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Ferry Travel

Welcome to Red Funnel, the Original Isle of Wight Ferries

Red Funnel is the original ferry operator to the Isle of Wight and has a long, distinguished and colourful history spanning almost 150 years. Today, Red Funnel is a modern, integrated transport, travel and leisure company specialising in the Isle of Wight.

  • Owns the largest ro-ro vehicle ferries to the Isle of Wight
  • Has the youngest cross-Solent fleet
  • Carries in excess of 3m passengers per annum
  • Operates over 37,000 sailings each year, covering more than 450,000 miles
  • Awarded RoSPA Safety Awards 1999, 2000, 2002-2008
  • Awarded British Safety Council Award 1999, 2001
  • Investor in People Award
  • Fleet management - Quality Management System awarded BS EN ISO 9001.2000