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Hovertravel - Portsmouth to Isle of Wight Ferry
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Location
Clarence Esplanade
Portsmouth, England
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Hovertravel is a ferry company operating from Southsea, Portsmouth to Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK. It is the only passenger hovercraft company currently operating in Britain since Hoverspeed stopped using its craft in favour of catamarans and ceasing all ferry operations in 2005. Hovertravel is now the world's oldest hovercraft operator, and this service is believed to be unique in western Europe. The service commenced operations in 1965 and currently operates two 12000TD hovercraft on a single route between Ryde and Southsea. The service operates between Southsea Common on the English mainland and Ryde Transport Interchange on the Isle of Wight: the crossing time of less than 10 minutes makes it the fastest route across The Solent from land to land.
Hovertravel is a ferry company operating from Southsea, Portsmouth to Ryde, Isle of Wight, UK. It is the only passenger hovercraft company currently operating in Britain since Hoverspeed stopped using its craft in favour of catamarans and ceasing all ferry operations in 2005. Hovertravel is now the…
Only 20 minutes to Ryde! Head to seaview beach once there for the best beach on the Island
A fast crossing which links to direct buses to Victoria Coach Station in London
This the only scheduled hovercraft operating in the world. A great way to arrive at the nearby Isle of Wright
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