Ferry service to Ocracoke can change at any time due to shoaling, road conditions, weather or mechanical issues. Visit ncferry.org daily for updates. Hatteras Ferry terminal: 252-996-6000. Ocracoke terminal: 252-996-6201. Motorists are urged to follow the NC Ferry routes on Twitter for daily updates on ALL of the ferry routes. Route-specific X (formerly Twitter) feeds are available: Hatteras-Ocracoke: @NCFerryHatteras and Cedar Island-Ocracoke-Swan Quarter @NCFerryPamSound
To view the NCDOT webcam for Ocracoke, click here.
To view the NCDOT webcam for Hatteras, click here.
Hatteras-Ocracoke
Vehicle ferries on this route are free and board first-come, first-served.
March 31 to October 19
From Hatteras: 5 a.m., 6, 7, 8, 8:30, 9, 10, 10:30,11, 11:30, noon, 1 p.m., 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3, 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6, 7:30, 8, 9, 11, midnight.
From Ocracoke: 4 a.m., 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10, 10:30,11:30, 12 p.m., 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2:30, 3, 3:30, 4, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 9, 9:30, 10:30, midnight
Pamlico Sound ferry routes
Reservations highly recommended. Reserve online at www.ncferry.org. Reservation system books 90 days in advance. If you have any questions or for more information, please call 252-996-6200 or 1-800-293-3779.
March 31 to May 18:
Cedar Island to Ocracoke: 7:30 a.m., 10:30 & 4:30 p.m.
Ocracoke to Cedar Island: 7:30 a.m., 1 p.m. & 4:30.
Swan Quarter-Ocracoke: 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4:30.
Ocracoke-Swan Quarter: 7 a.m., 10 and 1:30 p.m.
The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry service runs between Hatteras and Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor from May 5 to Sept. 7:
From Hatteras: 9:30 a.m., 1 & 4:30 p.m. (peak days)
From Ocracoke (Silver Lake Harbor): 11 a.m., 2:30 & 6 p.m. (peak days)
No Sunday service; Reservations recommended
Book online: https://ferry.ncdot.gov/reservations/
Two routes – Hatteras-Ocracoke and Ocracoke-Cedar Island – are officially part of the Outer Banks National Scenic Byway.
For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on social media.
