St. Johns River Ferry

This ferry trip was worth the wait and small coast. I was amazed at how many vehicles they were able to get loaded and unloaded. The short trip literally saved us a lot of time & gas by not having to go around the city.
Bring your camera and get ready to cross the St Johns quickly and safely. Just another little treasure in the state.

We took the ferry from Mayport to get to Kingsley Plantation at Ft George. It would’ve been 31 miles out of our way to go thru Jacksonville otherwise. The ferry was a time saver. It’s a short 6 min ride across. Everything was well organized, the ride was smooth, easy on, easy off. No public restrooms on the ferry, tho. It was $ 7 for hubs and me on a weekend. I’d gladly take it again to save time.

This was great fun for a first timer and also really convenient. I took the ferry from the north side of the river to the south. It is very well organized with employees directing you where to go and park on the ferry. Once you’re on the ferry an employee goes around to each vehicle to collect payment ($ 6 for a car, didn’t have to pay more for the passengers) and if you’re curious you can get out of your car and walk around as well. A lot of people stayed in their cars, leading me to think they’re probably too used to it by now. Me, I was having fun! The actual ferry trip is quite short, probably 5 – 7 minutes which makes it real convenient. If you include the wait time it’s probably around 15 – 20 minutes. They also have a good website that has info on pricing and schedules. If you’re back from a day of driving around and sightseeing, you can also catch a quick bite at the many seafood joints close by. I went to safe harbor restaurant and found the food pretty good. Even if you’re not from the area, it’s worth trying the ferry if you’ve never been on anything like this before!

Reliable, super cool and organized. The digital signs are a nice modern addition to this retro kind of transportation. There’s a palpable charm to being ferried across the river on this contraption. Very glad we still have this vintage travel choice.

We enjoy getting off the interstate highways so when we found a route from Jacksonville to Brunswick, GA that included a ferry ride across the river we had to take it. It’s a fun short trip that’s not exciting but, it’s a beautiful ride up the coast with great scenery. The traffic is light and you don’t have to worry jam ups along the way. Neat and fun to do for $ 6 how can you beat that.

I love riding the Ferry! I have done it since I was a little girl. I don’t enjoy paying $ 7 a pop on the weekends! Oh and the birds are stinky! But I will pay it and deal with the stink! It totally reminds me of my childhood… the good part!

This ferry is so neat. What a great experience for the family. We end up taking A1A coming up for JAX south end to the ferry to get over to the JAX zoo. Makes for a great quick staycation excursion.
The price is right. They have an iphone app that lets you know where the ferry is. It’s a quick ferry ride to cross about 10 minutes max.

I’m a fan of short travel by water, and this is no different. When you arrive, line your car up in each lane, 1 – 8, and wait for some one to direct you onto the boat, then another person to direct you where to park on the boat.
Its is expensive ($ 6) for a 2 minute ride across the river, but it made my trip go from 45 minutes across the closest bridge to a 15 minutes on the ferry.
Pro-​tip: Cash Only.

A great way to get to Fernandina if you don’t feel like taking I95.
It’s always a quick trip.

I just love the ferry and I think we are quite lucky to still have it. I hope the community continues to use it and support it so that we can keep it around! Yes, we have the bridges now for easy and quick access, but it’s so much fun to hop on the ferry every now and then.
The ferry takes you from Heckscher Drive to Mayport (and the other way around). The fare is a good bit higher than when my girls were growing up. It’s $ 6.00 per vehicle (each way) and on the weekends, they charge an extra $ 1 per passenger (excluding the driver and each child 5 years and younger).
Drive onto the ferry and then hop out of your car and enjoy the wind and the view for the .9 mile voyage to the other side.
If this is not something you have done before, then make a point to do it. Especially if you have children; they will will love!

The day has come. Client is so exclusive need to take a ferry??? Reminder of Staten Island ferry when I was a kiddie.
Being an excursion that broke up an 8 hour drive, it was just too short!!! Hopped out the car for the five minute quick ride and enjoyed it.
Price is phenomenal, the time saver not that great, but the break in the drive to stretch my legs in the wind was phenomenal…

OK guys, I know the trip hardly lasts 15 minutes, but it’s a great dip into the past. Easy to imagine the same trip on the same ferry in 1955. One of the last living pieces of river travel in Florida plus a pretty trip up Amelia Island for an afternoon. What do you want for $ 6?