Bahamas Inter-Island Ferries
BAHAMAS INTER-ISLAND FERRIES
It's easier than it used to be to get from one island to another or to bring guests in to where you are. Consider using an inter-island ferry for convenience. Here are some options:
NEAR BAHAMAS
ABACOS
Nassau/Marsh Harbour: Bahamas Ferries 323-2166 depart Nassau Sat, return Sun
Crown Haven, Abaco/McClean Town Grand Bahama: Pinder’s Ferry 441-3069/557-6624
Coopers Town/Spanish Cay: Marina Dockmaster 816-4998
Green Turtle Cay/Treasure Cay: Green Turtle Ferry 475-3841
The Crossing (Marsh Harbour)/Man-o-War, Hope Town, Scotland Cay: G&L Ferry 816-2628
Union Jack Dock (Marsh Harbour)/Guana Cay: G&L Ferry 816-2628
GRAND BAHAMA
Freeport/Nassau: Bahamas Ferries 323-2166 depart Nassau Wed, return Thu
Freeport/Fort Lauderdale: Balearea 866-699-6988
McClean Town, Grand Bahama/Crown Haven, Abaco: Pinder’s Ferry 441-3069/557-6624
Grand Bahama Yacht Club/Port Lucaya Market Place: Local Ferry 577-6016
BIMINI
Bimini/Fort Lauderdale: Balearea 866-699-6988
North Bimini government dock/South Bimini Landing: connection by taxi or golf cart to airport
ANDROS
Fresh Creek/Nassau: mailboat on Wed
Local Ferry Mangrove Cay/Lisbon Creek and Driggs Hill: Major’s Service 376-8533
NASSAU
Potters Cay government dock various mailboats/various Family Islands (Abaco, Grand Bahama, Eleuthera (including Spanish Wells, Hatchet Bay), Long Island (Simms, Salt Pond), Exuma (George Town).
Nassau/Paradise Island: Local water taxis from Woodes Rogers wharf
EXUMA
Nassau/George Town, Exuma: Bahamas Ferries 323-2166 depart Nas Thu, return Fri
Nassau/Exuma (George Town): Island Link 477-6162 Tues
George Town, Exuma/Salt Pond, Long Island: Sheeprunner 422-5913 departs Salt Pond 7:30 a.m., returns from George Town 3:30 p.m.
FAR BAHAMAS
ELEUTHERA
Nassau/Rock Sound: Bahamas Ferries 323-2166 depart Nas Mon, return Tuesday
Nassau/Spanish Wells/Harbour Island: Bahamas Ferries 323-2166 7a.m. to. 3 p.m. daily from Nassau
Spanish Wells/Gene’s Bay Harbour Island: Local Water Taxi Spanish Wells Ferry and Knight Rider 359-7135 (need land taxi to airport or Three Island Dock to Harbour Island from there)
Harbour Island: Three Island Dock water taxis to Harbour Island (connecting with land taxi from North Eleuthera airport and water taxis from Spanish Wells)
Nassau/Hatchet Bay and Rock Sound, Eleuthera: Bahamas Ferries 323-2166
Nassau/Hatchet Bay: Island Link 477-6162 depart Nassau Fri, return Sun
LONG ISLAND
Nassau/Simms, Salt Pond: Island Link 477-6162 Wed.
Salt Pond, Long Island/George Town, Exuma: Sheeprunner 422-5913 departs George Town at 3:30 p.m. and returns to Salt Pond.
CROOKED/ACKLINS
Crooked Island/Acklins: Local ferry from Cove (Crooked) to Acklins (Lovely Bay) 577-3975/804-1670
Long Cay/Crooked Island: Local Ferry from Albert Town Landing, Long Cay to Church Grove Landing, Crooked Island 822-9139
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NOTE: For islands not mentioned above, the only choice for water transportation is one of several government mailboats. They leave from Potters Cay Dock in Nassau.
Dockmaster: 393-1064 or Bahamas-travel.info/mailboat.
Mailboats travel to:
ABACO: Sandy Point, Moore’s Island, Marsh Harbour, Treasure Cay, Green Turtle Cay
ANDROS: Behring Point, Blanket Sound, The Bluff, Bowen Sound, Cargill Creek, Driggs Hill, Fresh Creek, Kemps Bay, Lisbon Creek, Long Bay Cay, Mangrove Cay, Mastic Point, Morgans Bluff, Nichols Town, Stafford Creek, Staniard Creek
BERRY ISLANDS: Bullocks Harbour, Great Harbour Cay
CAT CAY: Resort
CAT ISLAND: Arthurs Town, Bennetts Harbour, Bluff, New Bight, Old Bight, Smith Bay
ELEUTHERA: Bluff, Bogues, Current, Davis Harbour, Governors Harbour, Harbour Island, Rock Sound, South Eleuthera
EXUMA: George Town
GRAND BAHAMA: Eight Mile Rock, Freeport, High Rock, West End
INAGUA: Matthew Town
LONG ISLAND: Simms, Salt Pond, Clarence Town
MAYAGUANA: Abrahams Bay
RAGGED ISLAND: Duncan Town
SAN SALVADOR: Riding Rock