Ferry Transportation

Harkers Island and Beaufort

Looking for a ferry ride to shuttle you to Shackleford Banks or Cape Lookout? You’ve come to the right place! Our round-trip ferries leave from Harkers Island, North Carolina and Beaufort, North Carolina. We provide safe, comfortable, and scenic rides to your island of choice.

Harkers Island, NC Departure

Best Value!

$30

25 min each way
Daily
Year-round

Harkers Island Combo Trip to Shackleford Banks & Cape Lookout

Spend time on both islands in one day! Depart from Harkers Island to your first stop, Shackleford Banks. Choose your pick-up time and then continue on to Cape Lookout Lighthouse.

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$24

25 min each way
Daily
Year-round

Harkers Island → Cape Lookout

Enjoy a relaxing and fun 25-minute ferry ride to Cape Lookout Lighthouse. Be on the lookout for dolphins and horses along the way.

FREE PARKING AT HARKERS ISLAND VISITOR CENTER

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$24

25 min each way
Daily
Year-round

Harkers Island → Shackleford Banks

Enjoy a fun ferry ride to the east end of Shackleford Banks, home of fabulous shelling and the famous Shackleford Banks horses.

FREE PARKING AT HARKERS ISLAND VISITOR CENTER

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$32

2 hours
Thurs - Sat
May - Aug

Harkers Island Sunset Wild Horse & Dolphin Watch Cruise

Enjoy a breathtaking narrated scenic cruise to Cape Lookout with the sunset, sparkling sea, and playful dolphins as your backdrop during each 30-minute Harkers Island ferry ride. The captain gives this historical water view tour with a complete circuit of Harkers Island and a pass by Shackleford Banks.

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Beaufort, NC Departure

$24

25 min each way
Daily
Year-round

Beaufort → Shackleford Banks

Take a scenic ferry ride to Shackleford Banks and enjoy great shelling, explore and look for the famous Shackleford Banks horses, bird watch, swim and/or sunbathe.

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$60

5 hours
Tues - Sat
April - August

Beaufort → Cape Lookout

This special five-hour trip includes a 45-minute narrated scenic cruise each way with approximately three hours on Cape Lookout to enjoy as you wish.

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Very Popular!

$32

2 hours
Daily
March - Sept

Shackleford Banks Sunset Dolphin & Wild Horse Cruise

Enjoy a narrated round-trip sunset cruise from Beaufort to West Shackleford Banks, plus an hour of free time on Shackleford Banks. Look for wild horses and dolphins!

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Beach Shuttle to the Point

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UTV Rentals

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Map of Cape Lookout National Seashore

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