
NEWCASTLE TO AMSTERDAM FERRY CROSSING
Kick off the new year with 20% off your sailing from Newcastle to Amsterdam in 2023! There is no better time than the present to plan your next adventure and explore what Europe has to offer.
With daily overnight sailings, you can pick the perfect time to pack up and spend a night onboard in a private en suite cabin. Enjoy a meal onboard, shop in Duty Free and listen to live music in one of our bars.
Make 2023 a year of adventure and plan your getaway now, exploring all the continent has to offer. Step onboard, slow down and start exploring…
Our Travel Guarantee offers free rebooking on travel taken before 30 September 2023.
No baggage restrictions
Enjoy a meal onboard
Overnight crossings
Travel with or without your vehicle
Price per person based on a one-way trip and 4 persons in an inside cabin plus car
Travel Guarantee – re-book for free on travel taken before 30 September 2023
Explore all the continent has to offer
Early booking advantage: best availability and best prices
Pay only 15% deposit (remaining balance should be paid no later than 70 days before departure)
Crossings until December 2023
Newcastle
Amsterdam
Week 5
Regular sailings for the current week listed in local time
Please note that timetables may change subject to weather conditions.
Explore More
Explore Europe as you please on our ferries to Amsterdam from the UK with your car, caravan, motorbike, motorhome or bicycle. From our port near Amsterdam you’ll find convenient motorway links to Belgium, Germany, France and beyond.
Our port in Holland is within a short drive of some of Europe’s best holiday destinations. You can get to Rotterdam in under an hour, Brussels and Bruges in under 3 hours or Cologne and the Rhine Valley in 3 hours, making a ferry to Holland the perfect way to explore Europe.
T&C
- Only Newcastle – Amsterdam crossings
- Valid on bookings until 28 February 2023
- Valid on bookings with departure from Newcastle
- You can change your booking for free with our Travel Guarantee. See here for more information.
- Pay only 15% deposit (remaining balance should be paid no later than 70 days before departure)
- Valid on single and return crossings
- Commodore cabins excluded from the offer
- Only valid on new bookings

Route Information Newcastle - Amsterdam
Average Sailings Per Week: | 7 |
Average Journey time: | 16 Hr 45 Min |
Destination Port: | Ijmuiden (Amsterdam) |
Departure Port: | North Shields (Newcastle) |
Sailing Distance: | 275 Miles |
Don’t forget to purchase Travel Insurance Cover for your upcoming trip to Europe! DFDS has teamed up with Voyager Insurance Services, an award-winning provider of insurance products, to bring you flexible and extensive European Travel Insurance options. Click here to learn more!
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All DFDS Ferry Routes
DFDS has one of the largest ferry networks in Europe, with routes operating to Denmark, Norway, mainland Europe and even offers trips to the Baltics, including major cities such as Amsterdam, Calais and Dunkirk. Travel with your car and explore Europe with DFDS.
View all of our available routes here.

Award Winning Ferry Crossings
We are proud to have been voted World’s Leading Ferry Operator 2022 at this year’s World Travel Awards for the 12th year in a row! We have also won Europe's Leading Ferry Operator 2012-2022 and World’s Best Ferry Operator Website 2021-2022.
Thank you to everyone who has supported us and voted for us for over 12 years. Let’s sail the seas together with world class service!