Ferry News

HATTERAS – Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and exposures among crew and staff, the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route will continue its reduced schedule effective...

Some NC ferry routes to be reduced Dec. 24-25 2021

By Sam Walker, OBX Today. Reprinted by permission. A recently introduced bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would allow the North Carolina Ferry System...

This story has been updated, Nov. 10. RALEIGH – The ferries to and from Ocracoke have now resumed regular schedules as high winds from this weekend’s...

RALEIGH – The NCDOT Ferry Division today (Nov. 7) suspended several coastal ferry operations, including ferries to and from Ocracoke, due to impacts from a...

RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation is again asking the public for feedback on how the agency is performing and ways it can improve its customer...

The N.C. Department of Transportation’s popular Hatteras-Ocracoke route will switch to its reduced, off-season winter schedule on Tuesday, Nov. 2. The change reduces the number...

This story was corrected from an earlier version to explain that the South Dock at the north end of Ocracoke is for vehicle ferries. By Kip...

By Connie Leinbach Ocracoke Island residents and visitors traveling to Swan Quarter had to do a quick change on Tuesday when the fall schedule had...

From our news sources More than 16,500 people left their cars behind and used the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry this summer, and surveys revealed...