Strangford ferry timetable

The Strangford Lough ferry sails between Portaferry and Strangford in County Down every day of the year, except Christmas Day.

Ferry service updates

Due to ongoing industrial action, there will be no off-schedule sailings on weekday mornings.

For information on disruptions to normal service, check the TrafficwatchNI website.

From Strangford

The ferry departs on the hour and on the half hour.

Days	First sailing	Last sailing
Weekdays	7.30 am	10.30 pm
Saturday	8.00 am	11.00 pm
Sunday	9.30 am	10.30 pm

From Portaferry

The ferry departs on the quarter past and quarter to the hour.

Days	First sailing	Last sailing
Weekdays	7.45 am	10.45 pm
Saturday	8.15 am	11.15 pm
Sunday	9.45 am	10.45 pm

Days with different services:

Christmas Eve - last sailing from Strangford 9.30 pm; last sailing from Portaferry 9.45 pm
Christmas Day - no service
Boxing Day - Sunday service operates
New Year's Day - Sunday service operates

SMS text message alert service

Passengers can register to get SMS alerts about delays and service suspensions and so on. Simply:

text 'FERRY' to 07984 406004 to register
text 'STOP' to 07984 406004 to stop

Receiving SMS alerts is free when in the UK.

A registration/ stop text is charged at your network operator’s standard rate.

Queries

If you have any queries, you can send them by email to the ferry manager address at the link below:

Strangford ferry terminal

Where to buy tickets

You can find information about fares and where to buy tickets at this link:

Strangford ferry fares

Access for vehicles at Strangford and Portaferry harbours

Only authorised users are allowed to bring a vehicle into areas of Strangford and Portaferry harbours controlled and maintained by the Department for Infrastructure.

To get authorised access for a vehicle to these areas, you must make arrangements beforehand by contacting the Harbour Master in the ferry terminal during normal office hours.

Events, large group travel, and oversized loads

If you're aware of any events in the area, or want to travel on the ferry as a large group (more than 10 vehicles), contact the Strangford ferry terminal beforehand to prevent traffic congestion.

This includes:

sporting and show events
funerals
weddings

and

transporting of oversized loads

Who to contact

You should either contact the ferry manager or the ferry operations manager at Strangford ferry terminal.

Complaints

The Department for Infrastructure aims to investigate complaints thoroughly and it would be helpful if as much detail as possible about date and time of travel and circumstances is given.

Written complaints will be responded to within 15 working days.

A written reply will not normally be sent to a verbal complaint.

You may also email your comments on the Strangford ferry operation directly to DfI Roads staff using the contact details at this link:

Strangford ferry terminal

If you would like to get a written response you will need to provide your name and postcode.

Conditions of carriage

You can find the full Strangford ferry service conditions of carriage at the following link:

Strangford ferry service conditions of carriage

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