| DOTD Managed Ferries |
TIMES SHOWN ARE THE FIRST AND FINAL AVAILABLE PASSENGER BOARDING TIMES EACH DAY
To ride a ferry headed westbound, the cost is $1 per car and 50 cents for pedestrians (people who walk onto the ferry).
To ride a ferry headed eastbound, there is no charge.
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| Ferry Name |
Status |
Schedule |
Route &
Crossing |
Type &
Capacity |
Detour |
| ALGIERS / CANAL STREET Updated: 6/26/2017 Phone: 1-504-309-9789 |
CLOSED |
Hours of Operation
operated by NORTA |
Mississippi River |
|
6.5 miles via bridge |
| Notes: Special Announcement: This ferry is now operated by the New Orleans RTA and TRANSDEV Services, Inc. If you have questions or concerns please contact them at (504) 309-9789. |
| CAMERON Updated: 6/22/2017 Phone: 1-888-613-3779 |
OPEN |
Ferry Open 24 hours a day. |
LA 27: Calcasiu River/Ship Channel |
50 cars |
107 miles via I-10 |
| Notes: All passenger vehicles, standard length tractor-trailer trucks, and vehicle combinations over 50-ft in length are serviced by this ferry. Departs from the east bank on the hour and half hour. Departs from the west bank on the quarter hours. |
| DUTY / ENTERPRISE Updated: 6/15/2017 Phone: 1-888-613-3779 |
CLOSED |
Sun-Thu: 5:00am - 10:00pm
Fri-Sat: 5:00am - 10:30pm |
LA 559: Ouachita River |
Barge-Tug, 1 bus or 4 tandem axle trucks or 6 cars or 1 unloaded 18 wheeler |
45 miles |
| Notes: Duty Ferry in Catahoula Parish is open to all vehicular traffic. |
| LOWER ALGIERS / CHALMETTE Updated: 6/26/2017 Phone: 1-504-309-9789 |
CLOSED |
Hours of Operation
operated by NORTA |
Mississippi River |
|
18 miles via bridge |
| Notes: Special Announcement: This ferry is now operated by the New Orleans RTA and TRANSDEV Services, Inc. If you have questions or concerns please contact them at (504) 309-9789. |
| PLAQUEMINE Updated: 6/26/2017 Phone: 1-888-613-3779 |
OPEN |
Mon-Fri: 4:30am - 8:00pm
Sat-Sun: 9:30am - 7:00pm
Additional Ferry: Mon-Fri: 5:30 am - 9:00 am & 3:15 pm - 7:15 pm
Plaquemine - Departs :00 and :30
Sunshine - Departs :15 and :45
Operates on demand during peak traffic hours |
LA 75: Mississippi River |
35 car, 51 ft max length vehicle |
29 miles via I-10 Miss. River Bridge |
| Notes: In addition to the main ferry, a second ferry operates on weekdays from 5:30 AM to 9:00 AM and 3:15 PM to 7:15 PM and allows up to 120 vehicles per hour to cross the Mississippi River. |