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Transport
Access to and from the Island is provided by a number of operators and once here, getting around by foot, cycle, car or public transport is generally easy and trouble free.
Airports
| Southampton Airport | 0844 4817777 |
| Bournemouth Airport | 01202 364000 |
| Bembridge Airport | 873051 |
Buses
| Southern Vectis | 0871 200 2233 | www.islandbuses.info |
| Route 7 from Yarmouth Bus Station (Bridge Rd) for connections at Newport to main Island destinations. The Needles Tour is a one hour open top bus tour of the West Wight from Yarmouth every 30 minutes during the day (mid March –end October). This is a hop on hop off tour serving a number of places of interest in the West Wight area including the Needles Old Battery and Alum Bay as well as some of the most spectacular scenery on the Island. | ||
Ferries
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Wightlink Yarmouth – Lymington* Ryde – Portsmouth† Fishbourne – Portsmouth* |
0871 376 1000 | www.wightlink.co.uk |
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Red Funnel Ferries West Cowes – Southampton† East Cowes – Southampton* |
0844 844 9988 | www.redfunnel.co.uk |
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Hovertravel Ryde – Southsea† |
01983 811000 | www.hovertravel.co.uk |
† Foot passengers only
* Cars and foot passengers
Harbour Taxi Service
Call on VHF Channel 15 or telephone 07969 840173
Rail
|
Island Line Ryde Pierhead – Shanklin |
01983 562492 | www.southwesttrains.co.uk |
Taxis and Mini Buses
| Norton Taxi | 07767 428395 or 01983 759955/759717 |
| Mick’s Taxi | 01983 752936 |
| Rayners Taxi | 01983 752784 or 0800 1699371 (Freephone) |
| 07 Cabs | 07811 070707 or 07972 246315 |
