Travel To and From the Island
The Island is more accessible than it might appear with 3 Companies operating several different services across the Solent at most times of the day and night.
Red Funnel (Tel 023 8033 4010) or visit the Red Funnel Web Site
- Southampton to West Cowes High Speed Passenger Ferry (23 minutes).
- Southampton to East Cowes Vehicle and Passenger Ferry (1 hour).
Wightlink (Tel 0870 582 7744) or visit the Wightlink Web Site 
- Portsmouth to Fishbourne Vehicle and Passenger Ferry (40 minutes).
- Portsmouth Harbour Station to Ryde High Speed Passenger Catamaran (15 minutes).
- Lymington to Yarmouth Vehicle and Passenger Ferry (35 minutes).
Hovertravel (Tel 01983 811000) or visit the
Hovertravel Web Site
- Portsmouth to Ryde High Speed Passenger Hovercraft (10 - 15 minutes).
Visit the Puffin Cruises Web Site or (Tel: 07850 947618)
Visit the Blue Funnel Cruises Web Site or (Tel: 023 80 223278 )
Islandline trains run a comprehensive service from Shanklin to Ryde Pierhead (connecting to the Wightlink fast catamaran service to Portsmouth Harbour Station and onward trains(National Rail Enquiries) to London Waterloo. Island stations are: Ryde Pierhead;Ryde Esplanade;Ryde St Johns; Smallbrook Junction (connecting to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway);Brading; Sandown;Lake and Shanklin.
Onward Travel
All the mainland ferry ports are well served with local connections, particularly Southampton (M3, M27, M275) and Portsmouth (M27 and A3(M)) The fast catamaran to Southampton connects with buses from Newport and to Southampton Central via a free bus or short taxi ride. The catamaran to Portsmouth Harbour Station can be reached by Island Line trains from Shanklin, Sandown, Lake, Brading and Ryde. Fast trains from Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour take only 1 hour and 15 minutes - 1 hour and 30 minutes to reach London Waterloo.
Visit the National Rail Enquiries Web Site (Tel 08457 484950)
Island Transport
Southern Vectis (Tel 01983 522456) - bus routes covering the whole Island running from early morning to late at night.
