Isle of Wight & Solent ferries: every route and today's departures
The Solent is the strait between the Isle of Wight and the English mainland, crossed by ferries from Portsmouth, Southampton and Lymington.
32 routes · 23 ports · 8 operators
Today on these routes
4 of 11 routes with delays or cancellations
- Portsmouth → Caen-OuistrehamDisruptions · +69 min
- Southampton → CowesBe aware · +13 min
- Caen-Ouistreham → PortsmouthBe aware · +10 min
- Saint-Malo → PortsmouthBe aware · +12 min
Key
- Normal service
- Be aware
- Disruptions
- Cancelled
Live data today on 11 of 29 routes with sailings; for the others we only have the published timetable.
Routes
From Portsmouth
- Portsmouth – Caen-OuistrehamBrittany FerriesNext departureScheduled3 sailings today6 h
- Portsmouth – Le HavreBrittany FerriesNext departure1 sailing today6 h 30 min
- Portsmouth – Saint-MaloBrittany FerriesNext departureScheduled1 sailing today11 h
- Portsmouth – CherbourgBrittany FerriesNext departure0 sailings today8 h 30 min
- Portsmouth – BilbaoBrittany FerriesNext departureScheduled1 sailing today33 h
- Portsmouth – SantanderBrittany FerriesNext departure0 sailings today33 h
From Cowes
From East Cowes
From Portsmouth Harbour
From Southampton
From Bilbao
From Caen-Ouistreham
From Cherbourg
From Eastney
From Fishbourne Iow
From Gosport
From Hayling Island
From Hengistbury Head
From Le Havre
From Lymington
From Mudeford
From Portsmouth Iow Car
From Ryde (Hoverport)
From Ryde (Pier Head)
From Saint-Malo
From Santander
From Southsea
From Yarmouth
Isle of Wight & Solent: ferries in figures
The 32 routes listed here are run by 8 operators; those with the most routes are Brittany Ferries (12), Wightlink (6) and Red Funnel (4). Over the next 7 days the timetables list 4,821 sailings on these routes; the ports with the most departures are Cowes (953), East Cowes (943) and Portsmouth Harbour (656).
12 of these routes are international: France (8) and Spain (4). By timetable, the shortest crossing is Cowes → East Cowes (3 min) and the longest Portsmouth → Bilbao (33 h).
Ships at sea now
Coastline: Natural Earth