Aberdeen Ferry Port
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Aberdeen Ferry Port Overview
Aberdeen is Scotland's third largest city, located around 120 miles northeast of Edinburgh, on the banks of the rivers Dee and Don. During the 18th-20th centuries, its buildings incorporated locally quarried grey granite, whose mica deposits sparkled like silver. That's why Aberdeen is often called the Granite City or the Silver City. Aberdeen Harbour is one of the busiest in Great Britain and it's also the principal commercial port for the North East of Scotland.
Handling around 5 million tonnes of cargo and over 9,000 visiting ships a year, Aberdeen Ferry Port is a world class port with versatile facilities, competitive charges and diversity of traffic. It is also the centre of activity for the offshore oil and gas industry's marine support operations in North-West Europe, as well as the primary mainland port for passenger, vehicle, freight and livestock services to Orkney and Shetland islands.
If you are catching a ferry from Aberdeen, make sure you go and see the Marischal College on Broad Street, which is the second largest granite building in the world (after the Escorial in Madrid, Spain).
Aberdeen hosts the Aberdeen International Youth Festival, the world's leading Festival of Youth Arts, and one of Scotland's major international cultural events, which gathers every year the most talented young performing arts companies from across the globe.
Aberdeen is also famous for its two Universities. The University of Aberdeen, which was founded in 1495, and the Robert Gordon University make Aberdeen the educational centre of the north-east.
ABERDEEN FERRY PORT SERVICES
- Terminal facilities at Aberdeen ferry port include ticket sales and enquiries, vending machines, payphones, disabled access and toilets, lifts.
- Ferry passengers can enjoy a special rate at the nearby NCP car park in Ship Row. Just to the North of the car park, in King Street, there is a Morrisons supermarket and petrol station.
- Aberdeen Ferry Port has recently introduced a cost-saving Wi-Fi internet network for use by ships berthed at its quays. The broadband-speed network provides faster and cheaper communications than the satellite systems traditionally used by vessels.
ABERDEEN FERRY PORT DIRECTIONS
By Road
Follow the A90 to Aberdeen from either Peterhead or Forfar; alternatively, take the A96 from Inverness. Then follow the signs to the Ferry Port, which is on the north bank of the River Dee.
By Rail
Aberdeen's Railway Station is located on Guild Street, very close to the ferry terminal. There are regular services to/from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness with onward connections. The station has a taxi rank, car hire services and the main bus terminal nearby.
By Bus
Aberdeen Bus Station is situated less than a mile from the ferry terminal. There are local bus services -
operated by First - and longer distance services operated by Citylink.
Aberdeen ferry terminal is only a 5-min walk from the bus and railway stations. There is also a frequent
National Express service to Aberdeen.
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Aberdeen Ferry Port - Terminal Map |
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Aberdeen Ferry Port Operators |
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Aberdeen Ferry Port Addresses |
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NorthLink : 16 Regent Quay, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, AB11 5SS, Scotland
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Aberdeen Ferry Port Routes |
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Aberdeen Ferry Port Information |
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