Effective Friday, September 30, 2016

The St. Johns River Ferry Commission is happy to announce that normal operations of the St. Johns River ferry will resume tomorrow (Wednesday, March 9) at 6:00 am.  Join us on board and experience our freshly overhauled ferry with new, wider drive lanes allowing easier egress from your vehicles.  We thank you again for your patience and look forward to seeing you soon!

Although the St. Johns River Ferry Commission anticipated the ferry to return to normal service in mid to late February, additional unanticipated repairs have delayed the return to service date.  Following completion of the overhaul, the ferry will undergo several days of sea trials (before returning to normal service)  to ensure that all systems are operating properly.  At present, the return to service date has been TENTATIVELY scheduled for March 9, 2016.

On January 5, 2016, the ferry will begin an inspection and overhaul as periodically required by the United States Coast Guard.  Because the inspection and overhaul will require the ferry to be dry docked, the ferry will be out of service for six weeks.  Normal daily service will continue through January 4th − and we anticipate returning to normal daily service on February 18.  

On January 5, 2016, the ferry will begin an inspection and overhaul as periodically required by the United States Coast Guard.  Because the inspection and overhaul will require the ferry to be dry docked, the ferry will be out of service for six weeks.  Normal daily service will continue through January 4th − and we anticipate returning to normal daily service on February 18.  

The U.S. Coast Guard has completed their inspection and operational testing of the St. Johns River Ferry and it has resumed normal service.  Thank you again for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience(s) caused.

Thank you for your patience.  Engine repairs to the St. Johns River Ferry are scheduled to be inspected and tested tomorrow by the United States Guard (USCG) and the ferry will return to normal service beginning Friday at 6 AM.  In the event the USCG can inspect and return the ferry to service beforehand, a subsequent “Alert” will be posted to this smart phone app notifying you of the same.

Mechanical repairs to the St. Johns River Ferry continue and the ferry will NOT operate today or tomorrow (Tuesday or Wednesday).  The St. Johns River Ferry Commission is working to have the ferry back in service by Thursday, November 19.  For additional updates, please continue to monitor the “Alerts” tab on your JAX FERRY smart phone app.

Because of a mechanical problem, St. Johns River Ferry service was suspended on Saturday, November 14^th and is expected to remain out of service through Monday November 16^th.  Please check for future updates on this situation by visiting the Alert tab on your Jax Ferry app.

On January 5, 2016, the ferry will begin an inspection and overhaul as periodically required by the United States Coast Guard.  Because the inspection and overhaul will require the ferry to be dry docked, the ferry will be out of service for six weeks.  Normal daily service will continue through January 4th − and we anticipate returning to normal daily service on February 18.  

In conjunction with the 4th Annual Ferry Fest & Inaugural Timucuan Treasure Quest taking place in Mayport Village on Saturday October 10th, 2015, passage on the St. Johns River Ferry will be FREE of charge all day.  For more information on Ferry Fest (live music, food trucks, craft beer, arts & crafts, kids zone, a football watching zone) visit www.friendsoftheferry.com.

The St. Johns River Ferry Commission intends to perform an upgrade to the mapping system which provides the visual position of the St. Johns River Ferry when using this smart phone app.  Please note that the upgrade, which is scheduled to occur between 6:00 and 7:00 pm on Monday, September 28th, may result in a temporary outage of the map display during that period.

The Ferry has returned to its normal schedule.  Thank you for your patience.

Due to heavy traffic ferry is load and go, expect off scheduling.

The St. Johns River Ferry Commission intends to upgrade the server which provides the visual position of the St. Johns River Ferry when using this smart phone app.  Please note that the upgrade, which is scheduled to occur at 7:00 pm on Friday August 14, may cause the ferry icon to appear stuck in place for about an hour.