About Wightlink
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The leading Isle of Wight ferry operator
Wightlink provide an award-winning ferry service between the Isle of Wight and Hampshire, bringing 4.2 million people together every year.
With three convenient routes and eight well-equipped ferries, we connect you with loved ones, business meetings, holidays, tradespeople, festivals, deliveries, wildlife and everything in between.
We’re true believers that your getaway starts on board, which is why we’ve fitted our ferries to the highest standards. Relax under the warm Solent sun on our outside decks, let the kids roam free in our play areas and taste some of the Isle of Wight’s finest food and drink in our cafés
At a glance
We’re experienced at creating memorable moments, bringing 4.2 million people together every year on more than 140 sailings a day.
When you sail with us, you know you're travelling sustainably. Our hybrid-energy flagship ferry, Victoria of Wight, is just one part of our pioneering Green Solent Project.
Your getaway starts on board, with eight well-equipped ferries running on three convenient routes. Sit on sun decks, let the kids loose in our play areas or enjoy a taste of the Island in our cafés.
With us, you can expect punctuality, reliability and speed, with crossing times starting at just 22 minutes. See our full service performance statistics further down the page.
Our service and facilities
In 2025, we’re set to run over 39,000 crossings across our three routes, running 364 days of the year.
Find out more details on our routes, ports and fleet of ferries using the links below.
Routes
When you book a Wightlink ferry, you can take your pick from three routes connecting the south coast of England with the Island
If you’re bringing your vehicle with you, choose from the picturesque Lymington – Yarmouth or the well-connected Portsmouth – Fishbourne routes.
Travelling on foot? Our Portsmouth – Ryde FastCat will get you across the Solent in just 22 minutes, with ports on both sides of the Solent situated perfectly for onward rail and bus connections.
Ports
Our people
Meet our Senior Team
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Careers
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Award winners
Green Tourism Awards
We achieved Silver in the Green Tourism awards – an indicator of environmentally friendly best practice in the tourism and hospitality industry. It’s one of the world’s largest sustainable certification programmes of its kind.
British Travel Awards
At the prestigious British Travel Awards 21/22, we took home Silver in the Best Ferry Company for Routes From/To UK Ports category. Thank you to all of you who took the time to vote for us.
Big Sustainability Awards
The Communicating Sustainability Award, from the Southern Sustainability Partnership, recognises our commitment to reducing carbon emissions and encouraging environmental initiatives.
Our routes
When you book a Wightlink ferry, you can take your pick from three routes connecting the south coast of England with the Island.
If you’re bringing your vehicle with you, choose from the picturesque Lymington – Yarmouth or the well-connected Portsmouth – Fishbourne route.
Travelling on foot? Our Portsmouth – Ryde FastCat will get you across the Solent in just 22 minutes, with ports on both sides of the Solent situated perfectly for onward rail and bus connections.
Portsmouth – Fishbourne
Vehicle and passenger ferry
Portsmouth Harbour – Ryde
Passenger only ferry
Lymington – Yarmouth
Vehicle and passenger ferry
Travel sustainably
With us, you get to travel overseas while minimising your environmental impact.
Travelling by ferry is far less damaging to the environment than flying and our pioneering Green Solent Project takes that one step further. Among many eco initiatives, we’ve introduced England’s first hybrid energy ferry and we have even more ambitious plans for the future.
Performance at a glance - August 2025
At Wightlink, we’re committed to more than just getting you across the Solent – we want every journey to be safe, reliable, and a positive experience.
Each month we share statistics to show how we are performing against our targets. It helps our customers to understand where we need to improve and where we are doing well.
🟢 Green – We’ve met or exceeded our target
🟡 Yellow– Just below target (within 10%)
🔴 Red – Missed our target (10% or more)
🚢 Service performance
Reliability: 99.5% 🟢
Punctuality: 89.7% 🟡
Cancelled sailings: 18
We carried 498,891 customers just like you in July
🙂 Customer satisfaction
Customer satisfaction score: 98.1% 🟢
Complaints received: 90
Complaints per passenger: 0.02%
🦺 Safety
Full internal safety audit
A comprehensive internal safety audit has been undertaken in August, covering the full scope of the company’s Safety Management System (SMS) and all associated systems.
The audit examined policies, procedures and operational practices to ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and company requirements.
❤️ Wightlink in the Community
We supported 1,350 journeys this month
Our focus is on making life better here on the Isle of Wight – especially for young people and for projects that care for our environment.
By giving a hand with travel, we hope to make it easier for local groups to do what they do best: inspire, support and bring people together
What this means for you
Reliable travel – 99.5% of our ferries sailed compared to our timetable available to you 24 hours beforehand.
Punctual travel – 89.7% of our ferries sailed within five minutes of the scheduled departure time.
Cancelled sailings – We cancelled 18 sailings.
17 of these cancellations were due to mechanical breakdowns and one was the result of engine failure.
Satisfied customers – 98.1% of our customers rated the journey with Wightlink as positive.
Safe travel - To keep everyone safe and our services running smoothly, we regularly carry out audits and inspections both on board our ferries and ashore.
We Want to hear from You
If you or the people you support have suggestions, challenges, or ideas, we’d love to hear them. Get in touch via email at feedback@wightlink.co.uk or use the form on our Contact Us page.
Past months - 2025
How reliability and punctuality are calculated
We measure our reliability against the timetable as it was planned four days in advance.
A sailing counts as “on time” if it leaves within five minutes of its scheduled departure. This is the same approach used right across the transport industry, especially in rail, so it gives a fair and consistent picture of how we’re doing.
To make sure our figures are accurate and trustworthy, the way we measure performance was checked and verified by an independent auditor in November 2024.
Our ferries
Our fleet of six vehicle ferries and two FastCat catamarans serve the Isle of Wight and mainland 364 days a year. Some have been with us for many years while others are new to the fleet – find out all about their history and see what facilities you’ll find on board.
Careers
We’re always on the lookout for passionate, customer-focussed people to join our on board and ashore teams. With competitive pay, excellent benefits and a variety of roles, find your perfect job with Wightlink.
Why choose Wightlink
We’ve been bringing people together for over 160 years, so we know what it takes to provide a great ferry service. Get peace of mind with a reliable timetable, make memories on board with excellent facilities and enjoy overseas travel while minimising your environmental impact.
Our registered office
Wightlink Limited,
Gunwharf Road,
Portsmouth,
PO1 2LA
Registered in England No. 1059267
Certified to the ISM Code by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency