live service status
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
For fans travelling back to the Island from the Southampton vs West Bromwich Albion match on Tuesday 9 December, we've added an additional sailing to our Red Jet timetable to accommodate fans.
Updated sailings are as follows:
Departing Southampton: 22:30, 23:45
Departing West Cowes: 23:05, 00:20
The scheduled 23:55 vehicle ferry will also sail as normal for fans travelling to East Cowes.
Due to planned essential maintenance to our East Cowes linkspan, it has been necessary to cancel the following sailings.
Cancelled Sailings:
Departing Southampton 13 December @ 23:55
Departing East Cowes 14 December @ 01:30
Departing Southampton 20 December @ 23:55
Departing East Cowes 21 December @ 01:30
All customers with a booking on the above sailings have now been contacted.
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 have a lift out of action on Red Osprey which means there is no lift access to the North Lounge (pet lounge) or the Signature Lounge.
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
| Date & Time | Date | Time | Service | Route | Departing | Arriving |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/12/2025 12:00 | 08/12/2025 | 12:00 |
Southampton T1
East Cowes
|
Southampton T1 | East Cowes | |
| 08/12/2025 12:40 | 08/12/2025 | 12:40 |
|
Southampton T2
West Cowes
|
Southampton T2 | West Cowes |
| 08/12/2025 13:30 | 08/12/2025 | 13:30 |
Southampton T1
East Cowes
|
Southampton T1 | East Cowes | |
| 08/12/2025 13:50 | 08/12/2025 | 13:50 |
|
Southampton T2
West Cowes
|
Southampton T2 | West Cowes |
| 08/12/2025 15:00 | 08/12/2025 | 15:00 |
|
Southampton T2
West Cowes
|
Southampton T2 | West Cowes |
| 08/12/2025 15:00 | 08/12/2025 | 15:00 |
Southampton T1
East Cowes
|
Southampton T1 | East Cowes | |
| 08/12/2025 15:35 | 08/12/2025 | 15:35 |
|
Southampton T2
West Cowes
|
Southampton T2 | West Cowes |
| 08/12/2025 16:10 | 08/12/2025 | 16:10 |
|
Southampton T2
West Cowes
|
Southampton T2 | West Cowes |
| 08/12/2025 16:30 | 08/12/2025 | 16:30 |
Southampton T1
East Cowes
|
Southampton T1 | East Cowes | |
| 08/12/2025 16:45 | 08/12/2025 | 16:45 |
|
Southampton T2
West Cowes
|
Southampton T2 | West Cowes |
| 08/12/2025 17:20 | 08/12/2025 | 17:20 |
|
Southampton T2
West Cowes
|
Southampton T2 | West Cowes |
| 08/12/2025 17:55 | 08/12/2025 | 17:55 |
|
Southampton T2
West Cowes
|
Southampton T2 | West Cowes |
| 08/12/2025 18:00 | 08/12/2025 | 18:00 |
Southampton T1
East Cowes
|
Southampton T1 | East Cowes | |
| 08/12/2025 18:30 | 08/12/2025 | 18:30 |
|
Southampton T2
West Cowes
|
Southampton T2 | West Cowes |
| 08/12/2025 19:30 | 08/12/2025 | 19:30 |
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. |
||||||
Live Ferry Tracker
Follow our ferries and Red Jets in real-time on the map below.
