Southampton to Cowes ferry times and today's sailings
Red Funnel · 25 min · 14 sailings today · 18.6 km
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Scheduled
- First sailing
- 05:30
- usual time
- Last sailing
- 22:30
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 25 min
- Sailings a week
- 143
- Distance
- 18.6 km
- 10 nmi
Map
Punctuality
86 sailings · 30 days · average delay 12 min
- On time
- 21%
- 18
- Late
- 79%
- 68
- On time (up to 5 min): 18 (21%)
- 5–15 min late: 44 (51%)
- 15–30 min late: 23 (27%)
- Over 30 min late: 1 (1%)
- Half of the departures leave within 11 min of the scheduled time.
- When a departure is late, the typical delay is 13 min.
Network average, United Kingdom: 86% on time over 2,606 sailings.
See as a table
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Operators on this route
| Operator | Sailings in the next 7 days | Crossing time |
|---|---|---|
| Red Funnel | 143 | 25 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct | 06:4007:5009:0010:2011:3012:4013:5015:0016:1017:2018:3019:4021:0522:30 |
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| Mon 26 Oct – Fri 30 Oct | 05:3006:0506:4007:1507:5008:2509:0010:2011:3012:4013:5015:0015:3516:1016:4517:2017:5518:3019:4021:0522:30 |
| Sat 31 Oct | 06:4007:1507:5008:2509:0009:3510:2010:5511:3012:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:2017:5518:3019:4021:0522:30 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 22 Jul 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Southampton | ||
| Southampton | Wind from W 11–13 knBeaufort 4gusts 22 knwaves 0.4–0.5 mwave period 2–3 s9–11 °C | Wind from SW 9–20 knBeaufort 3–5gusts 33 knwaves 0.2–0.8 mwave period 2–3 s10–16 °Cprecipitation up to 1.0 mm/hvisibility down to 3.8 km |
| Mid-crossing | ||
| Mid-crossing | Wind from W 16–19 knBeaufort 4–5gusts 24 knwaves 0.4–0.5 m11 °C | Wind from SW 14–23 knBeaufort 4–6 · strong breezegusts 33 knwaves 0.2–0.8 m12–16 °Cprecipitation up to 0.9 mm/hvisibility down to 4.2 km |
| Cowes | ||
| Cowes | Wind from W 20–24 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezewaves 0.4–0.5 m12 °C | Wind from SW 16–24 knBeaufort 4–6 · strong breezegusts 26 knwaves 0.3–0.8 m12–16 °Cprecipitation up to 0.9 mm/hvisibility down to 4.4 km |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 12:00. It doesn’t tell whether a sailing will run: that is up to the operator.
Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Wind converted from m/s to knots and the Beaufort scale. Waves come from the nearest sea point of MET’s ocean model, which covers north-west Europe only; gusts only where MET forecasts them (the Nordic area).Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Models ECMWF IFS and ECMWF WAM (© ECMWF, CC BY 4.0), 9 km grid: wind in knots converted to the Beaufort scale, temperature at sea level, precipitation (rain, showers and snow) as the hourly total shown for the hour it falls in, waves and mean wave period from the model’s nearest sea point, visibility shown only below 5 km; nearby places in the same grid cell share the same figures.Daily lows and highs, and the hour with the most precipitation, worked out by ferrywhere. Each figure comes from MET Norway where MET forecasts it, otherwise from Open-Meteo.
Questions about this route
How many ferries are there from Southampton to Cowes today?
There are 14 sailings today from Southampton to Cowes: the first at 06:40, the last at 22:30.
How long is the ferry from Southampton to Cowes?
The crossing takes 25 min.
Which ferry companies sail from Southampton to Cowes?
The route is operated by Red Funnel.
What time is the first and last ferry from Southampton to Cowes?
The first ferry usually leaves at 05:30 and the last at 22:30, local time in Southampton.
How often does the ferry from Southampton to Cowes run?
143 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
Red Funnel currently sails from Southampton to Cowes every day, 14 to 24 times a day. The first departure is usually at 05:30 and the last at 22:30; on the busiest days most departures are 35 minutes apart.
The crossing covers 18.6 km (10 nmi) and takes 25 min.
Red Eagle, Red Osprey, Red Falcon and Red Jet 6 have sailed this route in the last 30 days. From Southampton, ferries also sail to East Cowes. Cowes can also be reached by ferry from East Cowes.
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Ports and ships
Ports
- Southampton: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Cowes: departures and arrivals todayarrival port
Ships on this route
Ships matched to sailings on this route in the last 30 days.
Related routes
Return crossing
- Cowes → Southampton25 min
More ferries from Southampton
More ferries to Cowes
- East Cowes → Cowes3 min
Other Red Funnel routes
Sources and licences
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Timetables: Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport). · Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0Feed last read on 25 Oct 2026.
Timetable last changed on 18 Oct 2026.