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

Wightlink www.wightlink.co.uk Tel: 0871 3761 000
Lymington to Yarmouth car and passenger ferry (35 minutes)
Portsmouth to Ryde high speed passenger ferry catamaran (15 minutes)
Portsmouth to Fishbourne car and passenger ferry (40 minutes)

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

Red Funnel www.redfunnel.co.uk Tel: 0844 844 9988
Southampton to West Cowes high speed passenger ferry (23 minutes)
Southampton to East Cowes car and passenger ferry (1hour)

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.