The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has announced it will increase service on its Hatteras-Ocracoke route beginning June 16 to help meet higher summer travel demand.

The schedule change will increase the number of daily departures from 36 to 52. The schedule will be:

From Hatteras: 5 a.m., 6 a.m., 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m., 9 p.m., 11 p.m. and midnight.

From Ocracoke: 4:30 a.m., 6:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., noon, 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m. and midnight.

These schedules will remain in place until further notice.

“Passengers are still strongly encouraged to practice COVID-19 safety measures, including remaining in vehicles if possible, wearing face coverings and remaining six feet apart from other passengers and crew when out on the ferry decks,” states the NCDOT press release.

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