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Isle of Wight ferry tickets

Whether you’re travelling on foot, by bike or in a vehicle, getting a ferry to or from the Isle of Wight is easy with Wightlink.

Dogs and children under five (0-4 years old) travel free and when you book with us directly, you’ll always get the best available price.

Foot passenger tickets start at £28.20 for a day return while vehicle ferry prices vary depending on the time and day of your crossing, as well as the size of your car or van. A typical day return with your car will start from around £40.50 per leg*.

Find out more about Isle of Wight ferry prices and ticket types by following the links below.

Foot passengers leaving ferry

Foot passenger tickets

Coming on foot or bringing your bicycle? You can travel across the Solent on any of our vehicle routes or hop on our FastCat catamaran, which connects Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier Head on the Isle of Wight in just 22 minutes.

View foot passenger ticket pricing and information

Vehicle tickets

If you’re travelling in your car, choose from one of our two vehicle routes – Portsmouth to Fishbourne or Lymington to Yarmouth. Your comfortable ferry crossing will take just 40-45 minutes.

View vehicle ticket pricing and information
A woman sits down in a waiting room at a UK NHS hospital

Discounts for NHS appointments

If you need to travel from the Isle of Wight to the mainland for an NHS-funded hospital appointment, you can get 50% off your ferry crossing with Wightlink.

50% off for NHS appointments
Motorcycle scooters leaving Fishbourne

Motorcycle tickets

Take your motorbike across the Solent on either our Portsmouth – Fishbourne or Lymington – Yarmouth route.

View motorcycle ticket pricing and information
Wheelchair user purchasing a Blue Badge discount ferry ticket

Blue Badge discounts

If you’re a Blue Badge holder or have an ENCTS or Disabled Persons Railcard, you can get up to 25% off your ferry crossing.

Blue Badge discounts

Accompanied children

Children over 12 can travel alone, but you may need to drop younger children off or pick them up on the Island or mainland, so we offer an Escorted Child discount card.

Gift vouchers

The ideal present for anyone planning a break or visiting friends and family across the Solent.

Business solutions

If you’re an accommodation provider on the Island or you regularly carry goods across the Solent, we can help.

Why choose us?

We’ve more ferries, on more routes going more often and pride ourselves in the service we offer. See five reasons to choose us.

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Victoria of Wight ferry at Fishbourne

Discounts and offers

Make the most of ferry discount and deals, as well as offers on accommodation, attractions, restaurants and onward travel across the south coast and the Island.

See Wightlink discounts and offers
Commuter boarding a Wightlink FastCat

Frequent traveller tickets

Perfect if you travel to and from the Isle of Wight regularly. We offer Multilink Passes and Season Tickets, giving you significant savings on your travel.

View frequent traveller ticket pricing and information

Group tickets

Are more than 10 of you planning on making a trip? Find out more about our discounted group prices.

See group tickets pricing and information