Maine State Ferry Service

Maine State Ferry Service The Maine State Ferry Service serves six islands in Penobscot and Blue Hill Bays. This is the official page of the Maine State Ferry Service.

The purpose of this page is to quickly relay important information to MSFS customers. Comments are disabled on these posts. To ask questions or submit comments, please email [email protected]. You can also sign up to receive email or text alerts about ferry service changes by visiting http://newengland511.org/. Click on “My Trips” at the top. There are also private water taxi optio

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Bass Harbor Island Cruises - https://bassharborcruises.com/
Equinox (North Haven) - http://www.nebolodge.com/equinox-info
Island Transporter - https://islandtransporter.com/
Quicksilver Water Taxi and Charter Boat - https://www.quicksilvermaine.com/

06/04/2026

Lincolnville to Islesboro-
The Friday, 5 June 11am trip from Lincolnville to Islesboro will be departing late due to maintenance

06/02/2026

North Haven / Vinalhaven / Rockland - 3 July
The ferry Charles Norman Shay will make three trips on 3 July to assist with holiday traffic– two round trips to North Haven and one round trip to Vinalhaven.
On the Rockland side, vehicles will be taken from the standby lines. For VH and NH, reservations will be available starting 3 June from your respective island terminal.


North Haven Run - depart Rockland 8am, depart island 9:30am
Vinalhaven Run - depart Rockland 11:45am, depart island 1:15pm
North Haven Run - depart Rockland 3pm, depart island 4:30pm

05/27/2026

Swan's Island / Bass Harbor.

The 6:45am trip from Swan's Island to Bass Harbor on 27 May 2026 is canceled due to an emergency trip.

The 7:30am trip from Bass Harbor to Swan's Island on 27 May 2026 is canceled due to an emergency trip.

05/14/2026

Swan's Island to Bass Harbor - the 6:45am trip on 14 May 2026 is cancelled due to an emergency run.

Bass Harbor to Swan's Island- the 7:30 am trip on 14 May 2026 is cancelled due to an emergency run.

05/10/2026

Vinalhaven to Rockland - The 7am ferry from Vinalhaven to Rockland is canceled due to an emergency run.

05/06/2026

Matinicus / Rockland

There will be a one-hour delay in the departure time for the Matinicus trip scheduled for 5/7/26. The new load time in Rockland will be 12:15pm. Please plan travel accordingly.

05/05/2026

Matinicus / Rockland

There will be no boat on 5/6/26 to Matinicus due to weather conditions. The rescheduled date is 5/9/26 with a load time of 1:00pm.

Please plan travel accordingly.

05/04/2026

Matinicus / Rockland

There will be no boat on 5/5/26 to Matinicus due to weather conditions.
The rescheduled date is for 5/8/26 with a load time of 12:00.

Please plan travel accordingly

04/23/2026

Rockland to Vinalhaven - the 1pm trip on 23 April from Rockland to Vinalhaven is cancelled due to a mechanical issue.

04/23/2026

Swan's Island to Bass Harbor - the 6:45am run on 23 April 2026 from Swan's Island to Bass Harbor is cancelled due to an overnight emergency trip.

Bass Harbor to Swan's Island - the 7:30am run on 23 April 2026 from Bass Harbor to Swan's Island is cancelled due to an overnight emergency trip.

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517A Main Street (Route 1)
Main Street, ME
04841

Telephone

+12075965400

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