UPDATE: Ferry Division adds another Cedar Island-Ocracoke run
The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has been overwhelmed with reservations for visitors wishing to visit Ocracoke, as well as Avon, Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras village through Ocracoke.
To help meet the demand, the division has added an additional departure from Cedar Island for Friday and Saturday only until Highway is repaired. The new departure times of 11 p.m. from Cedar Island and 1:30 a.m. from Ocracoke will begin Saturday, Sept. 17.
The Cedar Island-Ocracoke schedule currently is:
Departing Cedar Island at 7 a.m., 10, 1 p.m., 3:30 and 6; and
Departing Ocracoke at 7:30 a.m., 10, 1 p.m., 3:30 and 8:30.
Beginning Sept. 17 until Highway 12 is repaired, the schedule on Friday and Saturday will be:
Departing Cedar Island at 7 a.m., 10, 1 p.m., 3:30, 6 and 11; and
Departing Ocracoke at 7:30 a.m., 10, 1 p.m., 3:30, 8:30 and 1:30 a.m.
The Swan Quarter-Ocracoke schedule remains as follows:
Departing Swan Quarter at 7 a.m., 10, 12:30 p.m., 4:30 and 7; and
Departing Ocracoke at 6:30 a.m., 9:30, 12:45 p.m., 4 and 10.
Visitors are reminded that there are only four Sound Class vessels that can make the crossing from Cedar Island to Ocracoke and Swan Quarter to Ocracoke. These ferries can carry approximately 50 cars each. People are also reminded that it takes 2.5 hours to cross the Pamlico Sound from Swan Quarter and 2.25 hours to cross from Cedar Island.
Travelers who want to get to Hatteras Island and are considering the new late run from Cedar Island are reminded that the last ferry from Ocracoke to Hatteras is at 11 p.m., and the first one is at 5 a.m.
Reservations for these additional weekend runs will not be available online but can be made by calling 800-293-3779 (BY-FERRY) and pressing 2. The reservations center is open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily. Reservations for all other departures to Ocracoke can be made at www.ncferry.org.
Ferry schedule information is available by calling 800-293-3779 (BY-FERRY) and pressing 1, or via Twitter at www.twitter.com/ncdot_ferry.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has been overwhelmed with reservations for visitors wishing to visit Ocracoke, as well as Avon, Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras village through Ocracoke.
To help meet the demand, the division has added an additional departure from Cedar Island for Friday and Saturday only until Highway is repaired. The new departure times of 11 p.m. from Cedar Island and 1:30 a.m. from Ocracoke will begin Saturday, Sept. 17.
The Cedar Island-Ocracoke schedule currently is:
Departing Cedar Island at 7 a.m., 10, 1 p.m., 3:30 and 6; and
Departing Ocracoke at 7:30 a.m., 10, 1 p.m., 3:30 and 8:30.
Beginning Sept. 17 until Highway 12 is repaired, the schedule on Friday and Saturday will be:
Departing Cedar Island at 7 a.m., 10, 1 p.m., 3:30, 6 and 11; and
Departing Ocracoke at 7:30 a.m., 10, 1 p.m., 3:30, 8:30 and 1:30 a.m.
The Swan Quarter-Ocracoke schedule remains as follows:
Departing Swan Quarter at 7 a.m., 10, 12:30 p.m., 4:30 and 7; and
Departing Ocracoke at 6:30 a.m., 9:30, 12:45 p.m., 4 and 10.
Visitors are reminded that there are only four Sound Class vessels that can make the crossing from Cedar Island to Ocracoke and Swan Quarter to Ocracoke. These ferries can carry approximately 50 cars each. People are also reminded that it takes 2.5 hours to cross the Pamlico Sound from Swan Quarter and 2.25 hours to cross from Cedar Island.
Travelers who want to get to Hatteras Island and are considering the new late run from Cedar Island are reminded that the last ferry from Ocracoke to Hatteras is at 11 p.m., and the first one is at 5 a.m.
Reservations for these additional weekend runs will not be available online but can be made by calling 800-293-3779 (BY-FERRY) and pressing 2. The reservations center is open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily. Reservations for all other departures to Ocracoke can be made at www.ncferry.org.
Ferry schedule information is available by calling 800-293-3779 (BY-FERRY) and pressing 1, or via Twitter at www.twitter.com/ncdot_ferry.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has been overwhelmed with reservations for visitors wishing to visit Ocracoke, as well as Avon, Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras village through Ocracoke.
To help meet the demand, the division has added an additional departure from Cedar Island for Friday and Saturday only until Highway is repaired. The new departure times of 11 p.m. from Cedar Island and 1:30 a.m. from Ocracoke will begin Saturday, Sept. 17.
The Cedar Island-Ocracoke schedule currently is:
Departing Cedar Island at 7 a.m., 10, 1 p.m., 3:30 and 6; and
Departing Ocracoke at 7:30 a.m., 10, 1 p.m., 3:30 and 8:30.
Beginning Sept. 17 until Highway 12 is repaired, the schedule on Friday and Saturday will be:
Departing Cedar Island at 7 a.m., 10, 1 p.m., 3:30, 6 and 11; and
Departing Ocracoke at 7:30 a.m., 10, 1 p.m., 3:30, 8:30 and 1:30 a.m.
The Swan Quarter-Ocracoke schedule remains as follows:
Departing Swan Quarter at 7 a.m., 10, 12:30 p.m., 4:30 and 7; and
Departing Ocracoke at 6:30 a.m., 9:30, 12:45 p.m., 4 and 10.
Visitors are reminded that there are only four Sound Class vessels that can make the crossing from Cedar Island to Ocracoke and Swan Quarter to Ocracoke. These ferries can carry approximately 50 cars each. People are also reminded that it takes 2.5 hours to cross the Pamlico Sound from Swan Quarter and 2.25 hours to cross from Cedar Island.
Travelers who want to get to Hatteras Island and are considering the new late run from Cedar Island are reminded that the last ferry from Ocracoke to Hatteras is at 11 p.m., and the first one is at 5 a.m.
Reservations for these additional weekend runs will not be available online but can be made by calling 800-293-3779 (BY-FERRY) and pressing 2. The reservations center is open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily. Reservations for all other departures to Ocracoke can be made at www.ncferry.org.
Ferry schedule information is available by calling 800-293-3779 (BY-FERRY) and pressing 1, or via Twitter at www.twitter.com/ncdot_ferry.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has been overwhelmed with reservations for visitors wishing to visit Ocracoke, as well as Avon, Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras village through Ocracoke.
To help meet the demand, the division has added an additional departure from Cedar Island for Friday and Saturday only until Highway is repaired. The new departure times of 11 p.m. from Cedar Island and 1:30 a.m. from Ocracoke will begin Saturday, Sept. 17.
The Cedar Island-Ocracoke schedule currently is:
Departing Cedar Island at 7 a.m., 10, 1 p.m., 3:30 and 6; and
Departing Ocracoke at 7:30 a.m., 10, 1 p.m., 3:30 and 8:30.
Beginning Sept. 17 until Highway 12 is repaired, the schedule on Friday and Saturday will be:
Departing Cedar Island at 7 a.m., 10, 1 p.m., 3:30, 6 and 11; and
Departing Ocracoke at 7:30 a.m., 10, 1 p.m., 3:30, 8:30 and 1:30 a.m.
The Swan Quarter-Ocracoke schedule remains as follows:
Departing Swan Quarter at 7 a.m., 10, 12:30 p.m., 4:30 and 7; and
Departing Ocracoke at 6:30 a.m., 9:30, 12:45 p.m., 4 and 10.
Visitors are reminded that there are only four Sound Class vessels that can make the crossing from Cedar Island to Ocracoke and Swan Quarter to Ocracoke. These ferries can carry approximately 50 cars each. People are also reminded that it takes 2.5 hours to cross the Pamlico Sound from Swan Quarter and 2.25 hours to cross from Cedar Island.
Travelers who want to get to Hatteras Island and are considering the new late run from Cedar Island are reminded that the last ferry from Ocracoke to Hatteras is at 11 p.m., and the first one is at 5 a.m.
Reservations for these additional weekend runs will not be available online but can be made by calling 800-293-3779 (BY-FERRY) and pressing 2. The reservations center is open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily. Reservations for all other departures to Ocracoke can be made at www.ncferry.org.
Ferry schedule information is available by calling 800-293-3779 (BY-FERRY) and pressing 1, or via Twitter at www.twitter.com/ncdot_ferry.
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