Travel
ON THE ISLAND
Southern Vectis kindly offer free travel to registered Walkers on any scheduled bus on Walk day, May 18. You just have to show your Walker’s number. See their website www.islandbuses.info for the timetable.
In addition there are specific buses to get to the Bembridge start from various points on the Island and a shuttle bus back to Newport and Carisbrooke from the finish at Needles Park
Details of this will be included in your Walkers pack you receive once you have Registered.
TRAVELLING TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT
The Isle of Wight can be found off the south coast of Southern England and is linked to the mainland ports of Southampton, Portsmouth and Lymington, by vehicle ferries, high speed passenger catamarans and hovercraft. The Isle of Wight has three major ferry operators and the information about these and links to their websites can be found below.
Red Funnel, one of the Walk the Wight sponsors offers reduced price passenger fares from Southampton on their Red Jet service to Registered Walkers, just show and quote your Walkers number.
The mainland ferry terminals of Southampton and Portsmouth are both linked to London by fast rail and road services, the journey time taking between one and two hours. The London terminus is Waterloo Station. Tickets can be purchased straight through to some Island destinations, to include the ferry crossing.
Free Road Route Planning Links:
Automobile Association - Route Planning Service
Train Services to the Isle of Wight:
Network Rail - Travel Timetable Facility
National Rail Enquires Tel: 08457 48 49 50
The London airports of Heathrow and Gatwick are both about one and a half hours by road from the ferry terminals. Travellers from Europe can fly directly to Southampton airport which is about twenty minutes by taxi from the Southampton ferry terminal.
Island Ferry Operator Information:
Red Funnel offers reduced price passenger fares to registered Walkers on their Red Jet service. They provide safe, reliable and cost effective Vehicle Ferry and Hi-Speed services between Southampton and Cowes on the Isle of Wight, catering for holidaymakers, Islanders, commuters and businesses. The Red Funnel Website offers the latest timetables, online booking, an Isle of Wight guide, travel information and maps.
Telephone: 023 8033 4010
Wightlink is the island’s largest ferry operator, offering the easiest and quickest ways of getting to the Isle of Wight from Portsmouth to Fishbourne/Ryde and Lymington to Yarmouth. The Wightlink website offers the latest timetables, online booking, travel information and maps.
Telephone: 0870 582 7744
Hovertravel is the world’s longest established commercial hovercraft operator. It has 2 modern 98 seat hovercraft that run between Ryde and Southsea, and over 16 million passengers have used the service to date.
Telephone: 01983 811000
