Buy Season/Saver Tickets

Season Tickets

Season Tickets offer unlimited travel and are available for fixed durations of 7 days, 30 days, 6 months or 12 months - they are ideal for daily commuters.

All Season Ticket holders also receive a 10% discount on purchases from the Steam Coffee Company and ReFuel – our onboard café restaurant (excludes alcohol).

• Hi-Speed Season Tickets (West & East Cowes<>Southampton) are available for Adults and Students and allow you to travel on any sailing, on either route as often as you want without having to stop at the Ticket Office.
• Ferry Season Tickets (East Cowes<>Southampton) are available for foot passenger travel. Corporate options are available on request.

2012 Prices

If purchasing a 6 or 12 month Season Ticket you will be issued with a credit card sized ticket, which you can use to travel at any time. If you require a 7 day or 30 day ticket, we will issue you with a free ID card and a separate ticket, both of which are required for travel. Once you have a valid ID card, additional 7 and 30 day tickets can be purchased from any Ticket Office during opening hours.

Saver Tickets

Saver Tickets are aimed at ad-hoc travellers and corporate customers. They are available in books of single tickets or day returns and are valid for 12 months.

• Single Saver Tickets are available in books of 20, 40 and 100 for West & East Cowes<>Southampton and East Cowes<>Southampton only
• Day Return Saver Tickets are available in books of 20 tickets with discounts for Isle of Wight residents† and Students#. Single Saver Tickets are available in books of 20, 40 and 100 tickets.

Prices for 2012

• Books of 100 Adult or Senior Saver Tickets purchased online come with a Travel Card, pre-charged with £15.70 (excludes purchases at the Ticket Offices or using a Red Funnel credit account). The Travel Card can be used during the validity period to part-pay for a vehicle booking or to buy standard foot passenger tickets. It can be topped-up at any time and used to make bookings and buy tickets at discounted rates.
• †  Proof of address required e.g. utility bill or driving licence
• # Rate for academic year Sep 2011 to Jul 2012

*Student Saver Tickets offer great discounts and flexibility to students living on the Isle of Wight who attend mainland Colleges or Universities, Student Saver tickets are sold in book form. Each book contains 20 individual Hi-Speed day return tickets which are valid for travel on any day and at any time when accompanied by a Student ID card (issued annually) bearing the holders photograph. Student Saver tickets expire on 31 July each year, regardless of the date of issue.

ID cards are issued on application for each academic year (01 Sept to 31 July) and are issued subject to receipt of a course acceptance letter and passport size photograph.

• Adult, Student & Child Saver Tickets for all routes can be purchased online (see below) and Adult or Child Saver Tickets can also be purchased from Red Funnel Ticket Offices. 
  
  To buy online:
  1. You will need to register/login to My Red Funnel
  2. Click on Purchase Saver Tickets
  3. Complete the form to purchase. Your tickets will be sent to you. 
  
• For Corporate purchases (on account) please call 0845 330 8898 (office hours)

In all cases, please allow 5 working days for delivery.

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