Ferries

Being a landlocked region, it is little surprise that there are no ferry ports within the area itself. Portsmouth and Southampton, however, both lie approximately 30 miles from Winchester, providing sea routes to mainland Europe, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Wight.

Southampton Passenger Ferry Port

One of the UK's busiest deep-water ports, Southampton is the UK's leading vehicle-handling port and has long been the UK's principal cruise port, with almost 400,000 cruise passengers passing through the port per annum.

Excellent motorway connections linking the port to London and the rest of the UK Passenger ferries to Europe 12 miles from Winchester via the M3 & B3330 29 miles from Basingstoke via M27, M3, A339 & A3010

Portsmouth Southsea

Porstsmouth is one of the UK's busiest hovercraft and ferry ports with crossings to nine locations in France, Spain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Wight.

Handles cruise ships and freighters as well as luxury cruise ferries and fast craft Passenger ferries travel to France, Spain and the Channel Islands 32 miles from Winchester; approximately 40 mins drive via M27, M3 & B3330 50 miles from Basingstoke; approximately 1 hour drive via A3, M275, M27 & A339