Travel to Cowes

Cowes is centrally located off the south coast of England. A short Hi-speed ferry service operates between Cowes and Southampton giving fast access to Southampton airport, Southampton railway station (by free bus from the Red Jet Terminal), and motorway links to the rest of the UK.

InterCity trains operate from London Waterloo to Southampton. See Railtrack for further details.



Southampton is easily reached by Motorway. See RAC and AA for information.

Routes to Cowes

From Southampton, Red Funnel Group operate ferry services across to Cowes.

Choose from the frequent Hi-speed Red Jet passenger service or the Vehicle/Passenger ferry which operates between Southampton and East Cowes, Isle of Wight.

From Lymington, Wightlink offer Vehicle / Passenger ferry services to Yarmouth. A similar service runs between Portsmouth and Fishbourne, Isle of Wight. Passenger ferry services operate between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier Head.

Air Travel

Southampton International airport is only 50 minutes away from the Island and offers a range of services to the UK and world-wide.

Bournemouth, Southampton, Gatwick and Heathrow International are readily accessible and offer a comprehensive range of air services. All airports are served by excellent taxi services from the Isle of Wight.

Bournemouth airport's web site

Southampton airport's web site

Gatwick airport's web site

Heathrow International's web site

Journey times to Cowes

Southampton by Red Jet 23 min

Southampton International Airport by Red Jet and rail 50 min

Southampton by Red Funnel vehicle ferry 55 min

London Waterloo by Red Jet and rail 1 hour 55 min

Paris by Red Jet, rail, via Channel Tunnel 5 hrs 30 min

Brussels by Red Jet, rail, via Channel Tunnel 6 hrs 30 min

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