Mount Batten Ferry Service

The service operates between the historic Barbican and the Mount Batten peninsula. We operate all year round, 363 days a year.

The service is an ideal and frequent way for commuters, shoppers, tourists, walkers and people on a night out with our hop on/hop off ferry link.

The Barbican is the heart of the historic part of Plymouth, great for a day out, enjoying the shops and bars and the beautiful walks on the Plymouth Hoe. Only a 10 minute walk into the city centre shops and cafe’s.

Mount Batten offers great coastal walks, fishing, bars and restaurants, Yacht Haven marina and the lovely Mount Batten Centre. Only a 10 minute walk to the quaint village of Turnchapel with is great pubs.

We depart the Barbican at quarter past and quarter to the hour, Mount Batten on the hour and half hour. Operating every 30 minutes

Latest Information

Ferryboat Copper Sporting New e-Link livery - Mount Batten Ferry Water Taxi Across The Cattewater Between Plymouth Barbican and Mount Batten

1st April 2025 Concession Card Fare increase

Dear Customer Due to ongoing and unforeseen issues with the Mount Batten Landing Stage Pontoon, we have had to relocate the service to the Mount Batten Centre’s Pontoon (MBC) for 2024. This will be a permanent relocation and works will still be ongoing until the new MBC pontoon goes into place End 2025. We will…

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Plymouth Waterlinks Ferry Network Map Drawing

Waterlinks Ferry Map

Sid the Squid has been busy mapping out the Water Links around Plymouth, The Sound and Rivers. Check out the latest Water Links Map showing all of the Ferry services available around Plymouth, The Sound and Tamar River.

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Ferry Boat Copper Moored alongside floating Pontoon - Mount Batten Ferry Water Taxi Across The Cattewater Between Plymouth Barbican and Mount Batten

Fare increase 1st April 2024

Dear Customer Due to unforeseen issues with the Mount Batten Landing StagePontoon, we have had to relocate the service to the Mount BattenCentre’s Pontoon (MBC). We have made adjustments to the service to accommodate the ferrylink from the MBC. We will be running a combination of the largeferry and 2 x smaller ferries in tandem…

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