Ferries

If you are like most travelers, your first view of St. John will be from a boat. The island has no airport and very limited seaplane and helicopter service. Most visitors arrive by ferry to the main dock in Cruz Bay, on the island's west side. The dock is serviced hourly from Red Hook and by a less frequent ferry from downtown Charlotte Amalie (pronounced ah-MAHL-yeh), both on St. Thomas. Other ferries run less regularly to and from Tortola and Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands.

Passenger Ferry Information

Red Hook Ferry

($5 per passenger & $2 per luggage item)

First boats leave Cruz Bay at 6:00 & 7:00 AM

First boats leave Red Hook at 6:30 & 7:30 AM

After that boats leave every hour on the hour both ways.

Last boat leaves Cruz Bay at 11:00 PM

Last boat leaves Red Hook at midnight.

You buy your ticket for the ferry and for you large luggage items at the ferry booth in Red Hook or Cruz Bay.

Charlotte Amalie Ferry

($10.00 per passenger & $2 per luggage item)

The downtown ferries have not been consistent. Check the ticket booth or cab drivers to make sure they are running.
Leaves St Thomas 9 AM, 1 PM, and 4 PM

Leaves Cruz Bay 7:30 AM, 11:30 AM, and 3:00 PM

You buy your ticket for the ferry and for you large luggage items for the Charlotte Amalie Ferry at the booth on the waterfront in St. Thomas
Times and prices are subject to change

Car Ferry - Barge Information

Some St. John Car Rental companies allow you to take the car to St. Thomas for the day on the barge. Make sure you check with the company. Round trip with car is around $50, including passengers. There are different prices with each of the different ferry companies, all leaving from the same location, with different schedules. One every half hour from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm from Red Hook. The car ferry runs daily, 7 days a week. Weekends skip the first morning run each way. Make sure you have plenty of time to spend in St. Thomas and to make the barge back. Times and prices can change.