Which of the Isle of Wight
ferries is right for you?
Isle of Wight ferries run from Portsmouth, Southampton and Lymington.
There are two operators: WIGHTLINK and RED FUNNEL.
Wightlink offer two routes:
1. Portsmouth to Fishbourne (near Ryde) - 40 minutes
2. Lymington (New Forest) to Yarmouth - 30 minutes
Red Funnel offer one route only:
1. Southampton to East Cowes - 60 mins.
Isle of Wight ferries - Wightlink car ferry
If you are traveling on foot, without a car, you have several options:
1. Travel on any Wightlink or Red Funnel boat as a foot passenger.
2. Travel on Wightlink's FastCat (catamaran) service from Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde pier - 18 minutes.
3. Travel on Red Funnel's Red Jet (catamaran) service from Southampton to West Cowes - 30 minutes.
4. Travel by hovercraft from Southsea to Ryde with Hovertravel - 10 minutes.
The following pages will give you further information about each ferry operator and a direct link to their website where you can make a booking. Simply click on the BLUE links ......
WIGHTLINK (ferries and catamarans)
RED FUNNEL (ferries and catamarans)
HOVERTRAVEL (hovercraft)
The next picture was taken from a Wightlink ferry half way across The Solent .....
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