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title: "BVI Ferry Schedule: Every Inter-Island Route and Last Boat"
url: https://virginislandvilla.com/bvi/ferry
description: "Nearly every BVI ferry leaves Tortola: Speedy's to Virgin Gorda, $30 one way; New Horizon to Jost Van Dyke, five a day; Smith's to Anegada on set dates."
updated: 2026-10-21
source: https://virginislandvilla.com/bvi/ferry
---

[British Virgin Islands](https://virginislandvilla.com/bvi) · Getting around

# Ferries between the British Virgin Islands

Almost every ferry between the British Virgin Islands starts on Tortola. Speedy's crosses to Virgin Gorda from Road Town and from Trellis Bay beside the airport, New Horizon runs from West End to Jost Van Dyke through the day, and Smith's Ferry reaches Anegada on set dates only. The catch is how early most boats stop, so plan the day around the last sailing back.

Written by Virgin Islands Villas·Updated Oct 2026

*Road Town, Tortola, from above: waterfront buildings and a marina full of yachts below green hills*

## Ferries into the BVI from St. Thomas and St. John

Four routes cross from the US islands, and two of them belong to [the St. Thomas to Tortola ferry page](https://virginislandvilla.com/virgin-islands/st-thomas-to-tortola-ferry), which carries their rotation, timetable and fees in full:

| Route | Operator | Sailings |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Charlotte Amalie to Road Town, Tortola | Three operators in rotation | Up to three a day |
| Red Hook to West End, Tortola | Road Town Fast Ferry | Three a day |
| Red Hook and Cruz Bay to Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke | Inter Island Boat Services | Sundays, Tuesdays, Fridays |
| Charlotte Amalie to Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda | Speedy's | Saturdays, paused each autumn |

Speedy's Saturday boat usually restarts in early November after its autumn pause; check with Speedy's before you plan on it. Every one of these is an international crossing: a passport book or US passport card for every visitor, a $10 levy on arrival and a $20 departure tax by sea as of October 2026, which [the getting-there page](https://virginislandvilla.com/bvi/getting-there) adds up. Once you are in, every boat on the rest of this page stays inside one country, with no border at either end.

## BVI ferry schedule and fares between the islands

Three operators and one resort launch cover every crossing inside the BVI. Each row is from the operator's own page, read on October 16, 2026:

| Route | Operator | Leaves Tortola | Leaves the other island | Adult fare | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Road Town to Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda | Speedy's | 7:45, 9, 10:40 am, 1:30, 4:30 pm Mon to Sat; also 12:10 and 6 pm Mon to Fri | 7, 8, 10, 11:30 am, 3:30 pm Mon to Sat; also 12:45 and 5 pm Mon to Fri | $30 one way, $40 round trip | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Trellis Bay, Beef Island, to Spanish Town | Speedy's | 6:30, 9 am, 1, 4:30, 6:30, 9 pm daily; 11:30 am Sat and Sun; 11:15 pm Fri to Sun | 6, 8:30, 10:30 am, 3, 5:30, 8 pm daily; noon Sat and Sun; 10:45 pm Fri to Sun | $30 one way, $40 round trip | Oct 16, 2026 |
| West End to Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke | New Horizon Ferry | 8, 10 am, 1, 4, 6 pm daily | 7, 9 am, 12, 2, 5 pm daily | $30 one way, $40 round trip | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Road Town to Setting Point, Anegada | Smith's Ferry | 7 am and 3:30 pm on set dates | 8:30 am and 5 pm | Quoted at booking | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Gun Creek to Bitter End, North Sound | Bitter End Yacht Club | 8:30 am to 11:30 pm, about hourly | 8 am to midnight | Not stated | Oct 16, 2026 |

Speedy's Sunday Road Town boats are two each way, at times its page does not pair clearly, so check them before a Sunday crossing. The BVI Tourist Board's ferry page has a low-season timetable in force through October, and the regular one usually returns in early November, so a time here can move by a few minutes or a sailing; confirm with the operator the week you travel.

## From the ferry jetty to the beach

Most jetties sit a short drive from where the day is going, and Great Harbour's is a walk from White Bay if you do not mind the hill. The drives without traffic, by our measurement:

| From | To | Minutes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beef Island airport | Trellis Bay dock | 4 by car, 6 on foot |
| Beef Island airport | Road Town ferry terminal | 30 |
| Road Town ferry terminal | West End ferry terminal | 32 |
| Spanish Town jetty | The Baths lot | 10 |
| Spanish Town jetty | Gun Creek, for North Sound | 22 |
| Great Harbour jetty | White Bay | 7 by car, 24 on foot |
| Setting Point, Anegada | Cow Wreck Beach | 15 |
| Setting Point, Anegada | Loblolly Bay | 22 |

The minutes on the water are the operators' own, where they give one; we time only the roads.

## Road Town or Trellis Bay for Virgin Gorda?

Trellis Bay, if you are coming off a flight or staying at the east end. The dock is a short walk from the terminal on Beef Island, its boats run every day into the evening and later still on weekends, and Bitter End Yacht Club's directions put the crossing at about 30 minutes. Road Town suits a house in town or on the north shore, but its boats stop sooner: the last leaves at 6 pm on weekdays and 4:30 pm on Saturdays, and the last Saturday boat back from Spanish Town goes at 3:30 pm.

Where the sources part: Speedy's own page runs the extra 12:10 pm and 6 pm boats Monday to Friday; the BVI Tourist Board's page gives the 6 pm on Fridays only and also lists Road Town Fast Ferry on the route, which posts no Virgin Gorda times on its own site as of October 2026. We print Speedy's. Off the boat in Spanish Town, [the Baths](https://virginislandvilla.com/bvi/beaches/the-baths) are a short drive from the jetty.

## North Sound by way of Spanish Town

North Sound is reached through Spanish Town. We found no public scheduled boat from Tortola to North Sound posted by any operator as of October 2026, and Bitter End Yacht Club's own directions send guests on Speedy's to Spanish Town, then by taxi over the ridge road to Gun Creek. From there the resort's boat crosses to Bitter End in 7 to 10 minutes, about hourly from morning until late at night, the late runs at the captain's call; the resort calls it complimentary for arriving guests and gives no fare for anyone else. A villa on the sound's road-reached shore keeps its car and skips the boat.

## Tortola to Jost Van Dyke on New Horizon

New Horizon Ferry is the Jost Van Dyke boat, from the West End terminal at Soper's Hole to Great Harbour through the day, with one fare and no separate child rate on its page. Coming from Road Town, allow for the drive west: a Road Town morning needs a 7:15 am start for the 8 am boat. On the far side, White Bay is over the hill from the jetty, a short drive or a real climb on foot.

The tradeoff: the last boat back to Tortola leaves Great Harbour at 5 pm, so an evening on Jost Van Dyke means a night there or a water taxi. New Horizon keeps its office at Great Harbour, open daily 9 am to 5 pm, and runs a Wednesday boat to Virgin Gorda in season, on the Tourist Board's page.

## The Anegada ferry sails on set dates

Smith's Ferry sails from Road Town to Anegada on the dates it publishes and only those. Its calendar usually lists Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with gaps in the quiet weeks, so check the dates before you plan the day; the boat goes out early and mid-afternoon, comes back the same day, and asks for check-in 35 minutes before. The Tourist Board's page adds a call at Virgin Gorda each way, so ask Smith's whether yours stops. Road Town Fast Ferry lists the same three days as a seasonal run with no times or fares posted as of October 2026.

The ferry lands at Setting Point, a short drive from the north shore beaches, so a day trip on the 7 am boat buys the afternoon at Cow Wreck Beach or Loblolly Bay and the 5 pm boat home. Anegada is not a port of entry: a boat from the US islands clears in at Road Town first.

Questions people ask

### Is there a ferry from Tortola to Virgin Gorda?

Yes, Speedy's, from Road Town and from Trellis Bay beside the airport to Spanish Town, $30 one way and $40 round trip for an adult as of October 2026. Trellis Bay has six boats a day, the last at 9 pm, and one more at 11:15 pm Friday to Sunday; Road Town has five Monday to Saturday and two more on weekdays, the last at 6 pm on weekdays and 4:30 pm on Saturdays.

### How do you get to Anegada?

By Smith's Ferry from Road Town on the dates it publishes, usually Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, as of October 2026: out at 7 am, back from Anegada at 5 pm, fare quoted at booking. The ferry lands at Setting Point, a 15 minute drive from Cow Wreck Beach.

### How much is the ferry from Tortola to Jost Van Dyke?

$30 one way and $40 round trip on New Horizon Ferry's own page as of October 2026, from West End to Great Harbour five times a day. Its page lists one fare and no separate child rate. The West End terminal is a 32 minute drive from Road Town's ferry terminal.

At a glance · checked Oct 2026

**Tortola to Virgin Gorda**

Speedy's, $30 one way, $40 round trip

From Road Town or Trellis Bay to Spanish Town; adult fare on Speedy's rates page, checked 2026-10-16.

**Tortola to Jost Van Dyke**

New Horizon Ferry, five a day, $30 one way

West End to Great Harbour, $40 round trip, on its schedule page, checked 2026-10-16.

**Tortola to Anegada**

Smith's Ferry, on set dates

On the dates Smith's Ferry publishes, usually Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: 7 am from Road Town, back from Anegada at 5 pm, as of October 2026. Fare quoted at booking.

**Last boats**

Spanish Town 8 pm daily, Great Harbour 5 pm

From Spanish Town the last is 8 pm to Trellis Bay (10:45 pm Friday to Sunday) and 5 pm to Road Town on weekdays, 3:30 pm on Saturdays; the operators' pages, checked 2026-10-16.

**Season**

A low-season timetable most autumns

The BVI Tourist Board's page carried one through October 2026, with the regular schedule from November; check the operator for your week.

More on British Virgin Islands

- [Getting to the British Virgin Islands](https://virginislandvilla.com/bvi/getting-there)

- [Things to do in Tortola and the British Virgin Islands](https://virginislandvilla.com/bvi/things-to-do)

- [British Virgin Islands map](https://virginislandvilla.com/bvi/map)

- [British Virgin Islands weather, month by month](https://virginislandvilla.com/bvi/weather)

- [Norman Island and the pirates of the BVI](https://virginislandvilla.com/bvi/guides/bvi-pirate-history)

- [Scuba diving in the British Virgin Islands](https://virginislandvilla.com/bvi/things-to-do/diving)

Facts checked against [Speedy's](https://speedysbvi.com/speedys-bvi-ferry-schedule), [New Horizon Ferry](https://www.newhorizonferry.com/schedule/), [Smith's Ferry](https://smithsferry.com/ferry-schedule/), [the BVI Tourist Board](https://www.bvitourism.com/ferry-schedules) and [Bitter End Yacht Club](https://www.beyc.com/how-to-get-here). Checked October 2026.