Hoverspeed

Hoverspeed rules the waves with its superb fleet of Seacat and Superseacat fast ferries, giving you a journey that is all about speed, style and service.

There's no faster sea crossing to France with seasonal services from Dover to Calais and from Newhaven to Dieppe. The Company carries 1.5 million passengers and over 300,000 vehicles across the Channel to France each year.

Hoverspeed operates a unique fleet of high-speed catamaran and monohull car ferries. The combination of 74m and 81m Seacat catamarans running on the prime Dover - Calais route from March 2004, will cross in around 1 hour with up to 15 daily return departures during the peak season.

Hoverspeed is the only high-speed operator from Newhaven to Dieppe. The Company reinstated this popular direct link to Normandy in April 1999. The Superseacat monohull high-speed ferry operates on this seasonal route with a crossing time of around 2 hours, with up to 3 return crossings running daily in the peak period.

Compared to conventional ferries, Hoverspeed's fleet of smaller, faster vessels results in fast loading and unloading - coupled with the fact that all our cross-Channel services are run from dedicated ports, makes travelling with Hoverspeed a personal, stylish, fast and hassle free experience.