Southampton to East Cowes runs about 19 times a day, with the first departure around 06:15 and the last around 21:57. One passenger pays €11.88, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 2h 24m over 20 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 21 September 2026
€11.88
When it runs, leaving Southampton
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:15First departure
- 21:57Last departure
- 19Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Departures on 28 September 2026
Real departures, filed by the operators themselves. We hold no fare for these services, so there is no price here to mislead you.
09:0010:001h
East Cowes FerryRed FunnelDirect
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal → East Cowes Ferry Terminal
Red Funnel timetable10:0011:001h
East Cowes FerryRed FunnelDirect
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal → East Cowes Ferry Terminal
Red Funnel timetable
Red Funnel runs this service and does not sell it here. AFerry takes the payment.
Buying this journey
AFerry 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 €11.88Mon21
- about €11.88Tue22
- about €11.88Wed23
- about €11.88Thu24
- about €11.88Fri25
- about €11.88Sat26
- about €11.88Sun27
- 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 operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into East Cowes. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in East Cowes for the night the ferry gets in
Sort by distance from EAST COWES and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Southampton to East Cowes
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
- €11.887 days
- €11.883 days
- €11.881 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 0 percent. The dearest point is €11.88, 90 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 1 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Southampton to East Cowes and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
10:00 → 12:24
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
20 km
18 km as the crow flies, 11% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
269,781 → 8,428
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
Observed
Every operator on this corridor is named in a carrier record.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 20 km against 18 km in a straight line, a detour of 11 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
East Cowes is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near EAST COWES
Most of the points near EAST COWES open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Southampton to East Cowes
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 Southampton to East Cowes?
The fastest journey from Southampton to East Cowes takes 2h 24m door to door, of which 54m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 2h 26m, 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 Southampton to East Cowes?
The cheapest fare from Southampton to East Cowes 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 Southampton to East Cowes?
The cheapest way from Southampton to East Cowes is by ferry, at €11.88 for one passenger on 21 September 2026. That journey takes 2h 24m 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 Southampton to East Cowes?
Fares from Southampton to East Cowes 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 0 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 Southampton to East Cowes?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Southampton to East Cowes, 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 Southampton to East Cowes?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Southampton to East Cowes, 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 Southampton to East Cowes?
1 operators sell services from Southampton to East Cowes across 1 mode: Red Funnel. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Southampton to East Cowes?
Every service we sell from Southampton to East Cowes is direct, with around 19 departures a day and a fastest journey of 2h 24m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Southampton to East Cowes use?
Services from Southampton to East Cowes by ferry leave from Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal and arrive at East Cowes Ferry Terminal. 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 Southampton to East Cowes?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Southampton to East Cowes 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.
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Southampton to East Cowes on 20 September 2026: 20 km of route against 18 km in a straight line, 19 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 2h 24m 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 East Cowes a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of East Cowes and across United Kingdom
Day trips that leave East Cowes in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Southampton reaches 96 places in 10 countries on services we hold, over distances from 17 to 1,628 km. East Cowes reaches 1 places in 1 countries, from 18 to 18 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Southampton
- 96Places you can leave for
- 10Countries
- 21Operators