Coach & Car Transfers
Start your holiday early - cruise to the port with our coach or car transfer services!
National Express Coach Transfers
National Express and Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines are able to offer an exclusive deal from almost 1,000 pick up points on the National Express network.
For customers cruising from Dover, Southampton and Portsmouth, return fares with National Express and Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines are just £37.00 per person from England and Wales, and £45.00 from Scotland. In fact, travel by National Express to any of our other departure points and the same price applies.
For cruises from Newcastle, and for customers travelling from England and Wales to Greenock or Rosyth, National Express scheduled services operate to coach stations in Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
And to Book National Express...
It's easy to book your National Express coach tickets for your chosen Fred. Olsen cruise. Simply call National Express on 08717 81 81 81 (open from 0800 hours-2000 hours, 7 days a week) to check your journey times and connections are convenient for you.
Then call us on 01473 292444 to make your coach booking (open from 0830 hours-1800 hours Monday - Friday, and 0900 hours-1700 hours on Saturday).
PortLink Coach Services to the Cruise Terminal
PortLink operates dedicated coach services from East Anglia, the north east, north west and south west of England and south Wales to south coast ports. Picking up from a range of convenient points, taking guests in comfort to/from Dover, Southampton and Portsmouth, PortLink offers a relaxing start and end to your cruise holiday.
Coach collection points include Norwich, Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich, Colchester, Chelmsford, Thurrock, Newcastle, Leeds, Nottingham, Leicester, Peterborough, Cambridge, Lancaster, Preston, Bolton, Manchester and Birmingham, Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol, Swindon, Exeter and Plymouth, among other cities. Coach collection and drop off points are dependent on cruise ship and UK port of departure.
For more information on coach collection points and pricing, please view our website.
To book PortLink coach services, please call 01794 524 031.
Cruise Transfers with Ports Direct
Ports Direct offer Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines passengers a nationwide cruise transfer service to/from Dover and Southampton ports.
Ports Direct offer the following:
- A range of vehicles from a saloon car to a fleet of executive coaches.
- Our drivers handle your luggage from your chosen pick-up location and ensure a porter is at hand to check your luggage in at the port terminal.
- We will meet you at the arrivals terminal holding a name board clearly displaying your name ready for your return.
- Transfers are guaranteed to operate even when passenger numbers are low.
- Door-to-door private transfers available.
Transfers to/from other ports available (ask for details).
To Book with Ports Direct...
Call us for a quote on 0843 0843 003 or visit www.portsdirect.co.uk




