Sea
By far the main form of access is by ship from the mainland, with regular vehicle ferry services and passenger services being available through the ferry companies:
Red Funnel operates a car and passenger service between Southampton and East Cowes. High speed passenger-only services to Southampton operate from Cowes with Red Funnel's "Red Jet" catamarans
Wightlink operates a car and passenger service between Portsmouth and Fishbourne (near Ryde), and between Lymington and Yarmouth. It also operates a passenger-only service between Portsmouth Harbour (train station) and Ryde Pier Head (train station), using catamarans new in 2009.
Hovertravel carries passengers between Southsea Hoverport and Ryde aboard a hovercraft.
There are regular proposals for further routes, and during Cowes Week additional services have been known to operate — notably a fast catamaran service between Cowes and Lymington.
Read more about this topic: Transport On The Isle Of Wight
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