Getting To The Isle Of Wight
Ferries:
If you do not live on the Island and you haven't bought a travel and ticket package from one of our ferry operators, you will need to book your ferry crossings to and from the Island. Please do this as soon as possible through one of the following:
Wightlink - www.wightlink.co.uk/bestival / 0871 376 1000
Red Funnel - www.redfunnel.co.uk/bestival / 0844 844 9988
Hovertravel - www.hovertravel.co.uk / 01983 811000
Wightlink foot passenger 'FastCat' runs from Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde Pier Head in around 15 minutes. Wightlink car and passenger ferries run from Portsmouth to Fishbourne and Lymington to Yarmouth in approx 35 minutes.
Red Funnel passenger/vehicle ferries go from Southampton to East Cowes in approx 50 mins. Foot passengers can also travel on the 'Red Jet' service from Southampton to West Cowes which takes approx 20 mins.
Hovertravel takes 10 minutes to reach the Isle of Wight. Its foot-passenger hovercraft departs Southsea seafront in Portsmouth and travels to Ryde town on the Island.
By Coach (inc Ferry):
Big Green Coach is the official coach travel operator to Bestival this year and they are offering coach and ferry services direct to the festival site from 21 locations around the UK. www.biggreencoach.co.uk/bestival
By Train:
South West Trains operate services to Portsmouth Harbour, where you will be metres away from the Wightlink 'FastCat' service, and to Southampton Central where a courtesy bus will take you the short journey to Red Funnel's 'Red Jet' and passenger/vehicle service. More info and train times available from South West Trains - www.southwesttrains.co.uk or www.nationalrail.co.uk / 08457 484950.
By Car:
To plan your route by car head over to the TomTom Route Planner. Once on the island please follow the event signage from the ferry ports.
NB: It's especially important to pre-book your ferry travel if you are travelling by car!
Also, why not get involved in our Car Sharing scheme and help save the environment from that extra pollution... & save some of your own money in the process! Head over to our FestivalBUDi car sharing page for more info & to sign up.
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If you do not live on the Island and you haven't bought a travel and ticket package from one of our ferry operators, you will need to book your ferry crossings to and from the Island. Please do this as soon as possible through one of the following:
Wightlink - www.wightlink.co.uk/bestival / 0871 376 1000
Red Funnel - www.redfunnel.co.uk/bestival / 0844 844 9988
Hovertravel - www.hovertravel.co.uk / 01983 811000
Wightlink foot passenger 'FastCat' runs from Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde Pier Head in around 15 minutes. Wightlink car and passenger ferries run from Portsmouth to Fishbourne and Lymington to Yarmouth in approx 35 minutes.
Red Funnel passenger/vehicle ferries go from Southampton to East Cowes in approx 50 mins. Foot passengers can also travel on the 'Red Jet' service from Southampton to West Cowes which takes approx 20 mins.
Hovertravel takes 10 minutes to reach the Isle of Wight. Its foot-passenger hovercraft departs Southsea seafront in Portsmouth and travels to Ryde town on the Island.
By Coach (inc Ferry):
Big Green Coach is the official coach travel operator to Bestival this year and they are offering coach and ferry services direct to the festival site from 21 locations around the UK. www.biggreencoach.co.uk/bestival
By Train:
South West Trains operate services to Portsmouth Harbour, where you will be metres away from the Wightlink 'FastCat' service, and to Southampton Central where a courtesy bus will take you the short journey to Red Funnel's 'Red Jet' and passenger/vehicle service. More info and train times available from South West Trains - www.southwesttrains.co.uk or www.nationalrail.co.uk / 08457 484950.
By Car:
To plan your route by car head over to the TomTom Route Planner. Once on the island please follow the event signage from the ferry ports.
NB: It's especially important to pre-book your ferry travel if you are travelling by car!
Also, why not get involved in our Car Sharing scheme and help save the environment from that extra pollution... & save some of your own money in the process! Head over to our FestivalBUDi car sharing page for more info & to sign up.
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