Getting There By Water
London is served by international ferry ports on the south and east coasts of England, including Dover, Newhaven and Harwich. Since the 1980s, the city itself has become a summer cruise destination and cruise ships dock at the London Cruise Terminal, in the Port of Tilbury. Facilities here include tourist information, a coffee shop and a bureau de change. There are also smaller London Central Cruise Moorings, based either around Tower Bridge or at Greenwich. The Port of London Authority (tel: (020) 7743 7900; website: www.portoflondon.co.uk) can provide further information.
Ferry services: The main route across the Channel is Dover-Calais; services are operated by P&O Ferries (tel: (0870) 600 0611; website: www.poferries.com), SeaFrance (tel: (0870) 571 1711; website: www.seafrance.co.uk) and Hoverspeed (tel: (0870) 240 8070; website: www.hoverspeed.com). Services from Harwich go to the Hook of Holland by Stena Line (tel: (0870) 570 7070; website: www.stenaline.com) and to Hamburg and Esjberg by DFDS Scandinavian Seaways (tel: (0870) 533 3000/3111; website: www.dfdsseaways.co.uk). Newhaven-Dieppe services are operated by Hoverspeed.
Transport to the city: Rail transport from Dover and Newhaven is provided by South East Trains (tel: (0870) 603 0405; website: www.setrains.co.uk) to Victoria station. One Railway (tel: (0845) 600 7245; website: www.onerailway.com) run services from Harwich to Liverpool Street station. National Rail Enquiries (tel: (0845) 748 4950) can give information on all services.
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Getting There By Water