As of 2026-10-12, Express 5 tops the list with 1,610 seats.
- #1 Express 5 — 1,610 seats
Danish ferry, built 2023
Express 5 is a 115.40-metre high-speed vehicle-passenger catamaran ferry owned by Molslinjen A/S and operated under its Bornholmslinjen brand. Built in 2023 by Austal Philippines in Balamban, Cebu, she is the largest high-speed catamaran ever constructed by Austal. Powered by four Wärtsilä 16V31 main diesel engines she achieves service speeds of 37 knots, serving the strategic cross-border Baltic route between Rønne and Ystad. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 Benchijigua Express — 1,291 seats
Spanish ferry built in 2005
Benchijigua Express is a fast ferry, operated by Fred. Olsen Express between the Canary Islands, Tenerife, La Gomera and La Palma in the Atlantic Ocean. She was delivered in April 2005. At 126 metres long, the ferry is the second-longest type of trimaran in the world, less than 2 metres shy of the littoral combat ships of the Independence-class littoral combat ship which were based on Benchijigua Express's design. Her hull is made of aluminium with a special offshore coating, and is the... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #3 HSC Francisco — 1,024 seats
high speed catamaran
Francisco is a high-speed catamaran built by Incat in Hobart, Australia. It is the first large high-speed craft powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the world. The project was partly financed in 2011 by Australia's Export Finance and Insurance Corporation. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 Express 4 — 1,022 seats
ship built in 2018
Express 4 is a 109.00-metre high-speed passenger and vehicle catamaran ferry owned and operated by Molslinjen. Built in 2019 by Austal Australia at its Henderson shipyard, she was ordered to further expand Molslinjen’s Kattegat operations alongside Express 3. Powered by four MAN 20V diesel engines driving Wärtsilä waterjets, she delivers service speeds of 40 knots on the primary domestic link between Aarhus and Sjællands Odde. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 HSC Express 3 — 1,000 seats
ship built in 2017
Express 3 is a 109.40-metre high-speed wave-piercing passenger and vehicle catamaran ferry owned and operated by Molslinjen. Built in 2017 by Incat Tasmania in Hobart, Australia, she was ordered as an evolved 109-metre design optimized for lower fuel consumption and improved vehicle deck layout compared to earlier 112m catamarans. Powered by four MAN 20V diesel engines driving Wärtsilä waterjets, she achieves speeds of up to 47 knots, serving primary domestic Danish routes across the Kattegat... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #6 HSC Condor Liberation — 880 seats
fast ferry built in 2015
Pepita Castellví is a high-speed trimaran ferry owned by Baleària and operated under its Baleària Canarias division between Los Cristianos, La Gomera and La Palma. Built by Austal in Henderson, Western Australia as Austal 270, she was purchased by Condor Ferries as Condor 102, and entered service with the company as Condor Liberation in 2015, operating between Poole and the Channel Islands. Following her purchase by Overview Shipping as Overview in late 2025, she was eventually sold on to... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #7 HSC Normandie Express — 850 seats
fast catamaran ferry
Voyager is a high-speed catamaran ferry owned and operated by Brittany Ferries. Launched as Incat Tasmania in 2000 by Incat in Tasmania, Australia, she was first chartered to the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, and later to Tranz Rail as The Lynx for the Interislander service. In 2005, she was chartered to Brittany Ferries as Normandie Express for services between Portsmouth and Cherbourg/Caen (Ouistreham), with the company then... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 HSC Golden Princess — 780 seats
high speed roro ferry
HSC Golden Princess is a fast ferry ordered by the Swedish company Destination Gotland and acquired by Greek company Golden Star Ferries in 2023. It was built by Fincantieri, Italy in 2006. It was used on Destination Gotland's routes Nynäshamn-Visby and Oskarshamn-Visby until it was sold to Golden Star Ferries. The ferry can carry up to 780 passengers and has a waterjet propulsion system that allows speeds up to 35 knots. In March 2023 she was sold to Golden Star Ferries and in April 2023 she... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #9 Champion Jet 3 — 741 seats
catamaran ferry ship
Champion Jet 3 is a high-speed catamaran ferry owned and operated by Seajets. Launched in 1997, she was initially chartered out as a civilian ferry, then became the first large catamaran to enter military service when she was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Jervis Bay from 1999 to 2001. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 Eurochampion Jet 2 — 660 seats
Greek-owned Ropax ferry
Eurochampion Jet 2 is an Incat-built, ocean-going catamaran. It is one of the world's fastest car carrying passenger vessels and, as Cat-Link V, set the eastbound record for the fastest transatlantic journey in July 1998 becoming the holder of the Hales Trophy. In 1998/1999, the ship sailed as Cat-Link V on the Århus-Kalundborg route in Denmark—then operated by Scandlines. From 1999 to 2005 it sailed as Mads Mols for Mols-linien. From 2005 to 2006 it was renamed Incat 049 by T&T Ferries in... Read more on Wikipedia.
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