Travelling to Isle of Wight

[pompey24]

Anyone know the easiest and cheapest way to get across to the isle of wight as a foot passenger? i.e. Ferry/Hovercraft

[Mr Veritas]

This:~
http://www.redfunnel.co.uk/
is the website of the Red Funnel Ferry Company.
Their fares (both for foot passengers,and car) are MUCH cheaper than the othe Ferries to IOW.
This is because they sail out of Southampton and NOT Portsmouth.
Their journey time is longer because they sail down the Solent to East Cowes.
I tried a foot passenger day return for Mon 20th July and (leaving at 9am returning 6 pm) it was �14.00 round trip.I think this is considerably less than the other Ferry Companies,BUT,I haven't looked at their sites.

[mushroom25]

day return portsmouth to ryde on the fastcat is �14.20.

For an extra �1.30, unlimited travel is available on the island's railway; for an extra �5.80, unlimited travel is available on southern vectis buses.
http://www.wightlink.co.uk/home.aspx

[mushroom25]

by hovercraft from southsea to ryde, a day return costs �13.40. with island line railway added, the fare is �14.20; with southern vectis buses added, the fare is �19.00.