HATTERAS – Starting Monday, people traveling between Hatteras and Ocracoke Village will have a new travel option.
In addition to the car ferries that already serve the popular route, visitors will have the Ocracoke Express passenger-only ferry as an option.
The NCDOT says after two free preview days on May 20-21, the passenger ferry will run seven days a week from May 22 through September 5.
The ferry will make three round trips daily through the summer, departing from the Hatteras terminal at 9 a.m., 1 p.m., and 5 p.m., and departing the Ocracoke Silver Lake Terminal at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m. A one-way trip takes approximately 70 minutes.
On May 20-21, the ferry service will be free as a preview to passengers. An initial cost of $1 each way will begin May 22. There will be no extra charge for bicycles.
