Kangaroo Island Vehicle & Passenger Ferry

Price from: $59.00

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Price valid for new bookings and travel from 1 September 2023 to 31 March 2025. For other travel dates, prices may vary. Passenger: $59 per adult one way
Vehicle up to and including 5m in length: $118 one way
Additional charges apply for vehicles over 5m.

Please note: *Only vehicles up to 5m can be booked online. If you have a vehicle longer than 5m in length, please call the Brilliant Travels team on 1300 765 115 to make your booking.

Discover South Australia’s premier nature-based tourism destination, Kangaroo Island. SeaLink KI ferries operate daily (excluding Christmas Day).

Kangaroo Island or KI as the locals call it, is a South Australia icon and one of world’s finest nature destinations, with breathtaking landscapes and fascinating wildlife. Just a short distance off the coast of South Australia, Kangaroo Island is internationally celebrated for its pristine wilderness and wildlife as well as a thriving food and wine industry.

KI is Australia's third largest island at 155 km long by 55 km wide, and over 540 kms of spectacular coastline. It is a big place and will easily take you days to discover.

Refer to the SeaLink Kangaroo Island website for Ferry Fares here.

Operates Daily excluding Christmas Day (refer below timetable)
Departs Cape Jervis Ferry Terminal. Arrives: Penneshaw Ferry Terminal.
Returns Penneshaw Ferry Terminal. Arrives: Cape Jervis Ferry Terminal.
Timetable Refer to the Kangaroo Island Ferry Timetable for the most up to date departure days and times.

SeaLink’s two modern, air-conditioned vehicle and passenger ferries, Sealion 2000 and Spirit of Kangaroo Island take just 45 minutes to cross Backstairs Passage between Cape Jervis and Penneshaw on Kangaroo Island. Up to 12 ferry departures are offered each day.

Both ferries are twin-hulled catamaran ferries complete with air-conditioned lounges, comfortable lounge or café style seating, a licensed café serving great cappuccinos and fresh snacks, outdoor viewing decks, wheelchair access, disabled toilets and baby change facilities.

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