Ferries in United States
1,216 routes and 16 operators Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.

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We sell 1,216 Ferries routes in United States, serving 69 places through 16 operators. 84 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is £10.18 and the median route runs 103 km.
Ferries in United States, in numbers
- £10.18 to £18.67Fare range
- 1,216Routes we sell
- 69Places served
- 16Operators
- 1,132Domestic routes
- 84Cross border routes
- 103 kmMedian route
- 1,726 kmLongest route
£10.18 to £18.67 for one passenger across the 32 routes priced below, all of them on 25 October 2026. A single figure hides which end of that a journey sits at. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.
The busiest Ferries routes in United States
12Go fares in United States
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Being on the water gives New York a set of days out that do not start at a station.

Day trips out of New York and across United States
Day trips that leave New York in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 888 | 73% | Burien, 15 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 260 | 21% | North Kingstown, 205 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 64 | 5% | Campbell River, 711 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 4 | 0% | Fort Lauderdale, 1726 km |
Where United States connects to
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 84 | 100% |
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Common questions about Ferries in United States
What Ferries routes are there in United States?
We sell 1,216 Ferries routes in United States, serving 69 places run by 16 operators Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.
How much do Ferries tickets in United States cost?
The cheapest Ferries fare in United States is £10.18 for one passenger, across the 1,216 routes we sell there. The median route runs 103 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.
Can I travel out of United States by Ferries?
84 of the Ferries routes we sell touching United States cross a border and 1,132 stay inside it, reaching 1 other countries including Canada. Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.
Which operators run Ferries services in United States?
16 operators run Ferries services on routes we sell in United States: Alaska Marine Highway, Black Ball Ferry Line, Clipper Vacations, FRS Clipper, Golden Gate Bridge. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.
What is the longest Ferries route in United States?
The longest Ferries route we sell touching United States runs from Fort Lauderdale to Freeport, 1,726 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 103 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
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