Travelling to the Island

Visitors to the island have a choice of travel. Hourly crossings of car and passenger  ferries from Southampton (to East Cowes), Portsmouth (to Fishbourne)  or Lymington (to Yarmouth) make travelling to the island easy.  Good rail and train links go directly to the ferry terminals.
There is also Fast Cat, (a fast passenger craft operating out of Portsmouth Harbour  to Ryde Pier) and the Hovercraft (operating from Southsea seafront to Ryde seafront).  If any of our guests need collection from the ferry ports or passenger terminal we would be happy to do so. The travelling time is approximately 50 minutes for the Car Ferries and  15-20 minutes for a fast passenger service. We must emphasise that  pre-booking of these ferries is paramount – especially in the summer!

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From East Cowes ferry, second exit at roundabout onto Well Road, A3021, A3054 to Newport,
A3020 to Sandown, A3020 to Rookley/Godshill.

From Fishbourne ferry, B3339 (Fishbourne lane), A3054 to Newport, A3020 to Sandown, A3020 to Rookley/Godshill.

From Yarmouth ferry, A3054 to Newport, A3020 to Sandown, A3020 to Rookley/Godshill