Location: Portsmouth
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Top 7 Ferries in Portsmouth, England
Portsmouth (/ˈpɔːrtsməθ/ ( listen)) is a port city in Hampshire, England, mainly on Portsea Island, 70 miles (110 km) south-west of London and 19 miles (31 km) south-east of Southampton. It has a total population of 205,400. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Southampton and the towns of Havant, Waterlooville, Eastleigh, Fareham, and Gosport.
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1. Brittany Ferries
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1,052 reviews
Sail with Brittany Ferries from Portsmouth, Poole or Plymouth direct to France and Spain. Our routes take you closer to popular holiday destinations, saving miles of driving, fuel costs, tolls and overnight stops. Choose either superb comfort of a cruise ferry, no-frills economie service or speed across The Channel on our fast craft.
Reviewed By kirib30 - Perth, Australia
PORTSMOUTH TO ST MALO (12hrs) This was my first experience staying overnight on a ferry and taking a car on, and the process was smooth and problem free from start to finish. Booked our tickets online with ease and received vital information nearer to our departure date. We were guided through the check in and customs easily by the staff on the ground at the ferry terminal in Portsmouth. We booked a 2-berth cabin for the night which was clean, nicely presented and perfect sleeping quarters for the night. It was all really nifty and exciting to be honest, and despite our crossing being a bit rough, we slept fine. Lots of different restaurants to dine in, catering to different prices and taste. WiFi could be access in public areas and worked fine. Staff onboard were very polite and friendly. Access to get on deck and taste the salty sea breeze (and get your bollocks frozen off!) was easy and we even saw one young woman jogging on the top deck as we set sail. I could go on and on. Safe to say that Brittany Ferries gets a glowing reference from me.
2. Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 57 reviews
Wightlink is the leading cross-Solent ferry operator carrying almost five million holidaymakers and Islanders to the Isle of Wight every year. We provide a FastCat foot passenger ferry service from Portsmouth Harbour Railway Station, to Ryde Pier Head, a beautiful seaside town on the north-east coast of the Island, with Island Line trains running directly to and from the pier. Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde Pier Head is our quickest route with a crossing time of 22 minutes, thanks to our high-speed catamarans, Wight Ryder I & II. Facilities in both ports include a Costa Coffee serving hot and cold food and drinks, ticket office, toilets and baby-changing facilities. Car parking on Ryde Pier Head is available and bicycle racks are also available at both ports. Wightlink’s modern, comfortable catamarans provide spacious passenger lounges, sun decks to see the sights of the Solent and easy to access facilities. Wightlink offers frequent sailings all year round.
Reviewed By Phantasy - Ower, United Kingdom
We use this a couple of times per year for either a day trip or for a couple of nights stay as it is very easy access direct from the Gosport Ferry. It takes 22 minutes to cross and the views from the top deck in nice weather are great. We like the 10 minute stroll down the pier at Ryde and then stop for a great cup of hot chocolate in a local venue. We always thought it was the dearest water crossing in the world but were told this trip that is actually the fourth, well beaten by the Hayling Ferry and the Hovercraft. The staff are amazingly friendly and helpful and being able to get either 'Recycled Teenager' or Forces discounts makes it very reasonable.
3. Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 1,846 reviews
Wightlink is the leading cross-Solent ferry operator carrying almost five million holidaymakers and Islanders to the Isle of Wight every year. We provide a vehicle and foot passenger ferry service from Portsmouth, one of Britain’s most vibrant port cities with excellent travel connections, to Fishbourne, conveniently located for anyone visiting the Isle of Wight. Portsmouth to Fishbourne is our most popular route. Facilities in both ports include a customer building serving hot and cold food and drinks, rapid charging points (50kwh) for electric vehicles, two-tier boarding for efficient loading and unloading of vehicles, ticket office, toilets and baby-changing facilities. Car parking and bicycle racks are also available. The crossing takes 45 minutes, using several of our vessels to serve the route, including our new hybrid energy powered flagship, Victoria of Wight.
Reviewed By jamescX4573LC - Werrington, United Kingdom
As first time visitor is to the Isle of Wight, we were very impressed with how well connected the buses, trains and ferries are linked to make a trip to the island an easy experience for foot and car passengers. Exactly on time despite storm Dennis starting to get involved and very friendly staff. Very clean, well facilitated and comfortable.
4. Condor Ferries
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By 183alison - Oxford, United Kingdom
We travelled Poole to St Helier on Liberation and back to Portsmouth on Clipper. Both trips went smoothly from start to end. Thought that Condor have taken a very sensible and rigorous approach to social distancing and all staff and passengers were adhering to spacing and mask wearing. Lovely superior cabin en route Jersey to Portsmouth. Clean, comfortable and breakfast brought to the cabin (limited menu - porridge would have been nice, but at 5.15am not really a top priority for us!). Parking handled well (we had bikes on the back and booked for 6m vehicle - don't forget to check your vehicle length if you are planning a bike rack).
5. Portsmouth International Port
Overall Ratings
1.0 based on 1 reviews
6. Direct Ferries
Overall Ratings
1.0 based on 2 reviews
