Travel to Cowes
Every way to reach Cowes: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Cowes is reachable from 38 places across 2 countries by 1 mode, on services run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 2h 18m door to door. The nearest origin is 15 km away.
How people reach Cowes
Every mode that actually calls at Cowes, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | 76 | €11.88 | 2h 18m | 309 km | 1 |
- 38Places you can arrive from
- 38Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 1Operators
The ferry gets you into Cowes. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A room in Cowes for the night the ferry gets in
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 60 | 79% | Portsmouth, 15 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 16 | 21% | Bideford, 206 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Cowes that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 74 | 97% |
| France | 2 | 3% |
Stations, airports and ports in Cowes
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Cowes
- Cowes railway station
- Ningwood railway station
- Medina Wharf Halt railway station
- Cowes Red Jet Terminal
- Red Funnel
The cheapest journeys into Cowes
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth to Cowes ferry | €11.88 | 3h 5m | 41 km |
| Chichester to Cowes ferry | €11.88 | 2h 58m | 37 km |
| Christchurch to Cowes ferry | €11.88 | 2h 52m | 34 km |
| Didcot to Cowes ferry | €11.88 | 4h 52m | 94 km |
| High Wycombe to Cowes ferry | €11.88 | 5h 10m | 104 km |
| Hounslow to Cowes ferry | €11.88 | 5h 6m | 102 km |
| New Milton to Cowes ferry | €11.88 | 2h 36m | 26 km |
| Poole to Cowes ferry | €11.88 | 3h 21m | 49 km |
| Portsmouth to Cowes ferry | €11.88 | 2h 18m | 15 km |
| Reading to Cowes ferry | €11.88 | 4h 35m | 80 km |
| Richmond to Cowes ferry | €11.88 | 5h 24m | 104 km |
| Seaford to Cowes ferry | €11.88 | 5h 10m | 98 km |
| Brent to Cowes ferry | €11.89 | 5h 17m | 112 km |
| London to Cowes ferry | €11.89 | 5h 31m | 116 km |
| Bristol to Cowes ferry | €12.44 | 5h 45m | 119 km |
| Barking to Cowes ferry | €12.99 | 5h 44m | 129 km |
Cowes is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Cowes?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Cowes
Common questions about Travel to Cowes
How can I get to Cowes?
Cowes is reachable by 1 mode on our network, from 38 places, across 2 countries, on services run by 1 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Cowes?
The cheapest way into Cowes is by ferry, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 38 origins we sell into Cowes over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Cowes?
The fastest journey into Cowes is by ferry, at 2h 18m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 15 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Cowes have?
Cowes has 5 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Cowes railway station, Ningwood railway station, Medina Wharf Halt railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Cowes from within 200 km?
60 of the routes we sell into Cowes start within 200 km. The nearest is Portsmouth, 15 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Cowes in United Kingdom?
Cowes connects to 38 places on our network across 2 countries, the furthest of them 309 km away in a straight line. United Kingdom routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in United Kingdom
The wider region
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Cowes afterward does not belong to us.

Day trips out of Cowes and across United Kingdom
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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