What are some travel options between Amsterdam and The United Kingdom?

Question

I need to find a means of travel from Amsterdam to The United Kingdom. I was really interested in maybe catching a ferry. I'm not really interested in flying between the two places, so I need some ideas! Thanks!

Answer 1

There are a few options if you don't want to take a budget flight:

1) Eurolines bus - this bus goes from several places in the UK to Amsterdam. You may need to take the National Express bus service first to London Victoria and change from there to Eurolines, but the two organisations are linked, and I think you can book your ticket online. Here's the website for more info: http://www.nationalexpress.com/eurolines/home/hp.cfm
The bus will take the short ferry across, from Dover to France and the bus goes on the ferry as well. This is the cheapest option, the bus from London will cost you from £12 onwards (depending on timing), and the journey is around 12 hours.

2) By train and ferry, This is the cheapest way to go, from £29 one-way, £58 return, city centre to city centre, from London to Amsterdam or any station in the Netherlands, using Stena Line's Harwich-Hook of Holland ferry. There's an overnight option where you sleep on the ferry in a comfortable cabin, making it more time-effective than flying.
http://www.seat61.com/Netherlands.htm

3) Train from London to Amsterdam, which will go through the Channel tunnel, a train tunnel they have built under the sea at the Channel between UK and France.
Take a Eurostar high-speed train from London to Brussels via the Channel Tunnel in just 2 hours 15 minutes, then either an InterCity train or a Thalys train train from Brussels to Amsterdam in about 3 hours. This is more expensive than the train+ferry, with fares from £69 to £149 return, but it's faster, avoids a sea crossing if that's an issue for you, and has a wider choice of departures.
http://www.seat61.com/Netherlands.htm

Answer 2

eire isn't area of the united kingdom. London to Cardiff makes maximum sense by practice. relies upon the place you want to pass to in Scotland. If this is Edinburgh or Glasgow then a flight won't fee too lots and takes a pair of million.5 hrs. in case you want to pass exterior the cities in Scotland then you somewhat'll choose a motor vehicle or take the practice. A practice from London to Glasgow might take approximately 5 hrs or London to Inverness may well be approximately 8 hrs, yet you will possibly get to work out lots surroundings and geographical region on the way.

Answer 3

If you want to go to the North of England:
IJmuiden-Newcastle, (with a bus from Amsterdam station,) http://www.dfdsseaways.nl/dsw/en
A little farther south, Europort (near Rotterdam)-Hull: http://www.poferries.com/tourist/content/pages/template/routes_hull_-_rotterdam_routes_-_hull_-_rotterdam.htm;jsessionid=ac10182330d89d46f298bb204ac8a3fedb3388fcfb77.e38Lah8RbNqOc40LbNiRax4RaN8Pe6fznA5Pp7ftolbGmkTy?WT.srch=1

The most direct one if you want to go to London, has a direct train from Amsterdam to the ferry and from the ferry to London:
Hook of Holland-Harwich, also near Rotterdam: http://www.stenaline.co.uk/stena_line/stena_line_uk/gb/harwich_-_holland.html

The next one to the south is from Belgium, Oostende-Ramsgate: Brings you to the southern part of England, Kent, south/east of London, Oostende is about 4 hours by train from Amsterdam, hourly trains:
http://www.directferries.co.uk/ostend_ferry.htm

Father south are the ferries between France and the south coast of England.

You can also take the train from Amsterdam to Brussels, and change there for the Eurostar to London:http://plannerint.b-rail.be/bin/query.exe/nn?L=nsnl

Answer 4

Not sure why you wouldn't want to fly. Its so fast and cheap. Try www.easyjet.com