Fort Ticonderoga Ferry

Cable Ferry between New York and Vermont

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Ferry travel in the US is a unique mode of transportation. (Check out this Map of all the domestic ferries in the US: United States Ferry Map)  The Fort Ticonderoga Ferry is located just outside the Village of Ticonderoga, and is a unique and treasured operation – it has been shuttling travelers on Lake Champlain between Ticonderoga, New York and Shoreham, Vermont since 1759.

Today, the ferry is a power cabled ferry, meaning it uses an engine to power its way across the water connected to cables.

The ferry is seasonal, and runs from the beginning of May until the end of October, with seven-minute daytime crossings in all but the most severe weather.

Ti Ferry FAQ:

  • Maximum gross vehicle weight is 15 tons
  • Crossing takes approximately 7 minutes

  • ferry-ride

    Approximately 3 round trips per hour

  • You can pull the signal flag to call ferry during off peak hours
  • The ferry only runs during posted hours
  • The ferry can only hold 18 cars
  • The ferry is located near the entrance to Fort Ticonderoga and the Ticonderoga Amtrak Station.

Ferries are cool, and cable ferries like the Ti Ferry are a bit unique.   Here is a list of cable ferries in the US:

  • Canby Ferry
  • White’s Ferry on the Potomac River
  • Wheatland Ferry
  • Princeton Ferry (Undergoing Renovation)
  • Akers Ferry, across the Current River near Salem in Missouri
  • Avoca Island Ferry, across the intracoastal waterway to Avoca Island near Morgan City in Louisiana
  • Bemus-Point Stow Ferry, across Chautauqua Lake in New York
  • Buena Vista Ferry, across the Willamette River in Oregon
  • Canby Ferry, across the Willamette River in Oregon
  • Los Ebanos Ferry, across the Rio Grande between Los Ebanos, Texas and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, TamaulipasElwell Ferry, across the
  • Cape Fear River in North Carolina
  • Fredericktown Ferry, across the Monongahela River in southwestern Pennsylvania
  • Hatton Ferry, across the James River in Virginia
  • Ironton Ferry, across an arm of Lake Charlevoix in Michigan
  • J-Mack Ferry, across an arm of the Sacramento River in California
  • Merrimac Ferry, across the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin
  • Merry Point Ferry, across the Corrotoman River in Virginia
  • Parker’s Ferry, across the Meherrin River in North Carolina
  • Princeton Ferry, across the Sacramento River in California
  • Sans Souci Ferry, across the Cashie River in North Carolina
  • Saugatuck Ferry, across the Kalamazoo River in Michigan
  • Sunnybank Ferry, across the Little Wicomico River in Virginia
  • Sycamore Island Ferry, across the Potomac River in Maryland
  • Ticonderoga Ferry, across Lake Champlain between Ticonderoga, New York and Shoreham, Vermont
  • Upper Ferry, across the Wicomico River in Maryland
  • Valley View Ferry, across the Kentucky River in Kentucky
  • Wheatland Ferry, across the Willamette River in Oregon
  • White’s Ferry, across the Potomac River in Maryland
  • Whitehaven Ferry, across the Wicomico River at Whitehaven, Maryland
  • Woodland Ferry, across the Nanticoke River in Delaware