Cheap travel to the Isle of Wight

Dunroamin

mgdavid wrote: »

we went to IOW for the day a few weeks ago with the car - cost about 40 quid IIRC. It's about an hour each way out of So'ton so not hugely expensive at all.
If you have a specific reason for going to the IOW (as we did) then surely you've factored it in as necessary?

Day returns are far cheaper than period returns but seeing that you can get a day return from Dover to Calais for a car and up to 9 passengers**, your price rather proves my point.

ETA

Oop - missed out the price!

**£19

Dunroamin

Also, if you have relatives living on the Island, ask them to keep a look out in the IOW County Press because there are often coupons for discounted short breaks for friends and family.

mgdavid

Dunroamin wrote: »

Day returns are far cheaper than period returns but seeing that you can get a day return from Dover to Calais for a car and up to 9 passengers, your price rather proves my point.

except that the OP needs to go to the IOW so whatever point you are trying to prove is totally irrelevant and completely unhelpful to the OP. Why DO you waste the oxygen?

andygb

mgdavid wrote: »

Why DO you waste the oxygen?

WIND YOUR NECK IN MATE, there is absolutely no need for that:(

Dunroamin

mgdavid wrote: »

except that the OP needs to go to the IOW so whatever point you are trying to prove is totally irrelevant and completely unhelpful to the OP. Why DO you waste the oxygen?

And your constructive responses to the OP have been what exactly?

Although, given that I spent some time looking up coach fares for her and passed on some local information that she might not have known, it's interesting to see whose posts she's chosen to thank.

Typical MSE ingratitude.

mgdavid

andygb wrote: »

WIND YOUR NECK IN MATE, there is absolutely no need for that:(

I apologise, I was addressing Dunroamin's response but on re-reading the thread I now realise I should have included you as well, sorry you felt left out.

Thomas_Crown

If you have a Tesco Clubcard and assuming you have accumulated enough points, consider using Wightlink Ferries where £10.00 in Clubcard vouchers = £30.00 in Clubcard tokens to spend on the cost of the ferry crossing.

claire16c

We took out car a couple of years ago i don't remember the prices being that bad and we certainly appreciated having it when we were over there we drove all over the island. I'd rather drive than use trains & buses. Especially in cold & windy February.

Op I'm also wondering are your dates in half term as that could increase that price.