Fred. Olsen Express
Operates in: ES
Motorhome score: 4/5
Strong point
The best pet arrangement in southern Europe in terms of price and choice, with Pet Carrier from €2, Pet Rooms with camera monitoring from €3 and Pet Sofa in the cabin from €7, plus the most generous booking conditions: all fares amendable and refundable free of charge within a year.
Watch out for
No published gas or size rules for motorhomes, a tight check-in window, and a high entry price for the mainland route with a return from €1,295 for residents.
Gas bottles
- Valve closed during the crossing
- Overnight stays allowed
- Declare at
- state it when booking
- Particulars
- No published motorhome gas rules. NOT VERIFIED.
Pets
- Pets
- permitted but entirely at your own risk; Fred. Olsen states explicitly that leaving animals in the vehicle on the vehicle deck is wholly at the owner's risk
- Kennels on board
- Overnight stays allowed
- Pet-friendly cabins
- yes; on the mainland route Canarias–Huelva there are pet-friendly cabins for up to two animals of 30 kg, plus covered pet rooms with cameras and generous visiting times
- Price indication
- inter-island: Pet Carrier from €2 for an animal of up to 10 kg in its own carrier of no more than 50 by 40 by 25 cm, Pet Rooms from €3 as outside kennels on the terrace with camera monitoring, and Pet Sofa from €7 where the animal travels in the cabin on a mattress beside you
- Walking deck
- Overnight stays allowed
- Particulars
- The tiered price structure of €2, €3 and €7 is the cheapest and most transparent pet arrangement we have come across. The Ferry Bus service is not suitable for pets.
Dimensions & fares
- Height
- not published as a table; you have to give both the model and the dimensions of your motorhome when booking
- Length
- declare the total length, including any trailer or caravan
- Surcharges
- a trailer counts towards the total length
- Particulars
- yes
Booking & flexibility
- Open ticket
- all three fare levels (Basic with a standard seat, Optimal with a superior seat or couchette and Comfort with a private cabin) can be amended and refunded FREE OF CHARGE within one year, the most generous booking conditions of all the ferry operators researched
- Cancellation & changes
- free of charge and refundable within one year on all fare levels
- Early-booking discount
- book the winterers' peaks of November/December outbound and March/April back well in advance
- When it gets busy
- November and December outbound and March and April back are the motorhome peaks on the Canary Islands corridor
- Loyalty programme
- Fred. Olsen customer programme
Vehicle deck during the crossing
- Vehicle deck during the crossing
- closed during the crossing
- Power on the vehicle deck
- not available
- Accessibility & comfort
- Modern trimarans and ro-pax ships; with a vehicle you have to be there at least 3 hrs before departure and the checks close 1 hr before departure
Discounts
- A return for two adult residents plus a large vehicle from €1,295 and for non-residents from €1,620
- An alliance with Baleària on Huelva–Canarias, since the start of 2026 also with the Buenavista Express