New Ferry Services Available Through Directferries.co.uk

Online ferry ticket reseller Directferries.co.uk is now offering the Ramsgate to Ostend service operated by Transeuropa Ferries to their users. The ferry service runs 6 times daily between the ports of Ramsgate in the South East of England and Ostend in Belgium.

London, (PRWEB) March 8, 2006 -- DirectFerries.co.uk have announced that they are now offering the Transeuropa Ferries cross channel ferry service between the UK and Belgium through their website - www.directferries.co.uk

The Transeuropa Ferries service runs 6 times daily between the ports of Ramsgate in the South East of England and Ostend in Belgium.

A spokesman for DirectFerries.co.uk commented, “Our aim is to provide our customers with a complete online ferry service covering every ferry route in Europe. With the addition of the Transeuropa Ferries service to our product, it gives our customers an alternative to the Dover - Calais and Dunkerque crossings and a more direct option for onward travel to Belgium and Holland.”

The sailing duration is approximately 4 hours, and the crossing is the only direct cross channel link between England and Belgium. Prices start from as little as £49 each way for a car and up to 9 people (for travel up to end of March). For information and booking, please visit www.directferries.co.uk or call 0871 222 3312.

About DirectFerries.co.uk

Directferries.co.uk is owned and operated by Direct Ferries Ltd – One of Europe’s leading ferry ticket retailers and one of the UK's foremost independent, specialist travel providers offering instant, real time access to thousands of scheduled crossings both on and offline. Founded in 1999, Direct Ferries Ltd offers the most comprehensive portfolio in the ferry transportation sector and a range of ancillary products including accommodation, rail travel, cruise holidays, travel insurance and European breakdown cover.

About Transeuropa Ferries

Transeuropa Ferries is the cross channel division of Transeuropa Shipping Lines, a company with ferry routes across the Mediterranean.

Started as a single ship freight only operation between Ostend (Belgium) and Ramsgate (United Kingdom) in 1998, it expanded to include passengers in July 2004. There are now six ships plying the route every day, providing the only direct channel crossing between the UK and Belgium.

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