There is easy and frequent access by six different routes across the Solent run by three separate companies as follows:

Hovertravel www.hovertravel.co.uk Tel: 01983 811000
Portsmouth to Ryde high speed passenger hovercraft (15 minutes)

Red Funnel www.redfunnel.co.uk Tel:02380 334010
Southampton to West Cowes high speed passenger ferry (23 minutes)
Southampton to East Cowes car and passenger ferry (1hour)

Wightlink www.wightlink.co.uk Tel:08705 827744
Portsmouth to Ryde high speed passenger ferry catamaran (15 minutes)
Lymington to Yarmouth car and passenger ferry (35 minutes)
Portsmouth to Fishbourne car and passenger ferry (40 minutes)

High speed ferry services to Portsmouth and Southampton provide access to onward rail services to London, Waterloo: Fast trains from Southampton take approximately 1 hour 15 minutes and trains from Portsmouth Harbour take approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.
National rail enquiries www.nationalrail.co.uk. Tel: 0845 7484950

There are also good motorway connections from both Southampton and Portsmouth.

There is two small airports on the island at Sandown and Bembridge, whist Southampton Airport is easily accessible and provides services to an increasing number of British and European destinations.

A growing number of people moving to the Isle of Wight continue to work in London and the south east, either maintaining communication by technological advances or commuting.