Ferries to the Isle of Wight
Ferries to the Isle of Wight
If you wish to take your own car you can travel from Portsmouth, Lymington or Southampton taking from as little as 30 minutes. If you are travelling as a foot passenger only you can travel on the high speed catamaran from Portsmouth or Southampton in less than 23 minutes.
Wightlink operate round the clock sailings from the following ports to the Isle of Wight:
Portsmouth to Fishbourne
Car on the traditional ferry - 40 minutes
Lymington to Yarmouth
Car on the traditional ferry - 30 minutes
Portsmouth to Ryde
Passengers on the catamaran - 22 minutes
Red Funnel operate sailings 365 days a year from Southampton to the Isle of Wight
Southampton to East Cowes
Car on the traditional ferry - 55 minutes
Southampton to West Cowes
Passengers on the catamaran - 23 minutes
Facilities you will find on-board the car ferries are:
Spacious lounges with comfortable seating
Panoramic windows, café, bar, gift shop (on some ships), games area, large sundecks, lift between the car deck and passenger lounges.
As the journey time on the catamaran is just over 20 minutes there are no additional facilities on board.


