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 only valid sea/train routes for the PETS travel scheme are:

By Train: France/UK
Calais (Coquelles) to Folkestone (Cheriton): Eurotunnel Shuttle Service.
Calais (Coquelles) to Folkestone (Cheriton): Eurostar (assistance dogs only)
 
By Sea: France/UK
Boulogne to Dover: Speedferries
Caen to Portsmouth: Brittany Ferries, P&O Ferries
Calais to Dover: P&O Ferries (also accepting foot passengers with pets),
and SeaFrance.
Cherbourg to Plymouth: Brittany Ferries
Cherbourg to Poole: Brittany Ferries
Cherbourg to Portsmouth: Brittany Ferries
Dieppe to Newhaven: Transmanche Ferries
Dunkerque to Dover: Norfolk Shipping
Le Havre to Portsmouth: Louis Dreyfus Lines
Roscoff to Plymouth: Brittany Ferries
St Malo to Plymouth: Brittany Ferries (Winter only)
St Malo to Poole: Condor Ferries
St Malo to Portsmouth: Brittany Ferries
.....
By Sea: Holland/UK
Hook of Holland to Harwich: Stena Line Holland BV (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: Spain/UK
Santander to Plymouth: Brittany Ferries (March - December)
...

The transport companies that operate the above routes and who will carry your pets are approved by DEFRA. You are only able to use these transport companies to bring your pet back into the UK under the PETS scheme.

For air routes click here