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ing. The one exception is a 9pm ferry between Red Hook, St Thomas and Road Town, Tor-
tola that operates Thursday through Sunday.
» For routes between Road Town and Virgin Gorda, or between Road Town and Charlotte
Amalie - ie routes that multiple ferry companies ply - it can be a good idea to just buy a
one-way ticket so you're not stuck waiting for a particular company upon return.
» All ferries listed here are for foot-passengers only. The sole car-ferry service operates
between Red Hook, St Thomas and Cruz Bay, St John, though most car-rental companies
do not allow their vehicles to travel between islands. See
Click here
for details.
» Despite the convoluted-looking schedule, the ferry service is easy to navigate. The free
tourist magazines publish full schedules each month. Good online sources to check are
the
BVI Welcome Guide (
www.bviwelcome.com
)
and
VI Now (
www.vinow.com
)
. Or
simply call the companies to get the most current times.
» We've included additional ferry information in the Getting There & Around sections
throughout this topic.
» If you want to do it yourself, ie operate your own boat, the major islands have marinas
where you can charter sailing yachts or powerboats, either bareboat or with a crew. See the
Chartering a Boat chapter (
Click here
) for more.
FERRIES FROM TORTOLA
Ferries from Road Town
DESTINATIONDURATIONFAREFREQUENCYCOMPANY
$30 round
trip
Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda 30min
roughly every hour
$45 round
trip
3 days weekly (Mon, Wed
& Fri)
Anegada
90min
$20 round
trip (free
for
Peter Island
30min
res-
6 daily
taurant
customers)
