Ryde to Portsmouth ferry - Times and cheap Wightlink ferry tickets

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The cheapest and fastest ferries from Ryde to Portsmouth

Showing times and prices for 04 Apr

Cheapest price

£19

Average price

£22

Fastest journey

22 m

Average duration

22 m

Ferries per day

36

Distance

9 km

Cheap tickets

The best way to find a cheap ferry ticket from Ryde to Portsmouth is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.

The average ticket from Ryde to Portsmouth will cost around £22 if you buy it on the day, but you can find cheap ferry tickets today for only £19.

Fast ferries

Of the 36 ferries that leave Ryde for Portsmouth every day 24 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.

On Sat 04 Apr the direct ferries cover the 9 km distance in an average of 22 m but if you time it right, some ferries will get you there in just 22 m .

The slowest ferries will take 22 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.

  • WightlinkWightlink
    12:150h22
    Ryde
    12:37Portsmouth Harbour
    £191One-way
    0 changes
  • WightlinkWightlink
    20:520h22
    Ryde
    21:14Portsmouth Harbour
    £191One-way
    0 changes
  • WightlinkWightlink
    18:150h22
    Ryde
    18:37Portsmouth Harbour
    £191One-way
    0 changes
  • WightlinkWightlink
    17:150h22
    Ryde
    17:37Portsmouth Harbour
    £191One-way
    0 changes
  • WightlinkWightlink
    7:450h22
    Ryde
    8:07Portsmouth Harbour
    £191One-way
    0 changes

Travel Information

Compare ferry and coach for Ryde to Portsmouth

Omio recommends booking the ferry as it is the most popular option from Ryde to Portsmouth among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the ferry with prices starting from £18. For those with little time consider booking a ferry which can get you there in 23m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a ferry costs an average of £18, and a coach costs an average of £23.

Distance: 4 nautical miles (9 km)

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Ferry
Coach

£20

Average Price

Cheapest

£23

Average Price

1h 23m

Average total duration

Fastest

23m

Onboard

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1h 0m

Additional time*

1h 22m

Average total duration

52m

Onboard

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30m

Additional time*

Direct Options

Direct Options

Ryde to Portsmouth Ferry Timetables

OperatorDeparture TimeArrival TimeDurationSailing Days
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
13:15
Arrival Time
13:37
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Fri, Sat
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
17:15
Arrival Time
17:37
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Fri, Sat
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
07:15
Arrival Time
07:25
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
12:45
Arrival Time
13:07
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
10:28
Arrival Time
11:32
Duration
1h04
Sailing Days
Sat
Operator
South Western Railway
Departure Time
13:16
Arrival Time
14:07
Duration
0h51
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
08:28
Arrival Time
09:32
Duration
1h04
Sailing Days
Sat
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
16:45
Arrival Time
17:07
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
South Western Railway
Departure Time
08:32
Arrival Time
09:07
Duration
0h35
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
15:45
Arrival Time
15:55
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
23:10
Arrival Time
23:32
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
12:15
Arrival Time
12:25
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
09:45
Arrival Time
10:07
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
05:40
Arrival Time
06:02
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
16:15
Arrival Time
16:25
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
06:30
Arrival Time
06:40
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
13:45
Arrival Time
14:07
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
07:45
Arrival Time
07:55
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
14:15
Arrival Time
14:37
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Fri, Sat
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
08:15
Arrival Time
08:25
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
18:15
Arrival Time
18:37
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Fri, Sat
Operator
South Western Railway
Departure Time
12:32
Arrival Time
13:07
Duration
0h35
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
17:45
Arrival Time
18:07
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
South Western Railway
Departure Time
09:12
Arrival Time
10:07
Duration
0h55
Sailing Days
Sat
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
19:15
Arrival Time
19:25
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
South Western Railway
Departure Time
09:16
Arrival Time
10:07
Duration
0h51
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
11:15
Arrival Time
11:25
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
20:52
Arrival Time
21:14
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
08:45
Arrival Time
09:07
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
15:15
Arrival Time
15:25
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
11:15
Arrival Time
11:37
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Fri, Sat
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
10:45
Arrival Time
11:07
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
14:45
Arrival Time
15:07
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
09:15
Arrival Time
09:25
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
15:15
Arrival Time
15:37
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Fri, Sat
Operator
South Western Railway
Departure Time
11:16
Arrival Time
12:07
Duration
0h51
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
18:45
Arrival Time
19:07
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
18:15
Arrival Time
18:25
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
17:45
Arrival Time
17:55
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
10:15
Arrival Time
10:25
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
07:45
Arrival Time
08:07
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
09:51
Arrival Time
10:32
Duration
0h41
Sailing Days
Sat
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
14:15
Arrival Time
14:25
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
12:15
Arrival Time
12:37
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Fri, Sat
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
16:15
Arrival Time
16:37
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Fri, Sat
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
11:45
Arrival Time
12:07
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
15:45
Arrival Time
16:07
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
South Western Railway
Departure Time
10:32
Arrival Time
11:07
Duration
0h35
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
19:47
Arrival Time
20:09
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
22:15
Arrival Time
22:37
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue, Fri, Sat
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
16:45
Arrival Time
16:55
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
South Western Railway
Departure Time
10:28
Arrival Time
11:07
Duration
0h39
Sailing Days
Sat
Operator
South Western Railway
Departure Time
08:28
Arrival Time
09:07
Duration
0h39
Sailing Days
Sat
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
13:15
Arrival Time
13:25
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
Hovertravel
Departure Time
17:15
Arrival Time
17:25
Duration
0h10
Sailing Days
Tue
Operator
Wightlink
Departure Time
06:45
Arrival Time
07:07
Duration
0h22
Sailing Days
Tue

Live departures

Ryde to Portsmouth ferry times

The table below shows live departures for Ryde to Portsmouth ferries for today, Friday 3 April. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated ferry journeys.

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ProviderDepartsDurationArrivesChanges
Tickets
wightlinkWightlink10:45 Ryde
0h22
11:07 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
wightlinkWightlink11:15 Ryde
0h22
11:37 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
island_lineG21615+south_west_trainsSW099300
On time
11:32 Ryde Esplanade (RYD)
0h35
12:07 Portsmouth Harbour (PMH)		1 change
wightlinkWightlink11:45 Ryde
0h22
12:07 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
wightlinkWightlink12:15 Ryde
0h22
12:37 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
island_lineG21618+south_west_trainsSW099400
On time
12:16 Ryde Esplanade (RYD)
0h51
13:07 Portsmouth Harbour (PMH)		1 change
wightlinkWightlink12:45 Ryde
0h22
13:07 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
wightlinkWightlink13:15 Ryde
0h22
13:37 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
wightlinkWightlink13:45 Ryde
0h22
14:07 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
wightlinkWightlink14:15 Ryde
0h22
14:37 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
wightlinkWightlink14:45 Ryde
0h22
15:07 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
wightlinkWightlink15:15 Ryde
0h22
15:37 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
wightlinkWightlink15:45 Ryde
0h22
16:07 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
wightlinkWightlink16:15 Ryde
0h22
16:37 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
wightlinkWightlink16:45 Ryde
0h22
17:07 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
wightlinkWightlink17:15 Ryde
0h22
17:37 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
wightlinkWightlink17:45 Ryde
0h22
18:07 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
wightlinkWightlink18:47 Ryde
0h22
19:09 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
wightlinkWightlink19:52 Ryde
0h22
20:14 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
wightlinkWightlink21:15 Ryde
0h22
21:37 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
wightlinkWightlink22:10 Ryde
0h22
22:32 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
Saturday 4 April
wightlinkWightlink6:45 Ryde
0h22
7:07 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
island_lineG21598+hovertravelundefined · undefined7:28 Ryde St Johns Road (RYR)
1h04
8:32 Portsmouth Harbour (PMH)2 changes
island_lineG21598+south_west_trainsSW6500007:28 Ryde St Johns Road (RYR)
0h39
8:07 Portsmouth Harbour (PMH)1 change
island_lineG21598+south_west_trainsSW6500007:32 Ryde Esplanade (RYD)
0h35
8:07 Portsmouth Harbour (PMH)1 change
wightlinkWightlink7:45 Ryde
0h22
8:07 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
island_lineG21601+south_west_trainsSW6501008:12 Ryde St Johns Road (RYR)
0h55
9:07 Portsmouth Harbour (PMH)1 change
island_lineG21601+south_west_trainsSW6501008:16 Ryde Esplanade (RYD)
0h51
9:07 Portsmouth Harbour (PMH)1 change
wightlinkWightlink8:45 Ryde
0h22
9:07 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
island_lineG21604+hovertravelundefined · undefined8:51 Ryde St Johns Road (RYR)
0h41
9:32 Portsmouth Harbour (PMH)2 changes
island_lineG21607+south_west_trainsSW6502009:28 Ryde St Johns Road (RYR)
0h39
10:07 Portsmouth Harbour (PMH)1 change
island_lineG21607+hovertravelundefined · undefined9:28 Ryde St Johns Road (RYR)
1h04
10:32 Portsmouth Harbour (PMH)2 changes
island_lineG21607+south_west_trainsSW6502009:32 Ryde Esplanade (RYD)
0h35
10:07 Portsmouth Harbour (PMH)1 change
wightlinkWightlink9:45 Ryde
0h22
10:07 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
wightlinkWightlink10:15 Ryde
0h22
10:37 Portsmouth Harbour0 changesdirect
island_lineG21610+south_west_trainsSW65030010:16 Ryde Esplanade (RYD)
0h51
11:07 Portsmouth Harbour (PMH)1 change

This is the last ferry of the day.

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Journey information

Overview: Ferry from Ryde to Portsmouth

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Ferries from Ryde to Portsmouth run on average 10 times per day, taking around 23m. Cheap ferry tickets for this journey start at £18 if you book in advance.

There are 4 ferries per day. The earliest ferry runs at 00:05, the last at 23:10. The fastest ferry covers the 4 nautical miles (9 km) distance in 22m. There are 41 sailings per week.

Fares are the lowest economy prices found on Omio. Early booking often means lower prices. Prices change daily and are subject to availability. Discount cards, coach trips, and booking fees are not included.
Price information
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Wightlink
Hovertravel
Distance
4 nautical miles (9 km)
Average sailing duration
23m
Cheapest ticket price
£18
Ferries per day
10
Direct ferries
Available
Average weekly sailings
41
Fastest ferry
22m
First ferry
0:05
Last ferry
23:10
Fares are the lowest economy prices found on Omio. Early booking often means lower prices. Prices change daily and are subject to availability. Discount cards, coach trips, and booking fees are not included.
Price information

Ferry operators: Wightlink, Hovertravel from Ryde to PortsmouthYou can travel by ferry between Ryde to Portsmouth with Wightlink, Hovertravel for as low as £18. When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best journey.

Wightlink

Luggage & cancellation policy
Average Duration
22m
Cheapest Price
£18

Hovertravel

Luggage & cancellation policy
Average Duration
10m
Cheapest Price
£15
Hovertravel frequency
16 a day

FAQs: Ryde to Portsmouth ferries

Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Ryde to Portsmouth by ferry. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest ferry, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Portsmouth, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

FAQs
Cheap ferry tickets from Ryde to Portsmouth can start from as little as £18 when you book in advance. The average ferry ticket price for Ryde to Portsmouth is £20; however, prices vary depending on the time of day and class and they tend to be more expensive on the day.
The average journey time by ferry from Ryde to Portsmouth is 22m to travel the 9 km long route. Journey times can vary on weekends and holidays, so use our Journey Planner to search for a specific date.
The earliest ferry from Ryde to Portsmouth leaves at 0:05. Plan your trip with the Journey Planner   from Omio.
The latest ferry from Ryde to Portsmouth leaves at 23:10.
Yes, there are 4 direct ferries a day from Ryde to Portsmouth with Hovertravel. Schedules can vary on holidays or weekends with fewer direct ferries.
No, there are no cabins on ferries from Ryde to Portsmouth.
No, there are no vehicle options on ferries from Ryde to Portsmouth.
Yes, travelling as a foot passenger from Ryde to Portsmouth is possible with . We recommend arriving at least one hour before the trip if you are travelling on foot but please check specific times for each route. If you need to book your travel to the departure port, check our trains, buses, and flight options on Omio.
When taking a ferry from Ryde to Portsmouth, you can count on Wightlink, Hovertravel for the best way to get you to Portsmouth. You can also check all possible ferry operators who offer a service between Ryde and Portsmouth and compare the amenities they offer before buying a ferry ticket.
A day trip to Portsmouth from Ryde is worth doing with a journey time of 22m each way. Check with Omio app the best way to travel.
The cheapest month for a ferry from Ryde to Portsmouth is November.
It's helpful to compare your options as there are 2 ways to travel between Ryde and Portsmouth including taking a ferry and coach.

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