Curtis Ferry Services weekly timetable, confirmed against the live booking calendar on 28 September 2026 · Representative services only — check the operator for today's full timetable
Departures 1–10 / 10
Departures 1–10 / 10
Operator
Curtis Ferry Services
Map – Curtis Island Ferry
| Fare type | Price |
|---|---|
| Adult (15 and over), Gladstone to Curtis Island, one way | $23.00 |
| Child (5-14 years), one way | $14.00 |
| Child (4 years and under), one way | Free |
| Family (2 adults + 2 children), one way | $63.00 |
| Family (2 adults + 3 children), one way | $74.00 |
| Family (2 adults + 4 children), one way | $79.00 |
| Unaccompanied item, one way | $5.00 |
| Car up to 5.5 m including driver, one way | $92.00 |
| Large vehicle up to 6.5 m including driver, one way | $110.00 |
| Car up to 5.5 m including family (2 adults + 2 children), one way | $136.00 |
| Car up to 5.5 m including family (2 adults + 3 children), one way | $142.00 |
| Car up to 5.5 m including family (2 adults + 4 children), one way | $148.00 |
| Vehicle up to 6.5 m including family (2 adults + 2 children), one way | $154.00 |
| Vehicle up to 6.5 m including family (2 adults + 3 children), one way | $160.00 |
| Vehicle up to 6.5 m including family (2 adults + 4 children), one way | $166.00 |
| Trailer, one way | $84.00 |
| Towed trailer, one way | $76.00 |
| Quad bike, one way | $46.00 |
| Side-by-side buggy, one way | $58.00 |
| Motorbike, one way | $35.00 |
Fares were read from the operator's own online booking calendar on 28 September 2026 for the Gladstone to Curtis Island direction (one way, 8:00 am sailing on 30 September). Vehicle fares include the driver, so a car at $92 is the whole cost for one person plus the car. Children aged 4 and under travel free. Walk-on passengers pay at the bar in the saloon once aboard; luggage travels at no charge according to the operator's terms. The operator's terms say all fares are subject to availability, surcharges and seasonal alterations and that full payment is due at booking. Return-trip prices and the Curtis Island to Gladstone direction were not separately read. Fees apply to changes: $25 for amendments inside 48 hours, $50 inside 23 hours, and cancellations more than 48 hours out lose 50 per cent. All fares come from that single reading of the booking system and could not be checked a second time. Bicycles are not listed: the operator's terms say push bikes travel free with walk-on passengers, while its booking system shows a $6 bicycle item, so ask when you book. All fares in Australian dollars (AUD).
Curtis Ferry Services has run boats out of Gladstone Harbour since 1997, and its Gladstone Marina terminal is the public departure point for South End, the small village on the south-eastern tip of Curtis Island. The same operator also calls at Farmers Point on Facing Island. Two matching 30 metre vessels, Curtis Endeavour I and II, each take up to 16 vehicles and 150 passengers, with a licensed bar, toilets, snacks and ice on board. Secure car parking is available at the terminal.
The timetable is a short weekly grid rather than a daily shuttle. Boats leave Gladstone at 8:00 am and 2:30 pm on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, at 12:30 pm on Mondays, and at 8:00 am and 5:30 pm on Fridays. Return sailings leave South End an hour after each matching Gladstone departure, except on Mondays when the single return is 3:30 pm. Nothing runs on Tuesday or Thursday, so a day trip is only practical on a day with a morning boat.
This is a vehicle ferry as well as a passenger one, so you can take a vehicle across. The operator says vehicle access beyond South End is by four-wheel drive only, and vehicles must be booked ahead and checked in at least 30 minutes before departure. A standard car under 5.5 metres costs $92 one way including the driver; vehicles up to 6.5 metres are $110. Foot passengers pay $23 as adults or $14 as children aged 5 to 14, at the bar once aboard.
Most visitors come to walk, fish, or camp. South End has a 20-site unpowered campground about a kilometre from the boat ramp, with composting toilets, no wood or charcoal fires, and a permit obtained beforehand from the Gladstone Visitor Information Centre. Camping inside Curtis Island National Park needs a separate permit from Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. Turtle Beach on the island is a flatback turtle rookery, with nesting from about late October to January, and the operator asks visitors to keep their distance from any turtle on the sand.
Because the schedule is thin and the operator says it can change without notice, check the booking calendar or phone the office before planning around a specific sailing.
- Arrive at the terminal a few minutes before departure; vehicle boarding usually closes earlier.
- Check the operator's service alerts before travelling — weather, tides and river levels affect services.
- Confirm accepted payment methods and whether a booking is required for vehicles.
Frequently asked questions
Curtis Ferry Services runs Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There are no sailings on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday boats leave Gladstone at 8:00 am and 2:30 pm, Monday has a single 12:30 pm departure, and Friday has 8:00 am and 5:30 pm.
An adult (15 and over) pays $23 one way from Gladstone, a child aged 5 to 14 pays $14, and children aged 4 and under travel free. Family fares are $63 for two adults and two children, rising to $79 with four children. Prices come from the operator's booking calendar on 28 September 2026.
Yes. A car up to 5.5 metres including its driver is $92 one way, and a vehicle up to 6.5 metres is $110. Bookings are essential and vehicles must check in 30 minutes before departure. Beyond South End the operator says roads are for four-wheel drives only.
It leaves from the Curtis Ferry Terminal at Gladstone Marina on Alf O'Rourke Drive and lands at South End, a village on the south-eastern tip of Curtis Island. The operator's pages show 215 and 222 as the street number, so follow the terminal signage at the marina.
Vehicles must be booked. The operator's terms say walk-on passengers wait until crew direct them aboard, then pay or hand in tickets at the bar in the saloon. Online booking is also open, and all fares are subject to availability.
Yes. The South End campground has 20 unpowered sites about 1 km from the boat ramp, with composting toilets. You need a camping permit from the Gladstone Visitor Information Centre beforehand, bookings are limited to 3 sites and 6 people per site, and the maximum stay is 14 nights. Wood and charcoal fires are not permitted.
Amendments within 48 hours of travel cost $25 per booking, and within 23 hours cost $50. Cancelling more than 48 hours ahead incurs a 50 per cent fee, cancelling inside 24 hours costs the full fare, and unused travel is not refunded, per the operator's terms revised 22 February 2024.
Curtis Ferry Services lands at Farmers Point on Facing Island as well, and its booking calendar lists Gladstone to Facing Island at 8:00 am, 2:30 pm and 5:30 pm. The public timetable does not show which sailings call at which island, so phone 07 4972 6990 to confirm.