Ferry Booking & Ticketing Software

What does ferry software need to connect?

Ferry software connects the sale of a crossing with the vessel, departure and capacity needed to operate it. Its scope can range from passenger ticketing to vehicle bookings and connected sales channels.

The journey is the central reference

A booking needs an origin, destination and departure. The traveller’s ticket, payment and the operating team’s lists must relate to that journey. On a route with intermediate stops, different passengers may use different sections of the same sailing.

Ferry operating photograph with an actual Travelmanager iPad event calendar

Follow one booking across the operation

Consider a return booking for two passengers and a car. Sales needs the dates, products and price. The booking process needs the applicable passenger and vehicle availability. The traveller needs a usable ticket, and the departure team needs to relate it to the correct sailing. Ferry software is useful when these parts remain connected, even though each team sees a different working view.

  • What journey is being sold?
  • What people and vehicle space are requested?
  • What information must reach the next team?

Passenger and vehicle traffic need different information

A passenger ticket may consume a place; a vehicle can also require dimensions and a vehicle fare. The right system must reflect the operator’s configured capacity rules without treating every booking as an identical item.

Define the scope before comparing products

List the work that must be supported: direct online sales, counter sales, ticket control, reporting and any partner connections. Specialist cabin, crew or loading functions need explicit confirmation.

How Travelmanager fits

Ferry Software is the ferry-focused application of Travelmanager. Its foundation combines bookings, schedules, fares, payments, mobile ticket control and integrations. The exact configuration is selected for the operation.


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