- Flexi Cards
- Season Cards
- Hover Academic Cards
- HoverTalent
- Car Parking
- Corporate
Flexi Cards
Offering great value discounts on standard fares plus flexibility on travel frequency with a validity of 18 months.
Flexi Cards are available to purchase in 10, 20, 40, 100 and 250 single journeys and can, therefore, be used for single journeys, day returns, or period returns. Plus enjoy FREE* Hoverbus too!
- All Flexi/season cards are for the exclusive use of the person named on the card.
- A photograph will need to assign to every Flexi/season card. Hovertravel can take your photo in the terminal.
| Flexi Card | Adult (16yrs+) | Child (5-15 yrs) | Free HoverBus |
| 10 Flexi Cards | £82.00 | £44.00 | 10 Singles |
| 20 Flexi Cards | £145.00 | £81.00 | 20 Singles |
| 40 Flexi Cards | £250.00 | £140.00 | 40 Singles |
| 100 Flexi Cards | £572.00 | £335.00 | UNLIMITED |
| 250 Flexi Cards | £1,130 | £ - | UNLIMITED |
- All new purchases of Flexi Cards made before 31 March 2021 include FREE Hoverbus travel. (Bus tickets issued separately at point of sale, for flexi 10/20/40 cards – non replaceable if lost or mislaid
- All new purchases of Flexi Cards made before 31 March 2021 are valid for 18 months
- Any 1 or 3 Month Season Card holders that would like to swap to a Flexi Card must contact business@hovertravel.com and a £50 admin charge will apply.
- Any 6 or 12 Month Season Card holders that would like to swap to a Flexi Card must complete our Season Card Cancellation Form for their current card and then purchase chosen Flexi Card. Standard T&C's apply.
- For all other Terms and Conditions please see our general Terms & Conditions
To apply for a regular travel card, simply complete the attached application form and bring into our Ryde or Southsea terminal.
Download the Season & Flexi Card Price List
Download Season/Flexi Card Application Form
Download 12 Month Direct Debit Application Form
Download Direct Debit Mandate Application Form
Download Season/Flexi Card Cancellation Request Form
Download Parental Consent Form (required for under 13's travelling alone)
As a small way of thanking our loyal customers, those who hold a 6 month, 12 month Season Card or Travel Card 250 can apply for 20 or 40 vouchers that are valid for one single journey and can be transferred to friends & family, or add to the expiry date of your card (12 month season only).
Vouchers will be added to your Manage My Booking profile where you can use them to make bookings and check your remaining trips.
Please complete the application form here and we'll process your application, once issued you'll receive a confirmation E-mail.
Season Cards
Season Cards offer great value for money for Frequent Travellers. Available for 1, 3, 6 or 12 month duration, Season Cards offer holders a 'preferred crossing booking' facility.
- All travel/season cards are for the exclusive use of the person named on the card.
- A photograph will need to assigned to every travel/season card. Hovertravel can take your photo in the terminal.
| Season Card Type | Adult (16 years +) | Child (5-15 years) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month season | £220.00 | £118.00 |
| 3 month season | £515.00 | £294.00 |
| 6 Month Season (includes free Hoverbus and an extra 20 single journeys free!) | £1,020.00 | N/A |
| 1 year Season includes FREE Hoverbus (includes free Hoverbus and 13 months of travel (40 free single journeys!*) | £1,790.00 | £920.00 |
| 1 Year Season includes free Hoverbus (Direct Debit) (includes free Hoverbus and 13 months of travel (40 free single journeys!*) | £1,840.00 | £970.00 |
To apply for a regular travel card, simply complete the attached application form and bring into our Ryde or Southsea terminal.
Download the Season & Flexi Card Price List
Download Season/Flexi Card Application Form
Download 12 Month Direct Debit Application Form
Download Direct Debit Mandate Application Form
Download Season/ Flexi Card Cancellation Request Form
Download Parental Consent Form (required for under 13's travelling alone)
As a small way of thanking our loyal customers customers who hold a 6 month, 12 month Season Card or Travel Card 250 can apply for 20 or 40 vouchers that are valid for one single journey and can be transferred to friends & family, or add to the expiry date of your card*.
- Claims are available to made within 14 days before card expiry date, or 28 days after expiry date, by completing a claim form.
- *Card extension only valid for 12 month season cards.
- No claim is permitted by 12 month child season card holders for extra day & apology vouchers. All 12 month child season card holders are permitted to receive one repatriation travel ticket whenever the service is cancelled due to adverse weather, up to a maximum of 10 tickets during the season card validity. These repatriation travel tickets will only be issued by Hovertravel staff during any weather related cancellations and cannot be obtained when the service is operating. Other than these 10 travel tickets, no further travel tickets will be issued for the delay or cancellation of our services during the school year, and the guardian of the child agrees that the issuance of these vouchers is sufficient re-imbursement for any of our services that may be cancelled or delayed by more than 60 minutes during the period of the 12 month season card.
- Appreciation Voucher Scheme are non-refundable, non-transferable & cannot be replaced if lost. No further vouchers will be issued if lost or use.
- 20 vouchers = 6 month season & Travel 250
- 40 vouchers = 12 month season
Hover Academic Cards
Our new Hover Academic & Training cards are available for purchase by students, teachers, lecturers, apprentices, work placements and for persons travelling for company training courses
To purchase any of these cards you will need to provide a proof of entitlement & photo ID.
- A letter from an education provider with course dates.
- Confirmation of teacher/lecturer employment on headed paper
- Company confirmation on headed paper of short term training
- NYS, UCAS, NUS extra cards (for apprentices), College/Uni ID cards
- Job Centre - confirmation of work placement/experience
- Photo I.D must also be shown
Hover Academic Cards
| Hover Academic & Training Regular Travel Cards | |
| Hover Academic 10 Travel Card | £57.00 |
| Hover Academic 20 Travel Card | £106.00 |
| Hover Academic 40 Travel Card | £175.00 |
| Hover Academic & Training Regular Season Cards | |
| Hover Academic 1 Month Unlimited Travel | £140.00 |
| Hover Academic 3 Month Unlimited Travel | £310.00 |
| Hover Academic 6 Month Unlimited Travel | £545.00 |
| Hover Academic 12 Month Unlimited Travel | £930.00 |
| Hover Academic 12 Month Unlimited Travel (Direct Debit) | £985.00 |
Hover Academic & Training Benefits
| Free Hoverbus | Friends & Family Vouchers | Booked Flights | Off peak +1 Discount | |
| 12 Month Season Card | Yes | Yes (20) | Yes | Yes |
| 6 Month Season Card | Yes | Yes (10) | Yes | Yes |
| 1 & 3 Month Season Card | No | No | Yes | No |
| 10 & 20 Travel Cards | No | No | Yes | No |
*Friends & Family vouchers are free day returns which can be used by the card holder or given to friends & family.
*Off peak plus one discount will be up to 50% off for one person travelling with the card holder during off peak times during evenings & weekends.
To apply for a regular travel card, simply complete the attached application form and bring into our Ryde or Southsea terminal.
Download the Season & Flexi Card Price List
Download Season/Felxi Card Application Form
Download 12 Month Academic Direct Debit Application Form
Download Direct Debit Mandate Application Form
Download Season/Flexi Card Cancellation Request Form
Download Parental Consent Form (required for under 13's travelling alone)
HoverTalent is a product range created to support children who need to travel across the Solent to clubs, extra curricular lessons and for coaching, to develop their talent, whether that's in sports, music or arts. HoverTalent offers discounted fares to make travelling for training easier.
| HoverTalent Travel Card (Single journeys) | Child (5-15 yrs+) |
| 50 Travel Card | £150.00 (£3.00 per single) |
| 100 Travel Card | £290.00 (£2.90 per single) |
To apply simply write to business@hovertravel.com detailing why you are eligible for the discounted fares, and include a letter on headed paper from the training provider as proof of training.
One of the team will then contact you.
Car Park Season Tickets are available for all Hovertravel Travel Card holders. To complete the form in advance download the attached PDF from the link below. Please bring your completed application form to either our Ryde or Southsea Hovertravel Terminals.
Download Car Park Application Form
Hovertravel sells Seafront - The Esplanade Car Park Season permits on behalf of Portsmouth City Council, purely as a service to our regular and frequent customers. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for any issues relating to Seafront - The Esplanade Car Park, the car park season tickets or for the purchase of incorrect tickets.
| Ticket Validity | Price |
| 1 month | £102.00 |
| 3 months | £272.00 |
| 6 months | £523.00 |
| 12 months | £1015.00 |
To apply for a car parking permit, simply complete the attached application form and bring into our Ryde or Southsea terminal.
- The Car Park permits are available from Hovertravel’s terminals only, and is valid in the Seafront - The Esplanade car park ONLY
- Car park permits MUST be displayed at all times
- Car park permits are NOT extendable
- Once issued permits are non-transferable & non-refundable
- Customers may add two registrations per permit - a £10 admin fee will apply to change either of the two
Company Tickets
Hovertravel's Company Tickets are perfect for businesses who travel on an Ad-hoc basis and are not person or date specific.
Tickets will be added a Manage My Booking account where you can make bookings and send the ticket to staff members when they need to travel!
| Tickets | Price |
| 50 Single Company Tickets | £522.00 |
| 200 Single Company Tickets | £1,885.00 |
Download our corporate credit application here: Credit Application Form and return to business@hovertravel.com
Please note, the credit application form is only available to businesses. Please apply in writing. Tickets can be issued by the purchaser for use by employees, clients, suppliers etc.