish, only providing that the carrier is willing to accept your pet. For participating countries click here

Return / Import Routes
The most popular sea/train routes for the PETS travel scheme are:

By Train: France/UK
Calais (Coquelles) to Folkestone (Cheriton): Eurotunnel Shuttle Service.
Paris (Nord) to London (St Pancras): Eurostar (assistance dogs only)
 
By Sea: France/UK
Boulogne to Dover: Speedferries
Caen to Portsmouth: Brittany Ferries
Calais to Dover: P&O Ferries (also accepting foot passengers with pets),
and SeaFrance.
Cherbourg to Poole: Brittany Ferries
Cherbourg to Portsmouth: Brittany Ferries
Dieppe to Newhaven: Transmanche Ferries
Dunkerque to Dover: Norfolk Shipping
Roscoff to Plymouth: Brittany Ferries
St Malo to Poole: Condor Ferries
St Malo to Portsmouth: Brittany Ferries
.....
By Sea: Netherlands/UK
Hook of Holland to Harwich: Stena Line (foot passengers with pets given priority for onboard kennels - but must be booked in advance)
Rotterdam (Europort) to Hull: P&O Ferries.
Ijmuiden (Amsterdam) to North Shields (Newcastle-upon-Tyne): DFDS Seaways
.....
By Sea: Belgium/UK
Zeebrugge to Hull: P&O Ferries
Zeebrugge to Rosyth: Superfast Ferries
 
By Sea: Denmark/UK
Esbjerg to Harwich: DFDS Seaways
.......
By Sea: Spain/UK
Bilbao to Portsmouth: Brittany Ferries (from March 2011)
Santander to Portsmouth: Brittany Ferries
Santander to Plymouth: Brittany Ferries
...

The transport companies shown above are the more popular routes approved by DEFRA. Please check the DEFRA website for other routes.

For air routes click here