Transport

Akar Taxis was established in 2007, and we’ve been providing a first-class private hire service to the locals of Sandown, Shanklin, Brading and Lake as well as visitors to the Isle Of Wight ever since.

Islandwide coverage, whether travelling from town to town, or to and from the ferry ports, we will provide a friendly and reliable service to fulfil your needs.

(Updated 09/11/2021) Brading railway station is a Grade II listed railway station serving Brading on the Isle of Wight. It is located on the Island Line from Ryde to Shanklin. South Western Railway. Book tickets on their website or on National Rail website. Use Trainline app. There is no ticket office at Brading Station.   BRADING STATION HERITAGE EXHIBITION & VISITOR CENTRE: Brading station forms the gateway to the wonderful historic town of Brading. It remains an operational railway station on the Island Line Railway with direct connections to the Wightlink ferry at Ryde Pier Head and stops at Ryde, Smallbrook, Sandown, Lake and Shanklin. The railway station buildings with Victorian ironwork, now fully restored and known as the Brading Station Visitor Centre, include a Vintage Tea Room, station masters office, railway memorabilia shop and small rail museum. The non-operational signal box has also been fully restored as it would have been during the steam era. The Railway Exhibition Centre with Signal Box Tours and Tearooms are open:- The Beginning of May until the end of October – On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 10-4 and Sunday 11-5

We offer a flexible range of transport options to customers.

(Updated 15/02/2021) Door 2 Door Taxis & Minibuses We mainly operate in Shanklin, Sandown and Lake, but we also cover the following areas:- Ventnor, St Lawrence, Wroxall, Apse Heath, Brading and Bembridge. We can get you to any destination you require from just around the corner to across the country and Mainland Europe.  Including any and all Mainland Ferry and Airports. We have three vehicles one 4 seater Fiat Doblo and two 8 seater minibuses all have been converted to carry passengers confined to a wheelchair. Our normal operating hours are between 7am & 12 midnight unless pre-booked for outside these hours.  We work throughout the year, YES even (Christmas / Boxing Day pre-booked only).

FYTbus is a registered charity (Registered Charity Number 1145931) and not-for-profit company.  Our purpose is to improve access to local health, social, retail and leisure amenities for the residents of and visitors to West Wight.  In so doing, we also support the businesses based here- shops, hotels, guest houses and our health and leisure centres.

Hovertravel provides the fastest Isle of Wight ferry service across the Solent and is the world’s longest running and only commercial hovercraft operator in Europe.

The Patient Transport Service provides transport 7 days a week for service users in cases of medical need for outpatient appointments, admissions, discharge and transfer.

John’s Club provides a unique service offering Social and Recreational activities for disabled people, people with learning difficulties and mental health.