Southsea to Ryde (Hoverport) ferry times and today's sailings
Hovertravel · 10 min · 12 sailings today · 7.1 km
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Scheduled
Tomorrow’s sailings
- First sailing
- 06:50
- usual time
- Last sailing
- 19:30
- usual time
- Crossing time
- 10 min
- Sailings a week
- 115
- Distance
- 7.1 km
- 3.9 nmi
Map
Punctuality: 0 sailings measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure
Operators on this route
| Operator | Sailings in the next 7 days | Crossing time |
|---|---|---|
| Hovertravel | 115 | 10 min |
Timetable
| Sun 25 Oct | 08:3009:3010:3011:3012:3013:3014:3015:3016:3017:3018:3019:30 |
|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct – Fri 30 Oct | 06:5007:3008:0008:3009:3010:3011:3012:3013:3014:3015:3016:0016:3017:0017:3018:0018:3019:30 |
| Sat 31 Oct | 08:0008:3009:3010:3011:3012:3013:3014:3015:3016:3017:3018:3019:30 |
Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 31 Jul 2027.
Weather at sea
| Place | TodaySun 25 Oct | TomorrowMon 26 Oct |
|---|---|---|
| Southsea | ||
| Southsea | Wind from W 22–23 knBeaufort 6 · strong breezewaves 0.5 m12 °C | Wind from SW 15–26 knBeaufort 4–6 · strong breezegusts 30 knwaves 0.3–1.2 m12–16 °Cprecipitation up to 0.8 mm/hvisibility down to 3.8 km |
| Mid-crossing | ||
| Mid-crossing | Wind from W 22–23 knBeaufort 6 · strong breezewaves 0.5–0.6 m12 °C | Wind from SW 15–26 knBeaufort 4–6 · strong breezegusts 30 knwaves 0.3–1.1 m12–16 °Cprecipitation up to 0.8 mm/hvisibility down to 3.8 km |
| Ryde (Hoverport) | ||
| Ryde (Hoverport) | Wind from W 23–24 knBeaufort 6 · strong breezegusts 27 knwaves 0.5–0.6 m12–13 °C | Wind from SW 18–26 knBeaufort 5–6 · strong breezegusts 34 knwaves 0.3–1.1 m13–16 °Cprecipitation up to 0.6 mm/hvisibility down to 4.3 km |
Forecast issued 25 Oct, 15:08. 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 Southsea to Ryde (Hoverport) today?
There are 12 sailings today from Southsea to Ryde (Hoverport): the first at 08:30, the last at 19:30.
How long is the ferry from Southsea to Ryde (Hoverport)?
The crossing takes 10 min.
Which ferry companies sail from Southsea to Ryde (Hoverport)?
The route is operated by Hovertravel.
What time is the first and last ferry from Southsea to Ryde (Hoverport)?
The first ferry usually leaves at 06:50 and the last at 19:30, local time in Southsea.
How often does the ferry from Southsea to Ryde (Hoverport) run?
115 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.
About this route
Hovertravel currently sails from Southsea to Ryde (Hoverport) every day, 12 to 18 times a day. The first departure is usually at 06:50 and the last at 19:30.
The crossing covers 7.1 km (3.9 nmi) and takes 10 min.
Solent Flyer has sailed this route in the last 30 days. The return crossing from Ryde (Hoverport) to Southsea has the same number of sailings a week.
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Ports
- Southsea: departures and arrivals todaydeparture port
- Ryde (Hoverport): departures and arrivals todayarrival port
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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.