diff --git a/cmd/ddev/cmd/restart.go b/cmd/ddev/cmd/restart.go
index 1f4a36a6bd0..c42ca401e21 100644
--- a/cmd/ddev/cmd/restart.go
+++ b/cmd/ddev/cmd/restart.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"strings"
-
 	"github.com/ddev/ddev/pkg/ddevapp"
 	"github.com/ddev/ddev/pkg/dockerutil"
 	"github.com/ddev/ddev/pkg/output"
@@ -53,11 +51,7 @@ ddev restart --all`,
 			}
 
 			util.Success("Restarted %s", app.GetName())
-			httpURLs, urlList, _ := app.GetAllURLs()
-			if app.CanUseHTTPOnly() {
-				urlList = httpURLs
-			}
-			util.Success("Your project can be reached at %s", strings.Join(urlList, " "))
+			emitReachProjectMessage(app)
 		}
 	},
 }
diff --git a/cmd/ddev/cmd/restart_test.go b/cmd/ddev/cmd/restart_test.go
index 7adf97b3874..a94210fe222 100644
--- a/cmd/ddev/cmd/restart_test.go
+++ b/cmd/ddev/cmd/restart_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/ddev/ddev/pkg/globalconfig"
 	"os"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -24,12 +26,19 @@ func TestCmdRestart(t *testing.T) {
 	out, err := exec.RunCommand(DdevBin, args)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
-	_, err = ddevapp.GetActiveApp("")
+	app, err := ddevapp.GetActiveApp("")
 	if err != nil {
 		assert.Fail("Could not find an active DDEV configuration: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	assert.Contains(string(out), "Your project can be reached at")
+	switch slices.Contains(globalconfig.DdevGlobalConfig.OmitContainersGlobal, "ddev-router") {
+	case true:
+		assert.Contains(string(out), "127.0.0.1")
+	case false:
+		assert.NotContains(string(out), "127.0.0.1")
+		assert.Contains(string(out), app.GetPrimaryURL())
+	}
 	cleanup()
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/ddev/cmd/start.go b/cmd/ddev/cmd/start.go
index 95b170f20e6..814982f7a72 100644
--- a/cmd/ddev/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/ddev/cmd/start.go
@@ -137,16 +137,16 @@ ddev start --all`,
 			}
 
 			util.Success("Successfully started %s", project.GetName())
-			httpURLs, httpsURLs, _ := project.GetAllURLs()
-			if project.CanUseHTTPOnly() {
-				httpsURLs = httpURLs
-			}
-			util.Success("Project can be reached at %s", strings.Join(httpsURLs, " "))
+			emitReachProjectMessage(project)
 		}
 		amplitude.CheckSetUp()
 	},
 }
 
+func emitReachProjectMessage(project *ddevapp.DdevApp) {
+	util.Success("Your project can be reached at %s\nSee 'ddev describe' for alternate URLs.", project.GetPrimaryURL())
+}
+
 func init() {
 	StartCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&startAll, "all", "a", false, "Start all projects")
 	StartCmd.Flags().BoolP("skip-confirmation", "y", false, "Skip any confirmation steps")
diff --git a/cmd/ddev/cmd/start_test.go b/cmd/ddev/cmd/start_test.go
index f66f1c86bdd..fdb7afd5bf2 100644
--- a/cmd/ddev/cmd/start_test.go
+++ b/cmd/ddev/cmd/start_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"github.com/ddev/ddev/pkg/globalconfig"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 
 	"os"
@@ -44,11 +46,19 @@ func TestCmdStart(t *testing.T) {
 	out, err = exec.RunCommand(DdevBin, startMultipleArgs)
 	assert.NoError(err, "ddev start with multiple project names should have succeeded, but failed, err: %v, output %s", err, out)
 	testcommon.CheckGoroutineOutput(t, out)
-
+	// If we omit the router, we should see the 127.0.0.1 URL.
+	// Whether we have the router or not is not up to us, since it is omitted on gitpod and codespaces.
+	if slices.Contains(globalconfig.DdevGlobalConfig.OmitContainersGlobal, "ddev-router") {
+		// Assert that the output contains the 127.0.0.1 URL
+		assert.Contains(out, "127.0.0.1", "The output should contain the 127.0.0.1 URL, but it does not: %s", out)
+	}
 	// Confirm all sites are running
 	for _, app := range apps {
 		status, statusDesc := app.SiteStatus()
 		assert.Equal(ddevapp.SiteRunning, status, "All sites should be running, but project=%s status=%s statusDesc=%s", app.GetName(), status, statusDesc)
 		assert.Equal(ddevapp.SiteRunning, statusDesc, `The status description should be "running", but project %s status  is: %s`, app.GetName(), statusDesc)
+		if len(globalconfig.DdevGlobalConfig.OmitContainersGlobal) == 0 {
+			assert.Contains(out, app.GetPrimaryURL(), "The output should contain the primary URL, but it does not: %s", out)
+		}
 	}
 }