The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry. Photo: C. Leinbach

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HATTERAS – Under a new state law, vendors serving Ocracoke Island who want priority loading on the N.C. Ferry System’s the Hatteras-Ocracoke route will be required to purchase individual priority passes for each vehicle. 

In the past, multiple vehicles from the same vendor could share a single pass.

The change comes under legislation passed by the General Assembly in its 2024 session.

The price for each vendor priority pass is $150, and applications are available on the Ferry Division website.

Resident priority passes remain free for permanent Ocracoke residents.

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