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The Red Funnel team strives to keep our passengers updated about any potential travel disruptions, delays, or changes to service status. Below you’ll find our latest travel updates as well as the live status of the next 15 departures from the Isle of Wight and Southampton, along with our vessel map displaying the latest positions of our ferries.

Travel Updates

We’re expecting an extremely busy August Bank Holiday weekend in Southampton, with the arrival of several large cruise ships, and some key events taking place in the city.

If you’re arriving at our Southampton terminal by car on either Friday or Saturday, it’s likely you’ll experience heavier than usual traffic along the waterfront. We’d advise planning ahead where possible and suggest all customers travelling on our vehicle ferry aim to arrive between 45-60 minutes in advance of their booked sailing time.

We’ll do our best to accommodate any late arrivals on the next sailing. However, with increased traffic levels throughout both days, that could lead to significant delays to your journey.

If you have any questions or need support, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

VEHICLE FERRY LIFTS

Are you due to travel on the Vehicle Ferry and need to use the lift on your crossing? Please call us on 023 8001 9192 in advance of your sailing for assistance.

We currently have a lift out of action on Red Osprey and Red Falcon. If you have not called in advance, and need lift access, please inform check-in on arrival so we can load you on the appropriate deck to access the working lift.

Real-Time ferry service status & updates

From Southampton See Our Upcoming Sailings

From Isle of Wight See Our Upcoming Sailings

Date & Time Date Time Service Route Departing Arriving
24/08/2025 10:20 24/08/2025 10:20 RedJet
Southampton T2 West Cowes
Southampton T2 West Cowes
24/08/2025 11:00 24/08/2025 11:00
Southampton T1 East Cowes
Southampton T1 East Cowes
24/08/2025 11:30 24/08/2025 11:30 RedJet
Southampton T2 West Cowes
Southampton T2 West Cowes
24/08/2025 12:00 24/08/2025 12:00
Southampton T1 East Cowes
Southampton T1 East Cowes
24/08/2025 12:40 24/08/2025 12:40 RedJet
Southampton T2 West Cowes
Southampton T2 West Cowes
24/08/2025 13:00 24/08/2025 13:00
Southampton T1 East Cowes
Southampton T1 East Cowes
24/08/2025 13:50 24/08/2025 13:50 RedJet
Southampton T2 West Cowes
Southampton T2 West Cowes
24/08/2025 14:00 24/08/2025 14:00
Southampton T1 East Cowes
Southampton T1 East Cowes
24/08/2025 15:00 24/08/2025 15:00 RedJet
Southampton T2 West Cowes
Southampton T2 West Cowes
24/08/2025 15:00 24/08/2025 15:00
Southampton T1 East Cowes
Southampton T1 East Cowes
24/08/2025 16:00 24/08/2025 16:00
Southampton T1 East Cowes
Southampton T1 East Cowes
24/08/2025 16:10 24/08/2025 16:10 RedJet
Southampton T2 West Cowes
Southampton T2 West Cowes
24/08/2025 17:00 24/08/2025 17:00
Southampton T1 East Cowes
Southampton T1 East Cowes
24/08/2025 17:20 24/08/2025 17:20 RedJet
Southampton T2 West Cowes
Southampton T2 West Cowes
24/08/2025 18:00 24/08/2025 18:00
Southampton T1 East Cowes
Southampton T1 East Cowes

Journey times: Red Jet 28 minutes, Vehicle Ferry 60 minutes, Freight Ferry 70 minutes.
Freight-only sailings have restricted capacity and are available for freight vehicles only. These sailings are not available to book online.

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