Three N.C. Ferry Routes Switch to Off-Season Schedules Sept. 9

Ocracoke Express passenger ferry to end 2025 seasonal service Sept. 15

The Ocracoke Express (NCDOT photo)

The air is turning cooler and the kids are back in school, and that means it’s time for the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Southport-Fort Fisher, Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke ferry routes to make their annual transitions to off-season schedules.

In addition, the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry will end its seasonal service for 2025 on Sept. 15.

Starting Tuesday, the new schedules are as follows:

Cedar Island to Ocracoke: 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Ocracoke to Cedar Island: 7:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Swan Quarter to Ocracoke: 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

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