Three IOW Ferries

hovercraft to isle of wight

Hovertravel hovercraft

The three IOW ferries to choose from when travelling to the island are the Wightlink, Red Funnel, and the Hovertravel ferries that operate from different ports in the mainland. If you choose to travel from Lymington, then Wightlink fastcrafts and conventional ferries will serve you, the Red Funnel will serve you from Southampton, and Hovertravel hovercrafts will fly you from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight. There are only a handful of commercial hovercrafts left in service nowadays; if you want to experience riding one, then travelling to the island from Southampton is one of your best option.

IOW ferries, the Hovercraft experience

Riding on an air cushion across a body of water is an experience you have to make especially if you have young children. Unlike other watercrafts that float on the water surface, thus slaved at the mercy of the water’s temper, hovercrafts glide above the water surface giving the passengers and illusion of flying instead of sailing. Being the world’s oldest hovercraft operator, Hovertravel offers the safest hovercraft ride for the whole family taking you to your holiday destination in the Isle of Wight. Hovertravel hovercrafts will whiz you across the Solent from Portsmouth to Ryde in just 10 minutes!

Other IOW ferries

If you want to cross the Solent onboard a conventional ferry and fastcrafts on the other hand, the Red Funnel and Wightlink ferries offer great options, too. Especially if you want to bring your car to the island, you want to choose either of these ferry companies because they offer car ferry service unlike their Hovertravel counterpart. A typical Solent crossing time from Lymington to Yarmouth onboard a conventional ferry is about 35 minutes and 25 minutes on a fastcraft. And if you’re travelling from Southampton, it will take about 55 minutes for a conventional Red Funnel ferry to take you to East Cowes.

IOW ferries ticket booking

For easy ticket booking to Isle of Wight, log on to any of IOW ferries websites to book ticket in just few clicks of your mouse. This way you don’t have to delay your boarding time because your ticket is ready before you even reach the port.

Red Funnel, Wightlink, and Hovertravel ferries offer travel and tour packages on their sites, too, so don’t forget to check them out before you book your ticket. After all, there are so many things to see and do in the island that you need a tour package from any of IOW ferries to start.

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