Wightlink Sunset Flyer Discount For Islanders: Extended and Reduced!

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Wightlink's Sunset Flyer is now £80 return instead of £90

I get more excited about a new type of Isle of Wight ferry ticket than I do about my own birthday. That's partly because I don't like being reminded that I'm a year older...and partly because it's a chance to save some money.

The new update is that Wightlink has extended and reduced its Sunset Flyer that has been trialled over the last few months.

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What's the deal?

The Sunset Flyer now gives Islanders a return ferry ticket with a car and passenger for £80, if you travel early or late in the day.

You need to travel after 8pm or before 9.05am on each leg of the journey. It can be used for overnight stays of up to a month apart until 10 January 2026.

Pedants might point out that the name worked better in summer when the sun was setting later, but let's not get bogged down in details when there's a good discount.

The previous offer had similar rules but was £90 instead of £80 for a return.

We've hoping that the offer is extended beyond January and offered to visitors, although we have no idea if that will happen.

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Is this the best deal around?

Hmm, that depends.

This is a good deal in my opinion, but there is hot competition at the moment, both from Wightlink itself and from Red Funnel (see our main ferry discounts guide).

Other deals to consider: 

• Red Funnel has a sale at the moment, which has tickets ranging from £59 to £99 for a return. The price varies depending on when you travel and how long you stay. It has the advantage over this Wightlink offer of also being available to mainlanders visiting the Isle of Wight. However, it expires on 3 November 2025, whilst the Wightlink offer also covers Christmas and New Year. Read more here about the Red Funnel sale.
  
  
• Wightlink's Multilink deal offers ferry travel for a similar price to its own Sunset Flyer deal. The Multilink deal has the advantage of being available at all times of day. However, there are a limited number of Multilink sailings on each ferry (not generally an issue in autumn and winter) and you have to buy a book for ten single journeys up-front and use them within a year.
  
  
• Wightlink is offering 10% off standard fares over the same dates at the Sunset Flyer (use the code GURU10), or 20% off if you travel midweek. Meanwhile, Red Funnel offers 10% off all year round or 15% off if you are an Isle of Wight Resident.