BELL ISLAND - PORTUGAL COVE
AUTO / PASSENGER FERRY SERVICE 

Recorded information:  (709) 895-6931

Bell Island: (709) 488-2842
Portugal Cove: Tel: (709) 895-3541 Fax: (709) 895-3166

Intra-Provincial Ferry Services
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Bell Island - Portugal Cove Ferry Service

M/V ‘Flanders’ (F) - M/V ‘Beaumont Hamel’ (BH)

Yearly Schedule

 

Vessel

Depart

Bell Island

 

Day

Depart

Portugal Cove

 

Vessel

F

5:55 am
Mon. to Fri.

  

6:20 am
Mon. to Fri.

F
F 6:50 am
Mon. to Sat.		      
      7:20 am
Mon. to Sat.		 F

BH

7:20 am

Monday to Friday

7:50 am

BH

F

7:50 am

Daily

8:20 am

F

BH

8:20 am

Monday to Friday

 08:50 am BH

F

8:50 am

Daily

 9:20 am* F

F

9:50 am

Daily

 10:40 am F
F 11:20 am*
Daily

 

    
    Daily 12:00 noon F

BH

12:00 noon

Daily

12:40 pm

BH
BH 1:20 pm

Daily

2:00 pm

BH

F

2:00 pm

Daily

2:40 pm

F

BH

2:40 pm

Daily

 3:30 pm BH

F

3:30 pm

Daily

4:10 pm

F

BH

4:10 pm

Daily

4:50 pm

BH

F

4:50 pm

Daily

5:30 pm

F

BH

5:30 pm

Daily

6:10 pm

BH

F

6:10 pm

Daily

6:50 pm

F

BH

6:50 pm

Daily

7:30 pm

BH

BH

8:10 pm

Daily

8:45 pm

BH

BH

10:35 pm

Daily

11:10 pm

BH
BH 11:40 pm

Friday & Saturday Only

 12:10 am BH

*  Tuesday only - Gas

 
2008-09 BELL ISLAND FERRY RATES
     
Passenger (Return)
Adult $2.25
Student (13+)/Child (5-12)/Senior (60+)/Commuter $1.75
Child (under 5) Free
     
Vehicle & Driver (Return)    
Vehicle & Driver $6.25
Vehicle & Driver - Senior 60+/Student $5.00
Vehicle & Driver - Commuter $2.50
     
Other & Driver (Return)  
Motorcycle & Driver $3.25
     
Private Vehicle & Driver (Return) - Motorhomes, Cars/Trucks towing trailers, etc Adult Driver Senior Driver
up to 20 $6.25 $5.00
up to 25 $7.75 $6.00
up to 30 $9.50 $7.25
up to 35 $11.00 $8.25
up to 40 $12.50 $9.50
up to 45 $14.00 $10.50
up to 50 $15.50 $11.75
up to 55 $17.25 $13.00
up to 60 $18.75 $14.25
up to 65 $20.25 $15.25
65 + $21.75 $16.50
     
Commercial & Driver (Return)  
up to 20' $6.50
25 $7.75
30 $9.50
35 $11.00
40 $12.50
45 $14.00
50 $15.50
55 $17.25
60 $18.75
65 $20.25
70 $21.75
70+ $23.25
     
Over Wide - Any vehicle greater than 8 feet wide will be charged an additional overwide charge as follows:

Width over wide

 Charge
up to 4 feet  1.5 x normal width rate
up to 8 feet 2 x normal width rate
up to 12 feet 2.5 x normal width rate
up to 16 feet  3 x normal width rate
     

Commercial Vehicle  - Trucks and Vans over 3/4 ton, trucks with trailers, tractors and or tractor trailers, mobile homes, construction site living units, mobile office, shed and storage trailers and buses. 
     

Commuter - A Worker, Student or Self-Employed person who commutes to work or school, a minimum of six return ferry crossings in a (2) two-week calendar period.  Application forms must be filled out and returned to Ferry Users Committee for processing.

 

     Vessels:                                 M/V Flanders and M/V Beaumont Hamel

     Contact:                                 Marine Transportation Division

                                                      Department of Transportation and Works

     Telephone:                           1-888-638-5454 within Canada

                                                      (709) 535-6244 outside Canada

                                                      Office hours are Monday-Friday 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.

     Recorded Information:      (709) 895-6931

     Note:                                    * Dangerous Goods Tuesday Only

RATES AND SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

 

 

 

For Your Information.

Crossing time is approximately 20 minutes. However, this will vary with wind and sea conditions. Starting in February, and running sometimes as late as June, ice can also interfere with the ferry crossing.

While the recorded sailing information is updated daily, it is often not up-to-the-minute information. Current information can be obtained by calling the terminal attendants at either (709) 488-2842 or (709) 895-3541. They are usually available to answer calls while the ferry is crossing.

Many Bell Islanders use the ferry to commute to employment in St. John's. This has a couple of implications for travelers. First is the "commuters' line up" on the Bell Island side. A loading priority system allows commuting workers to board the ferry before other travelers. This usually only affects the first two or three trips of the day from the Bell Island side. The second implication is that there is often a long line up for the ferry traveling to Bell Island between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. (When there is only one vessel in service). However there is no priority system in Portugal Cove. The ferry loads on a first-come first-served basis.