Book a Southampton Ferry
Book a Southampton Ferry
Southampton ferry port in England is served by a number of ferry routes with crossings to East Cowes & West Cowes available. With a selection of up to 38 Sailings Daily, the port of Southampton connects England with Isle of Wight.
Sailing durations range from 28 minutes on the West Cowes service to 1 hour on the East Cowes service.
Although there is a brief summary on this page, as sailing information can vary based on time of year we’d advise you to get live sailing times and prices in our Southampton fare search.
Terminal 1 - Dock Gate 7, Town Quay Road, Southampton, SO14 2AR
Terminal 2 - 7 Town Quay, Southampton, SO14 2AQ
Southampton - East Cowes with Red Funnel
Southampton - West Cowes with Red Funnel
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A glance at the map gives some idea of the strategic maritime importance of Southampton, which stands on a triangular peninsula formed at the place where the rivers Itchen and Test flow into Southampton Water, an eight-mile inlet from the Solent. Sure enough, Southampton has figured in numerous stirring events: it witnessed the exodus of Henry V's Agincourt-bound army, the Pilgrim Fathers' departure in the Mayflower in 1620 and the maiden voyages of such ships as the Queen Mary and the Titanic. The Second World War hit Southampton particularly hard, because of its strategic importance as the major industrial area on the South Coast. Pockets of Georgian architecture remain, but much of the city was levelled. The accuracy of the locally-based Ordnance Survey's maps did not go unrecognised by the Luftwaffe: the German bomber pilots used them to bomb Southampton.
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