The Caribbean's 60 ferry routes are mostly short island hops: across the British and US Virgin Islands, between Guadeloupe and its neighbours, and from Puerto Rico to the Dominican Republic.

60routes

38operators

16ships

62ports

21countries

Longest crossing San Juan (Puerto Rico) to Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), 14h
Shortest crossing West End (Tortola) to Great Harbour (Jost Van Dyke), 10m
Most sailings Red Hook (St Thomas) to Cruz Bay (St John), 126 a week
Most routes Inter Island Boat Services, 7 routes
Biggest ship Kydon, 1,600 passengers
Seasonal 9 of 60 routes run only part of the year, mostly ~Dec-Apr
International 25 of 60 routes cross a border

The 21 countries with crossings in the Caribbean

Country	Routes	Ports
🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands	15	6
🇻🇮 US Virgin Islands	14	5
🇬🇵 Guadeloupe	11	9
🇻🇨 St Vincent and the Grenadines	5	6
🇧🇸 Bahamas	4	5
🇸🇽 Sint Maarten	4	2
🇩🇲 Dominica	3	1
🇲🇶 Martinique	3	1
🇱🇨 St Lucia	3	1
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	3	4
🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos	3	5
🇰🇳 St Kitts and Nevis	3	4
🇺🇸 United States	2	1
🇲🇫 St Martin	2	1
🇦🇮 Anguilla	2	1
🇧🇱 St Barthélemy	2	1
🇧🇶 Caribbean Netherlands	2	2
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	2
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	1
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda	1	2
🇨🇺 Cuba	1	2

All 60 ferry routes in the Caribbean

Route	Countries	Crossing time	Operators	Sailings a week	Season
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe) to Terre-de-Haut (Les Saintes)	🇬🇵 🇬🇵		CTM Deher	3	year round
Basseterre (St Kitts) to Charlestown (Nevis)	🇰🇳 🇰🇳	25m to 45m	St Kitts to Nevis Passenger Ferry		year round
Castries (St Lucia) to Fort-de-France (Martinique)	🇱🇨 🇲🇶	1h 30m	L’Express des Iles	5	~Dec-Apr
Castries (St Lucia) to Pointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe)	🇱🇨 🇬🇵	7h 15m to 7h 45m	L’Express des Iles	4	~Dec-Apr
Castries (St Lucia) to Roseau (Dominica)	🇱🇨 🇩🇲	4h 30m	L’Express des Iles	4	year round
Ceiba (Puerto Rico) to Dewey (Culebra)	🇵🇷 🇵🇷	1h 30m	Puerto Rico Ferry		year round
Ceiba (Puerto Rico) to Isabel Segunda (Vieques)	🇵🇷 🇵🇷	30m to 1h	Puerto Rico Ferry		year round
Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas) to Cruz Bay (St John)	🇻🇮 🇻🇮	45m	Varlack Ventures, Transportation Services of St John		~Dec-Apr
Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas) to Gallows Bay (St Croix)	🇻🇮 🇻🇮	2h 10m	QE IV Ferry, Native Son	12	year round
Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas) to Road Town (Tortola)	🇻🇮 🇻🇬	45m	3 operators		year round
Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas) to Spanish Town (Virgin Gorda)	🇻🇮 🇻🇬	1h 30m	Speedy’s	2	year round
Crown Bay (St Thomas) to Cruz Bay (St John)	🇻🇮 🇻🇮	35m	Inter Island Boat Services	28	year round
Cruz Bay (St John) to Great Harbour (Jost Van Dyke)	🇻🇮 🇻🇬	30m	Inter Island Boat Services	6	year round
Cruz Bay (St John) to Setting Point (Anegada)	🇻🇮 🇻🇬	1h 45m	Inter Island Boat Services		~Dec-Apr
Cruz Bay (St John) to Spanish Town (Virgin Gorda)	🇻🇮 🇻🇬	1h 15m	Inter Island Boat Services	2	year round
Fort-de-France (Martinique) to Roseau (Dominica)	🇲🇶 🇩🇲	2h 15m	L’Express des Iles	5	~Dec-Apr
Grand Turk (Cockburn Town) to Deane’s Dock (Salt Cay)	🇹🇨 🇹🇨	50m to 1h	Salt Cay Community Ferry	3	year round
Great Harbour (Jost Van Dyke) to Spanish Town (Virgin Gorda)	🇻🇬 🇻🇬	1h	New Horizon Ferry	2	year round
Heaving Down Rock (Providenciales) to Bellefield Landing (North Caicos)	🇹🇨 🇹🇨	30m	Caribbean Cruisin, My Girl Ferry Service		year round
Heaving Down Rock (Providenciales) to Cockburn Harbour (South Caicos)	🇹🇨 🇹🇨	2h	Captain Russell Ferry		year round
Kingstown (St Vincent) to Britannia Bay (Mustique)	🇻🇨 🇻🇨		Mustique Ferry		year round
Kingstown (St Vincent) to Charlestown Bay (Canouan)	🇻🇨 🇻🇨		3 operators	8	year round
Kingstown (St Vincent) to Clifton (Union Island)	🇻🇨 🇻🇨		3 operators	8	year round
Kingstown (St Vincent) to Port Elizabeth (Bequia)	🇻🇨 🇻🇨	1h	Admiral Ferries, Bequia Express	48	year round
Kingstown (St Vincent) to Saline Bay (Mayreau)	🇻🇨 🇻🇨		Bequia Express, Gem Star	5	year round
Major’s Bay (St Kitts) to Cades Bay (Nevis)	🇰🇳 🇰🇳		Sea Bridge		year round
Major’s Bay (St Kitts) to Charlestown (Nevis)	🇰🇳 🇰🇳		iConnect		year round
Marigot (St Martin) to Blowing Point (Anguilla)	🇲🇫 🇦🇮	20m to 25m	Anguilla to St Martin Public Ferry	63	year round
Marigot (St Martin) to Gustavia (St Barthelemy)	🇲🇫 🇧🇱	45m to 1h	Voyager	21	year round
Nassau (New Providence) to Harbour Island (Eleuthera)	🇧🇸 🇧🇸	2h 40m to 3h 10m	Bahamas Ferries	3	year round
Nassau (New Providence) to Spanish Wells (Eleuthera)	🇧🇸 🇧🇸	2h	Bahamas Ferries	3	year round
Philipsburg (Sint Maarten) to Fort Bay (Saba)	🇸🇽 🇧🇶	1h 40m	Makana Ferry Services	5	year round
Philipsburg (Sint Maarten) to Gustavia (St Barthelemy)	🇸🇽 🇧🇱	45m	Great Bay Express	16	year round
Philipsburg (Sint Maarten) to Oranjestad (Sint Eustatius)	🇸🇽 🇧🇶		Great Bay Express		year round
Pointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe) to Fort-de-France (Martinique)	🇬🇵 🇲🇶	2h 30m to 5h	L’Express des Iles	5	~Dec-Apr
Pointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe) to Grand-Bourg (Marie-Galante)	🇬🇵 🇬🇵	55m to 1h	L’Express des Iles, Val’Ferry	33	year round
Pointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe) to Roseau (Dominica)	🇬🇵 🇩🇲	2h 30m	L’Express des Iles	5	~Dec-Apr
Pointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe) to Terre-de-Haut (Les Saintes)	🇬🇵 🇬🇵	50m	Val’Ferry		year round
Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale) to Freeport (Grand Bahama)	🇺🇸 🇧🇸	3h to 3h 45m	Balearia Caribbean	2	year round
Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale) to North Bimini (Bimini)	🇺🇸 🇧🇸	2h	Balearia Caribbean	3	year round
Port of Spain (Trinidad) to Scarborough (Tobago)	🇹🇹 🇹🇹	2h 30m to 3h	Trinidad and Tobago Inter-Island Transportation Company		year round
Red Hook (St Thomas) to Cruz Bay (St John)	🇻🇮 🇻🇮	20m	Varlack Ventures, Transportation Services of St John	126	year round
Red Hook (St Thomas) to Great Harbour (Jost Van Dyke)	🇻🇮 🇻🇬	35m	Inter Island Boat Services	6	year round
Red Hook (St Thomas) to Road Town (Tortola)	🇻🇮 🇻🇬	45m	Road Town Fast Ferry	14	year round
Red Hook (St Thomas) to Setting Point (Anegada)	🇻🇮 🇻🇬	2h	Inter Island Boat Services		~Dec-Apr
Red Hook (St Thomas) to Spanish Town (Virgin Gorda)	🇻🇮 🇻🇬	1h 30m	Inter Island Boat Services	2	year round
Red Hook (St Thomas) to West End (Tortola)	🇻🇮 🇻🇬	30m	Road Town Fast Ferry	42	year round
Road Town (Tortola) to Setting Point (Anegada)	🇻🇬 🇻🇬	1h 30m	Smith’s Ferry	12	year round
Road Town (Tortola) to Spanish Town (Virgin Gorda)	🇻🇬 🇻🇬	30m	Speedy’s, Road Town Fast Ferry		year round
Saint-Francois (Guadeloupe) to Beausejour (La Desirade)	🇬🇵 🇬🇵	45m	Comatrile	14	year round
Saint-Francois (Guadeloupe) to Saint-Louis (Marie-Galante)	🇬🇵 🇬🇵	55m	Comatrile	3	year round
San Juan (Puerto Rico) to Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)	🇵🇷 🇩🇴	14h	Ferries del Caribe	3	year round
Simpson Bay (Sint Maarten) to Blowing Point (Anguilla)	🇸🇽 🇦🇮	20m to 30m	GB Ferries	49	year round
St John’s (Antigua) to River Landing (Barbuda)	🇦🇬 🇦🇬	1h 30m	Barbuda Express	7	year round
Surgidero de Batabano (Cuba) to Nueva Gerona (Isla de la Juventud)	🇨🇺 🇨🇺	3h to 6h	Empresa de Servicios de Reservacion Viajeros		~Dec-Apr
Terre-de-Bas (Les Saintes) to Terre-de-Haut (Les Saintes)	🇬🇵 🇬🇵	10m	FRS Alizes	4	year round
Terre-de-Haut (Les Saintes) to Saint-Louis (Marie-Galante)	🇬🇵 🇬🇵	1h	Comatrile	3	year round
Trellis Bay (Beef Island) to Spanish Town (Virgin Gorda)	🇻🇬 🇻🇬	20m	Speedy’s	84	year round
Trois-Rivieres (Guadeloupe) to Terre-de-Haut (Les Saintes)	🇬🇵 🇬🇵	25m to 40m	3 operators	48	year round
West End (Tortola) to Great Harbour (Jost Van Dyke)	🇻🇬 🇻🇬	10m to 15m	New Horizon Ferry	70	year round

~ marks a typical season, not an exact timetable.

The 38 operators sailing in the Caribbean

Operator	Routes here	Fleet	Based in
Inter Island Boat Services	7		🇻🇮 US Virgin Islands
L’Express des Iles	7	4	🇬🇵 Guadeloupe	site
Road Town Fast Ferry	4		🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands	site
Bequia Express	4		🇻🇨 St Vincent and the Grenadines	site
Speedy’s	3		🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands	site
Val’Ferry	3		🇬🇵 Guadeloupe	site
Comatrile	3	1	🇬🇵 Guadeloupe
Gem Star	3	1	🇻🇨 St Vincent and the Grenadines
Varlack Ventures	2		🇻🇮 US Virgin Islands	site
Transportation Services of St John	2		🇻🇮 US Virgin Islands	site
Native Son	2		🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands	site
Smith’s Ferry	2		🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands	site
New Horizon Ferry	2		🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands	site
CTM Deher	2	4	🇬🇵 Guadeloupe
FRS Alizes	2		🇬🇵 Guadeloupe
Puerto Rico Ferry	2		🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	site
Bahamas Ferries	2	1	🇧🇸 Bahamas	site
Balearia Caribbean	2	1	🇺🇸 United States	site
Great Bay Express	2		🇸🇽 Sint Maarten	site
Barracouda	2	1	🇻🇨 St Vincent and the Grenadines
QE IV Ferry	1		🇻🇮 US Virgin Islands	site
Trinidad and Tobago Inter-Island Transportation Company	1	2	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	site
Ferries del Caribe	1	1	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	site
Caribbean Cruisin	1		🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos
My Girl Ferry Service	1		🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos
Captain Russell Ferry	1		🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos
Salt Cay Community Ferry	1		🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos
Anguilla to St Martin Public Ferry	1	5	🇦🇮 Anguilla	site
GB Ferries	1	1	🇸🇽 Sint Maarten
Voyager	1		🇲🇫 St Martin
Makana Ferry Services	1		🇧🇶 Caribbean Netherlands
St Kitts to Nevis Passenger Ferry	1		🇰🇳 St Kitts and Nevis	site
Sea Bridge	1		🇰🇳 St Kitts and Nevis
iConnect	1		🇰🇳 St Kitts and Nevis
Barbuda Express	1	1	🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda	site
Admiral Ferries	1		🇻🇨 St Vincent and the Grenadines	site
Mustique Ferry	1		🇻🇨 St Vincent and the Grenadines
Empresa de Servicios de Reservacion Viajeros	1	1	🇨🇺 Cuba

The 16 ships on these routes now

Ship	Type	Built	Passengers	Cars	Speed
APT James	fast ferry	2020
Barbuda Express	catamaran
Barracouda	cargo pax
Beatrix	conventional		96
Bo Hengy III	catamaran
Buccoo Reef	fast ferry	2021			45 kn
Diamond	conventional
GB Dream	fast ferry
Gem Star	cargo pax
Jaume II	catamaran	1996	654	155	37 kn
Joshlin	conventional
Kydon	cruise ferry	1990	1600	1100	26 kn
Lady Maria	conventional
Perseverancia	conventional
Samantha	conventional
Tee Zech	conventional

Compiled from the Ferrylines database. Data last changed 29 September 2026.