Cowes to Weymouth runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:42 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €11.88, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 20m over 88 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €11.88, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 28 September 2026
€11.88
- 28%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Cowes
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:42First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Cowes and Weymouth.
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Brittany Ferries runs this service and does not sell it here. Direct Ferries takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Direct Ferries holds the sailings between these two ports, with the crossing times and the fares.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €15.19Mon21
- about €13.54Tue22
- about €14.09Wed23
- about €11.89Thu24
- about €14.64Fri25
- about €14.64Sat26
- about €11.89Sun27
- about €11.88Mon28
- about €11.88Tue29
- about €11.88Wed30
- about €11.88Thu1
- about €11.88Fri2
- about €11.88Sat3
- about €11.88Sun4
- about €11.88Mon5
- about €11.88Tue6
- about €11.88Wed7
- about €11.88Thu8
- about €11.88Fri9
- about €11.88Sat10
- about €11.88Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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When to book Cowes to Weymouth
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8890 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €11.8821 days
- €11.8814 days
- €11.897 days
- €14.093 days
- €15.191 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 28 percent. The dearest point is €15.19, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 14 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Cowes to Weymouth and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
88 km
84 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
21,226 → 53,416
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 88 km against 84 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Poole, Bournemouth, Southampton, Christchurch. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
Weymouth is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage near Weymouth
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Questions about Cowes to Weymouth
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Cowes to Weymouth?
The fastest journey from Cowes to Weymouth takes 4h 20m door to door, of which 2h 55m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 4h 30m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Cowes to Weymouth?
The cheapest fare from Cowes to Weymouth is €11.88, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €11.88. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Cowes to Weymouth?
The cheapest way from Cowes to Weymouth is by ferry, at €11.88 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 25m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Cowes to Weymouth?
Fares from Cowes to Weymouth bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 28 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Cowes to Weymouth?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Cowes to Weymouth, at €11.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Cowes to Weymouth?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Cowes to Weymouth, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Cowes to Weymouth?
Brittany Ferries publish service areas covering both Cowes and Weymouth, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Cowes to Weymouth?
20 percent of the services we sell from Cowes to Weymouth are direct. The rest connect at Poole, Bournemouth, Southampton, Christchurch, with about 50 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Cowes to Weymouth use?
Services from Cowes to Weymouth by ferry leave from Cowes Red Jet Terminal and arrive at Weymouth Rowing Ferry. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Cowes to Weymouth?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Cowes to Weymouth allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Cowes to Weymouth on 20 September 2026: 88 km of route against 84 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 4h 20m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Weymouth a set of days out that do not start at a station.

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The two ends, compared
Cowes reaches 38 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 15 to 309 km. Weymouth reaches 41 places in 3 countries, from 35 to 801 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Cowes
- 38Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 1Operators
Arriving in Weymouth
Leaving Weymouth
- 41Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 1Operators