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Swallowtail Lighthouse, a white wooden tower with a red lantern, on a grassy point above the Bay of Fundy with the Grand Manan ferry passing offshore
The Grand Manan Adventure ferry on a glassy Bay of Fundy, seen from a rocky headland at North Head
Hole-in-the-Wall, a natural rock arch on the Grand Manan shore, framing the blue water of Whale Cove
Swallowtail Lighthouse on its headland above Pettes Cove, seen from the water on a clear day

Swallowtail Lighthouse, North HeadThe ferry passes Swallowtail on every crossing to Grand Manan.

Grand Manan · White Head · Deer Island

Home is just across the water.

Daily ferries across the Bay of Fundy, run by New Brunswickers who know these waters and the people who cross them.

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Live · Monday, October 26

Today on the water

Grand Manan

Fare on return
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White Head

Free crossing
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Deer Island

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Three islands, one crew

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The sheer red cliffs of Ashburton Head dropping into the deep blue Bay of Fundy
Ashburton Head, Grand Manan

The big island

Grand Manan

Whales off the bow, chowder in the galley, and an island a world away from the everyday.

1 hr 30 min 35 km Pay on the way home
Two wooden dories with red gunwales pulled up on a stony beach in a sheltered New Brunswick cove
Fundy Isles, New Brunswick

The fishing village

White Head

25 min crossing · Always free

The Deer Island ferry Abnaki II crossing between Letete and Deer Island under a grey sky
Letete Passage, Deer Island

The tidal wonder

Deer Island

20 min crossing · Always free

Life aboard

A ferry ride that's cruise beautiful.

On the Grand Manan Adventure and the Grand Manan V, the crossing is half the trip. Chat with our crew, find a spot on deck, and watch the Fundy go by.

The white, red and green ferry Grand Manan Adventure leaving the wharf with passengers on the open deckMV Grand Manan Adventure
Our flagship, with room for 82 cars and open decks for whale watching.

Homemade chowder

Soups and chowders made fresh every day, plus breakfasts southern New Brunswick swears by.

Observation decks

Wide-open decks for whale, seabird and shoreline spotting all the way across.

Made for families

Children's play areas, a nursing and change station, lounges with TVs and an arcade.

Easy to get aboard

Elevators from the car deck on both Grand Manan ferries, and a crew happy to help.

Seasonal gift shop

Take a little piece of the Fundy home. The onboard shops open every summer.

Pets welcome outside

Pets can ride in your vehicle or on the outside passenger decks.

Neighbours first

For the folks who ride every day, and the ones here for the first time.

Our ferries carry kids to school, fishers to the wharf, nurses to their shifts and families home for the holidays. Whether you live on an island or you're here to visit, we'll look after you the same way.

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Resident fares

Islanders pay about half the visitor fare on Grand Manan. Tick the box at checkout.

Pay on the way home

Heading to Grand Manan costs nothing. Fares are collected on the return trip.

White Head on demand

Early and late trips meet the Grand Manan ferry. Call (506) 662-5296.

Free to Deer Island

Two ferries, every half hour, from 6 am. No charge, ever.

A whale's tail flukes rising from the calm Bay of Fundy off Grand Manan
Bay of Fundy, off Grand Manan

Only on the Fundy

Twice a day, the highest tides on Earth flow past our ferries.

Those tides feed the whales, fill the herring weirs and spin up Old Sow off Deer Island, the largest tidal whirlpool in the western hemisphere.

Go see Old Sow

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Swallowtail Lighthouse on its headland above Pettes Cove, seen from the water on a clear day
Pettes Cove, Grand Manan

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