Matinicus Ferry

Schedule

Departing Rockland

Please Note: The ferry schedule is based on high tides. The ferry will depart Matinicus within 1 hour or less of arriving.

2023 Matinicus Ferry Schedule (PDF)

Please review the Matinicus Vehicle Ordinance (PDF)

Date	Day	Load Time
November 15th, 2022	Tue	10:45am
November 29th, 2022	Tue	10:00am
December 13th, 2022	Tue	9:30am
January 12th, 2023	Thu	9:30am
February 10th	Fri	9:00am
March 10th	Fri	8:00am
March 24th	Fri	9:00am
April 10th	Mon	9:45am
April 12th	Wed	11:45am
April 21st	Fri	7:45am
April 25th	Tue	11:00am
May 8th	Mon	9:00am
May 11th	Thu	11:45am
May 22nd	Mon	9:30am
May 25th	Thu	11:45am
June 5th	Mon	8:30am
June 8th	Thu	10:30am
June 20th	Mon	9:00am
June 22nd	Thu	10:00am
July 5th	Wed	8:00am
July 7th	Fri	9:45am
July 20th	Thu	9:00am
July 24th	Mon	11:15am
August 4th	Fri	8:45am
August 7th	Mon	11:00am
August 18th	Fri	8:15am
August 21st	Mon	9:45am
September 4th	Mon	9:45am
September 6th	Wed	11:00am
September 18th	Mon	8:45am
September 21st	Thu	10:45am
October 3rd	Tue	9:30am
October 5th	Thu	11:30am
October 18th	Wed	8:15am
October 20th	Fri	10:00am
October 31st	Tue	7:45am
November 17th	Fri	8:00am
November 20th	Mon	11:00am
December 19th	Tue	11:00am

FAQs and Vehicle Reservations

• Reservation requests for Matinicus are made by contacting the Rockland Terminal at 207-596-5400.
• Reservations to Matinicus may be made up to 3 months in advance and are held at the Rockland Terminal.
• The schedule is subject to change without notice. Travelers are advised to contact the Rockland terminal office the day before the scheduled trip to confirm the trip is departing as scheduled.
• For regular passenger vehicles, an exact length of the vehicle to be transported must be provided.
• For trucks, an exact length and weight of the truck to be transported must be provided.
• Be sure to review all information on the Fare Information page.
• Cash, check or a credit card number must be provided within 7 days of making a reservation, or the reservation will be cancelled. Customers who already have tickets in their possession when making a reservation, should bring/mail them in within 7 days of the request as their form of payment.
• Once cash, check or credit card is provided, the reservation is considered confirmed.
• Cancellations may be made up to two weeks prior to departure.
• For cancellations made more than two weeks prior to departure, or if a departure is cancelled by the Port Captain the day of the scheduled departure, you may do one of the following:
  • transfer the ticket to a future trip
  • pick up the ticket within one year of the original departure date
  • pick up (or request to be mailed) your cash or check, if you are cancelling outright
  • allow the credit card number you put on file to be destroyed (the card will not be charged), if you are cancelling outright
• If you do not cancel, your reservation will remain in place and your payment will be processed the day of departure.
• No shows will be charged.
• Passengers/Vehicles must be in line and ready to board at least 30 minutes prior to loading time.
• Be informed of the Vehicle waste Disposal Ordinance and ensure that your paperwork is complete before arrival.