Number of sea passengers travelling on routes between Wales and the Republic of Ireland

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Next update expected:November 2026

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17th December 2025
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Official statistics
Data provider
Department for Transport
Data source
Maritime and shipping statistics
Time period covered
January 2009 to December 2024

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This dataset gives details on sea passenger traffic between Wales and the Irish Republic, by route, up to the year 2024. Data are presented as the number of passengers (thousands) at ports in Wales.

Data collection or calculation

International ferry passenger statistics are collected monthly from ferry operators by DfT. They include drivers of lorries, coaches and other vehicles but exclude passengers on purely domestic routes.

Statistical quality

Timeliness and punctuality The statistics presented covers traffic to and from ports in Wales 2024.

Comparability and coherence The Department for Transport produces a range of statistics relating to the maritime sector presenting information on domestic waterborne freight, ports, sea passengers, shipping fleets and sea farers.

Rounding applied

Data has been rounded to the nearest thousand passengers.

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Organisation
Welsh Government
Contact email
stats.transport@gov.wales