Checked: 6 October 2026
Wightlink sells festival travel in a few ticket shapes: day returns on Friday 18, Saturday 19 or Sunday 20 June 2027, short stays from Thursday 17 June with a return on Sunday 20 or Monday 21 June, and long breaks that go out on 16 or 17 June and come back between 22 and 25 June. The discount runs until 2 November 2026 or until the allocation is sold, whichever comes first.
In a nutshell
- Saving: 34% off vehicle and foot passenger fares
- Who: cars up to 5 m long and 2.24 m high with driver and up to 6 passengers, motorcycles, and foot passengers
- Tickets: day returns (back by the early hours of the next day), short stays (back Sunday 20 or Monday 21 June after 16:00) and long breaks (back 22 to 25 June)
- Deadline: book by 2 November 2026 or until the allocation runs out
- Conditions: mainland to island only, non-refundable, new bookings only, Tesco Clubcard codes excluded
Our tip
Non-refundable means exactly that. If you do not get festival tickets, you lose the ferry fare too, so buy the festival ticket first and the crossing second.
Our verdict
If you are definitely going, this is the cheapest way across with Wightlink. Red Funnel sails from Southampton to East Cowes, so compare its current offers too if you are flexible on port.
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