Hovertravel
Free
3.0.5for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Hovertravel
The official Hovertravel App is your perfect companion for planning, buying and tracking your hovercraft trip across the Solent between Portsmouth/Southsea and Ryde, Isle of Wight – now including live service-status notifications and journey-planning tools.
Use this App to check up-to-date timetables, view the current positions of Hovertravel’s vessels and the connecting Hoverbus (both with live tracking and minute-by-minute updates), view the current flight status of Hovertravel services (including instant notifications of any change in service-status), check fares, see the latest special offers, and find out more about the bus and rail connections available from Ryde, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth/Southsea.
Use this App to check up-to-date timetables, view the current positions of Hovertravel’s vessels and the connecting Hoverbus (both with live tracking and minute-by-minute updates), view the current flight status of Hovertravel services (including instant notifications of any change in service-status), check fares, see the latest special offers, and find out more about the bus and rail connections available from Ryde, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth/Southsea.
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What's New in the Latest Version 3.0.5
Last updated on May 22, 2021
Old Versions
Revised links in Status page to help users find Hovertravel’s Disruption Contingency Plan, and improved timetable listings.
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Version History
3.0.5
May 22, 2021
Revised links in Status page to help users find Hovertravel’s Disruption Contingency Plan, and improved timetable listings.
3.0.2
Jan 8, 2021
Minor updates to content, app icon and app name-label capitalisation.
3.0.1
Dec 31, 2020
A rebuild for 2021, the Hovertravel app now has more directly available access to key information, such as Hovertravel flight times. Additionally, all ticket purchasing is now made via the Hovertravel website – with integration of in-app ticket purchasing being due in an imminent upgrade to the app in early 2021.
2.1.7
Jan 8, 2019
Minor update to background imagery.
2.1.6
Dec 14, 2018
New tools to restore unused tickets when changing your device or reinstalling the app, and updated craft photography throughout.
2.1.5
Aug 16, 2018
This version updates the ticket-purchase process, so that you are required to select the route. There is no longer an assumption that the default route is Ryde–Southsea.
2.1.4
Jul 16, 2018
Updated information on Hovertravel’s HoverCare accessibility service.
2.1.3
Jan 12, 2018
Updated set-up for on-screen notifications, to address issues with delays to service-status notifications. Be sure to set your preference in the app to receive notifications.
2.1.2
Nov 17, 2017
Updated Uber connections to allow for initial discount for new customers.
2.1.1
Oct 24, 2017
Options within the booking process and throughout the app to connect directly to the Uber app to request a ride to/from Southsea Hoverport.
2.1.0
Apr 3, 2017
Push notifications are now live in the app. Keep informed of changes to Hovertravel service availability via instant notifications sent to your phone. See the “Service Status Notifications” entry in the app’s menu to turn notifications on or off.
2.0.7
Sep 26, 2016
Revised main-section photography to reflect Hovertravel’s new craft, now in regular service across the Solent.
2.0.6
Feb 24, 2016
Update to mapping component to address the problem of live-maps failing to display in some circumstances.
2.0.5
Feb 17, 2016
Revised pricing information, and removal of 2015-specific content.
2.0.4
Apr 18, 2015
Modification to timetable syncing to account for GMT/BST crossover.
2.0.3
Apr 4, 2015
Modifications to ticket-buying processes to more clearly show ticket types, and to the fare-listing pages to define more fare options.
2.0.2
Mar 1, 2015
Minor changes to fares and ticket-buying process, to cater for combinations of children and infants travelling together.
2.0.1
Feb 4, 2015
Minor graphical changes to opening/loading screens
2.0.0
Feb 4, 2015
Version 2 is a complete rebuild of the Hovertravel App, and now includes in-app ticket purchasing, paperless boarding passes (just show your in-phone ticket at our boarding gate) scheduled timetables for all rail services and bus services connecting with Hovertravel, point-to-point journey planning to display full schedules of trips involving buses, hovercraft and trains, and up to date tracking of the current Hovertravel service status. This is all in addition to the live mapping of hovercraft positions familiar from the earlier versions of the app.
1.0.6
Apr 29, 2013
Updated timetables and connection information.
1.0.5
Apr 11, 2012
Fixed crash on launch
1.0.4
Apr 5, 2012
IMPORTANT
Please delete the old application from your device before installing this version.
Fixes crash on startup
Please delete the old application from your device before installing this version.
Fixes crash on startup
1.0.3
Dec 18, 2011
Hide inactive craft on map
Updated timetables
Bug fixes
Updated timetables
Bug fixes
1.0.2
Oct 12, 2011
Updated timetables
Updated fares
Updated fares
1.0.1
Aug 11, 2011
Updated travel information
Bug fixes
Bug fixes
Hovertravel FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Hovertravel in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Hovertravel.
iPhone
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
Hovertravel supports English
