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Navigating Bermuda: Essential Guide to Buses, Ferries, and Transportation Passes

For seamless travel across Bermuda, both visitors and locals rely on the efficient bus and ferry systems. Buses provide quick access to key attractions, while ferries deliver scenic waterfront journeys with stunning views.

Buses

Navigating Bermuda: Essential Guide to Buses, Ferries, and Transportation Passes

Bermuda's buses are frequent, reliable, and cover most popular areas. Easily recognizable by their pink bodies and blue stripes, they operate on 11 routes across 14 zones, each spanning about 2 miles (3.2 km). Most services depart from the Central Terminal on Washington Street, next to City Hall in Hamilton.

Bus Riding Tips

  • Passengers need exact change in coins. For convenience, buy tickets or passes at the Ferry Terminal, post offices, Central Terminal, or Visitor Information Centres in Hamilton and Royal Naval Dockyard. Multi-day transportation passes (1-7 days) offer unlimited bus and ferry use and save money on fares.
  • Avoid peak commute hours (mornings and evenings) when buses are crowded with locals.
  • Look for pink poles (inbound to Hamilton) or blue poles (outbound from Hamilton) to find stops.

Visit the Department of Transportation website for current fares and schedules. Download the bus schedule for planning.

Prefer driving? Explore electric car rentals.

Ferries

Navigating Bermuda: Essential Guide to Buses, Ferries, and Transportation Passes

Four public ferry routes provide a picturesque travel option. All depart from the Ferry Terminal on Front Street in Hamilton.

Ferry Riding Tips

  • Cash not accepted—use passes, tickets, or tokens.
  • Blue route: Royal Naval Dockyard, Watford Bridge, Cavello Bay (Sandys Parish, west end).
  • Pink route: Multiple stops in Paget and Warwick Parishes.
  • Green route: Rockaway (Southampton Parish), Watford Bridge (Sandys Parish).
  • Orange route (summer only): Royal Naval Dockyard to St. George's.

Check the SeaExpress Ferry Service website for routes, schedules, and fares.

Island Transportation Pass

Skip exact change hassles with 1-, 3-, or 7-day passes for unlimited bus and ferry travel. Available at Central Terminal, Visitor Services Centre in Hamilton, Royal Naval Dockyard, St. George's, and authorized outlets.

Ferry Docks List

Key ferry locations for easy navigation. See the SeaExpress website for full details.

  • Belmont Ferry Dock - Harbour Road, Warwick
  • Cavello Bay - Long Point Lane and Scotts Hill Road, Sandys
  • Darrell's Wharf - Harbour Road between Morgan Road and Cobb’s Hill Road, Paget
  • Dockyard Wharf - Dockyard Terrace, Sandys
  • Hamilton Ferry Terminal - 8 Front Street, Pembroke, City of Hamilton
  • Hodson's Ferry - Harbour Road and Chapel Road, Paget
  • Lower Ferry - Harbour Road, Paget
  • Rockaway - Tribe Road No. 5, Southampton
  • Salt Kettle - 10 Salt Kettle Road, Paget
  • St. George's Ferry Dock - Water Street and King Street, St. George’s
  • Watford Bridge - Watford Bridge, Mangrove Bay Road, Sandys
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