Direct Ferries Reviews 1,056

TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.7

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Very disappointing experience. DirectFerries.dk shows tickets as available for days, while the actual ferry operator clearly shows they are not. I made a reservation hoping they could sell the ticket,... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent ! After reading reviews on booking a ferry from Bodrum to Kos I was quite worried after reading bad reviews the good ones were 2011 !! We chanced it and pre booked through Direct ferries... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Simple to use site, was very impressed by response when we needed our return booking modifying at short notice over a weekend. My heart sank when I saw there was no phone number to contact but their... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Good - access to many ferries and routes, easy to book Bad - (1) not well connected to ferries eg booked a pet & pet cabin which was confirmed in DF email but the pet booking falls thro... See more

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Company details

  1. Travel Aggregator
  2. Ferry Service

Written by the company

Direct Ferries er verdens førende uafhængige forhandler af færgebilletter. Med et udvalg på over 4412 færgeoverfarter og mere end 901 havne verden over bruger vi realtidspriser og tilgængelighed, så du kan sammenligne og booke færger når som helst og hvor som helst ved hjælp af vores hjemmeside eller app. Hos Direct Ferries giver vi dig den bedste værdi for pengene. Vi tilbyder billetter fra de største færgeselskaber til de mest populære destinationer i hele verden til konkurrencedygtige priser. Udforsk vores hjemmeside for at finde havne, ruter og et væld af nyttige oplysninger, der kan hjælpe dig med at planlægge din rejse. Vores enkle søgeværktøj til færgebooking sikrer, at du finder den perfekte sejlads for dig, garanterer den bedste pris og maksimale besparelser. For rejsende, der søger de mest populære destinationer og færgeruter, har Direct Ferries dækket dig ind. Fra ikoniske ruter som Dover til Calais, der forbinder Storbritannien med Frankrig, til maleriske rejser på tværs af de græske øer, tilbyder vores platform en bred vifte af muligheder. Udforsk de naturskønne norske fjorde, eller sejl til de fortryllende Baleariske Øer ud for Spaniens kyst. Uanset om det er Middelhavets solbeskinnede strande eller det skotske højlands barske charme, tilbyder Direct Ferries problemfri bookingoplevelser til dine drømmedestinationer. Med vores brugervenlige hjemmeside og app er det så let som et par klik at planlægge dit næste eventyr. Vi tjekker op til 1 million priser dagligt og hjælper med at arrangere over en million overfarter årligt for vores kunder. Det er derfor, at over 7 millioner kunder stoler på os.


Contact info

  • 2-3 Three Rivers Business Centre, Felixstowe Road, IP10 0BF, Ipswich, United Kingdom

  • www.directferries.dk

3.7

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful experience

I bought a two-way ticket from Direct Ferries which I did not receive on e-mail, so I was forced to buy new tickets directly at the harbour. They did not provide the service I paid for, and they refused to pay a full refund ``due to fees applied``. Awful experience, avoid them!

March 2, 2023
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Reply from Direct Ferries

Dear Mr Siupik

Thank you for your review.

We sorry for this inconvenience. I have escalated this to a supervisor, please note I have refunded the remaining amount now. We have sent you a follow up email to confirm it.

Apologies for this inconvenience we have also escalated the issue to our tech team.
Kind regards.

Direct Ferries team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This Company does not understand…

This Company does not understand Company Service. I had a problem with my booking and despite receiving a reference number there was no response. When checking again the reference number was closed!
As recommended tried changing my booking online, but the timetables were not up to date and again there was no reply when contacting customer service. Querying this, again told reference was closed. I gave up and lost my money!
(re.Ticket numbers 1317985, 1326570,1334511 running from 27th October to 11th November).
My recommendation? Book directly with the Ferry Companies and do not use Direct Ferries.

October 27, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never buy your tickets here!

Never buy your tickets here!
The most expensive prices and worst service ever - even though they say the opposite!
You will never see your money again if you accidentally choose the wrong dates or want to cancel your trip.

October 24, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A horrible experience

A horrible experience. This company is totally unreliable and impossible to contact. Once they have your money they write you off. They never respond to mails and have no phone number. Go directly to the companies providing the ferries. I will rather swim than use the useless company again. Stay away.

September 17, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

So awful support. Tricks you to spend money on handling fees and ect.

Ammending fee is crazy. Awful system af support when the tickets are bought you are no longer a priority. If you amend trough their system(which looks nothing like the rest of the site with awful ux) it's supposed to cheaper, but it will give an error when you pay saying your card saying you bank declined your card, but talking with the bank, there's nothing to see. So it's a trick to make you call and pay 200 euros for them to change it for you. Should be illegal. I can NOT recomend this company to anyone.

May 31, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No confirmation in 11 days

No confirmation in 11 days. Imposible to contact. Dead ends on website and app.

February 16, 2022
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Reply from Direct Ferries

Dear Susanne Andreasen,

Thank you for your feedback.

After checking the details of your booking attempt, we noted the payment was not completed and no authorization was given by your bank in regards.

Please note we cannot proceed with a booking unless your bank provides authorization of payment.

We advise you to make a new booking request making sure to fill in all the payment details. We would also advise you to contact your bank to check if your card is in anyway restricted for online payments before making another attempt.

Should you need further assistance, do not hesitate to contact us by filling the contact form on our website.

Kind regards,
Madalina@Direct Ferries

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would not recommend this company

This company has the worst costumer service. You can’t reach them by phone which is a problem if you need acute help.
Our ferry was rescheduled from 12.45 to 17:30 and they did not write nor call to give us this information. The prizes changes after you first buy the ticket.
All in all a terrible experience. Way better to just buy the tickets directly from the ferry companies themselves!

January 30, 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

More expensive and horrible service

Tickets on DirectFerries are not only more expensive than other websites, but they also add an additional service fee of about EUR 7. For two tickets, it cost us an additional 14 euros total. We accidentally booked the wrong tickets, which would not have been a problem amending IF DirectFerries had given us correct and sufficient information on the tickets. Consequently, the tickets of EUR 116 were simply lost despite it being the fault of DirectFerries. Would never recommend anyone using Direct Ferries.

July 26, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was another +700 EUR from the ferry…

I was charged another +700 EUR from the ferry company 30 mins before departure, as they told me that my ticket bought via directferries was not valid!!!!

February 17, 2021
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Reply from Direct Ferries

Thank you for your review, I am sorry that you have not had a good experience with us and please know that we take feedback like this very importantly to continually improve our service. We apologise for the delay, when booking on line it will ask if you have any cargo or furniture in the vehicle, if you had clicked no, the system will confirm your booking. The port will check all vans, if there is anything commercial you will be charged th extra ticket cost.
Best Regards
J Dale

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