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Further Information on the Rosslare - Pembroke Ferry Route
Rosslare - Pembroke is one of four ferry routes between Ireland and Wales. Each crossings takes around three hours and 45 minutes. Onboard the classic cruise ferry service there is plenty to do to keep you entertained for the duration of the cruise including a choice of bars, shops and entertainment facilities. Stena Line also offer a similar service from Rosslare to Fishguard, also in the south of Wales.
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Port of Rosslare - For Full Information - Click Here
Rosslare Europort is a modern seaport located at Rosslare Harbour in County Wexford, Ireland, at the southeastern-most point of Ireland's coastline, handling passenger and freight ferries to and from Wales and France. Facilities in the terminal building include a bar and restaurant, car hire, a shop, and the ferry company desks. A railway platform occupies part of the building and bus services to Wexford, Dublin, Cork and Limerick leave from just outside. Rosslare has been a tourist resort for at least 100 years. It prides itself on being the sunniest spot in Ireland, and records bear this out: Rosslare receives 300 hours more sunshine each year than the average place in Ireland.
Pembroke Ferry Port - For Full Information - Click Here
Pembroke is the traditional county town of Pembrokeshire in west Wales. However, the administrative centre and de facto county town is Haverfordwest. Pembroke Dock is well-served by the A477 trunk road which runs from St. Clears through Pembroke Dock and over the Daugleddau estuary via the Cleddau Bridge to Haverfordwest. It also has a ferry terminal from which ferries sail twice-daily to Rosslare in Ireland. The service is operated by Irish Ferries.
Irish Ferries
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Dublin - Holyhead - Choose to travel by fast ferry or standard cruise ferry. Irish Ferries offer their 30 minute check in on this service. The Speed ferry (Dublin Swift) service takes around 1 hour and 50 minutes where as the conventional ferry (Ulysses) takes 3 hours and 15 minutes. Up to 4 crossings a day.
Rosslare - Pembroke - This route also offers the 30 minute check in service. Cruise onboard Isle of Inishmore vessel in 3 hours and 45 minutes. Irish Ferries offer 2 crossings a day on this route.
Rosslare - Cherbourg - One hour check in for this longer distance journey onboard the luxurious Oscar Wilde. the journey takes 18 hours and 30 minutes and there are 3 crossings a week from Irish Ferries.
Rosslare - Roscoff - This route is also onboard the luxurious Oscar Wilde. 1 hour check in for this service which has a crossing time of 17 hours and 30 minutes. This service runs once a week.
Irish Ferries operates on the Dublin Port (North Wall) - Holyhead route, and from Rosslare Europort to Roscoff, Cherbourg, and Pembroke. MS Oscar Wilde operates between Rosslare Europort - Cherbourg and Roscoff. She entered service in December 2007 on the Dublin - Holyhead line, then the Rosslare - Pembroke Dock and finally to her selected route, Rosslare - Cherbourg and Roscoff.
Irish Ferries currently run 4 vessels;
MS Isle of Inishmore - Rosslare—Pembroke.
HSC Swift - Dublin—Holyhead.
MS Ulysses - Dublin—Holyhead (The world's largest ferry in terms of car-carrying capacity)
MS Oscar Wilde - Cherbourg and Roscoff
For Further information on Irish Ferries Click Here
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