This facility is not available to holders of the Rail Staff Leisure Card or RST Online Leisure Card.
Travel facilities on Wightlink are available only to Employees who hold a Staff Travel Card and entered the service prior to 1 April 1985. This will be indicated by endorsement NIL, 2, 3 or 8 on your Staff Travel Card.
Some employees who entered service before 1 April 1985 may have a different endorsement on their Staff Travel Card, such as 5 or 11, due to the companies that they were employed by. Staff Travel Cards with endorsement 5 or 11 are not valid for travel facilities on Wightlink.
Travel is available on the services between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde/Fishbourne; and between Lymington and Yarmouth.
Reduced rate travel is available to all eligible Active and Retired Employees and their Dependents upon presentation of a valid undated Staff Travel Card.
Free travel can be obtained by use of a dated Staff Travel Card (but not a Status Pass).
Residential travel is also granted to Employees. For this purpose, the shipping company will accept Residential Passes as long as these are endorsed “via Wightlink services” if part of a through journey, or specifically (e.g. Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde) if that is the extent of the residential journey sought.
Eligible employees are granted a 50% reduction on the standard vehicle and driver tariff which applies on both routes to single, day return and return tickets, although this is not available for commercial vehicles, caravans or trailers. All other passengers in the vehicle can travel free or at staff discounted (priv rate) (if eligible) or at the appropriate full fare. Tickets cannot be pre-booked and can only be purchased on the day of travel.
There are no restrictions on foot passenger services. Concessionary vehicle arrangements are not offered during the peak summer holiday period (roughly mid-July to late August) on Saturdays on sailings departing between 07.35 and 19.50 hours.
Wightlink booking details
Telephone: 0333 999 7333.
Travel facilities on Wightlink are available only to Employees who entered the service prior to 1 April 1985. This will be indicated by endorsement NIL, 2, 3 or 8 on your Staff Travel Card.
Some employees who entered service before 1 April 1985 may have a different endorsement on their Staff Travel Card, such as 5 or 11, due to the companies that they were employed by. Staff Travel Cards with endorsement 5 or 11 are not valid for travel facilities on Wightlink.
