Can I use my Season ticket to travel on Hovertravel?
Yes. All cross Solent operators are working together to make sure travel to and from the Island continues.
Hovertravel is operating a non-booked, first come first served service for Wightlink customers. You’ll need to bring your Wightlink Season Ticket with you.
Can I still use my Multilink foot pass to travel on Hovertravel?
Yes. All cross Solent operators are working together to make sure travel to and from the Island continues.
Hovertravel is operating a non-booked, first come first served service for Wightlink customers. You’ll need to bring your Wightlink Multilink Pass with you.
Can I still use my Business pass to travel on Hovertravel?
Yes. All cross Solent operators are working together to make sure travel to and from the Island continues.
Hovertravel is operating a non-booked, first come first served service for Wightlink customers. You’ll need to bring your Wightlink Business Pass with you.
Can I use my FastCat ticket to travel on Hovertravel?
Yes. All cross Solent operators are working together to make sure travel to and from the Island continues.
Hovertravel is operating a non-booked, first come first served service for Wightlink customers. You’ll need to bring your Wightlink ticket with you.
Can I use my 30 day parking pass to park at Hovertravel?
Unfortunately not. There is parking available next to the Hovertravel terminal in the Quay Road car park on Ryde Esplanade and IW Council charges apply. Car parking is available opposite the Hovertravel terminal in Southsea, operated by Portsmouth City Council.
Can I take my bicycle on the Hovercraft?
Yes, bikes can be taken on board the Hovercraft. The team at Hovertravel will take your bike on onboard and you can then board as normal.
Can I use the Hoverbus to get to and from the train and bus stations?
Yes. The Hoverbus will be available to Wightlink ticket and pass holders. You will need to show your ticket to travel.
Will Hovertravel passengers be prioritised over Wightlink travellers?
Hovertravel is now operating a non-booked service for Wightlink ticket-holders on a first come, first served basis. As such, priority will be given to those earliest in the Hovertravel queue.
What happens if Hovertravel cancel a service due to bad weather; can I travel on the car ferry instead?
Wightlink and Hovertravel foot passengers will be able to travel on the Portsmouth-Fishbourne car ferry service. In the event of Hovertravel cancellations, a free, dedicated Hoverbus will operate between Ryde and the Fishbourne car ferry and Southsea and the Portsmouth car ferry. The No. 9 Southern Vectis bus will divert to the Wightlink Fishbourne port.
Can I choose to travel on the Portsmouth-Fishbourne car ferry instead?
We do have a service operating between Portsmouth and Fishbourne but would recommend using Hovertravel where possible if you are on foot.
What is the Hovertravel timetable?
You can view the full Hovertravel timetable here.
Can I use my Season ticket, Multilink foot pass or Business pass on Red Funnel services?
Yes. All cross Solent operators are working together to make sure travel to and from the Island continues and Red Funnel will accept Wightlink passes.
Can I use my 30 day parking pass to park at Red Funnel?
Unfortunately not. There are public car parks available in West Cowes, provided by IW Council. From Southampton, you can use the Triangle car park, but charges must be paid via Ringo, full details of how to pay can be found in the car park.
Can I get a refund on my Season ticket, Multilink foot pass or Business pass?
You can choose to have a refund on your Multilink foot pass or Season ticket if you prefer, just email [email protected] with your details.
If you would prefer a refund on your Business pass, please email [email protected].
Please allow up to 28 days for a response as our teams are very busy at the moment.
Can I get a refund on my 30 day parking pass?
You can choose to have a refund on your day parking pass, just email [email protected] with your details. Please allow up to 28 days for a response as our teams are very busy at the moment.
I am booked on the Portsmouth-Ryde route; will I have to travel Portsmouth-Fishbourne?
Our Portsmouth-Fishbourne car ferry is operating and if you have a booking for a route that is suspended, we will be in touch. We do recommend using Hovertravel where possible if you are on foot.
During the coronavirus crisis, Red Funnel and Hovertravel will also accept pre-purchased Wightlink foot, rail and season tickets.
Hovertravel is operating a non-booked, first come first served service for Wightlink customers. You’ll need to bring your Wightlink ticket or pass with you.
Can I use my Through Rail Ticket that included travel with the Wightlink FastCat with Hovertravel instead?
Yes, you can. Rail ticket customers must still book using Hovertravel’s online form