Emergency ferry service to expand Tuesday at Rodanthe, Stumpy Point

By on September 28, 2026

(NCDOT)

(NCDOT)

NCDOT’s  Ferry Division announced on Monday, Sept. 28 that it will expand its emergency ferry route service between Rodanthe and Stumpy Point on Tuesday and Wednesday. The route will remain in operation on a 24-hour-a-day schedule until congestion on Hatteras Island subsides and officials determine the route is no longer required.

The expanded schedule for the emergency route on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 29-30, is as follows:

Rodanthe to Stumpy Point: 5 a.m., 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5 p.m., 8 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 11 p.m., 2 a.m. and 3:30 a.m.

Stumpy Point to Rodanthe: 5 a.m., 6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m., 11 p.m., 12:30 a.m., and 2 a.m.

The Stumpy Point ferry terminal is at 100 Log Storage Road, Stumpy Point. The Rodanthe ferry terminal is at 23170 Myrna Peters Road, Rodanthe.


In addition, ferry service has resumed on the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route on an amended schedule. That schedule is as follows:Hatteras to Ocracoke: 6 a.m., 9 a.m., noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m., and midnight

Ocracoke to Hatteras: 4 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 10:30 p.m.

Those leaving Hatteras via Ocracoke will need to access another ferry from Ocracoke to either Swan Quarter or Cedar Island. Reservations for those ferries are highly recommended and can be obtained online at ncferry.org or by calling 1-800-BY-FERRY.

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