Hovercraft Sands Experience Flight

Ryde

Type:Special Events

Quay Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2HB
Hovertravel's Hovercraft with its unique experience days

About

Enjoy a unique 60-minute experience with Hovertravel, on the Hovercraft Sands Experience, allowing visitors to experience the hovercraft's unique amphibious abilities.

You can join from Ryde on the Isle of Wight or Southsea in Portsmouth.

If starting in Southsea, the ticket includes a day return flight from Southsea to Ryde so you can not only enjoy this unique experience but also stay for the day and explore the Isle of Wight.

You will go behind the scenes of the world’s longest operational hovercraft service. Meet the pilots and crew who fly across the Solent and discover how these remarkable machines work.

Then enjoy an exclusive 20-minute hovercraft demonstration flight, offering a completely different flying experience to our standard route, showcasing the hovercrafts impressive capabilities and seamless transition between land and sea.

Experience starts at 15.30pm in Ryde on 24th September 

Your Hovercraft experience includes

  • Demonstration flight of the unique manoeuvrability of hovercraft*
  • Expert commentary from one of our hovercraft pilots
  • A guided tour around the outside of the hovercraft
  • Opportunities to take photos onboard and outside the craft
  • A certificate as a memento of your Hovercraft Experience Flight

Book Tickets

Guide Prices

Adult tickets £35.00 from Ryde or £57.20 from Southsea, Portsmouth
Senior, Student, Child and Family tickets available

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Map & Directions

Opening Times

Season (24 Sept 2026)
DayTimes
Thursday15:30 - 16:30

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HovertravelHovertravel, RydeHovertravel, the only scheduled Hovercraft operator in Europe, is the quickest way to reach the Isle of Wight. This fast service also has a frequent timetable starting from 6am and running throughout the day until 9pm.