Fiji island transfers
Fiji Ferries: Routes, Timetables and Tickets
Compare island connections from Port Denarau, check your travel date and choose the route that reaches your stop
- 26 bookable island connections from Port Denarau
- Mamanuca transfers from about 40 minutes, Yasawa runs up to 5 hours
- Live departures and fares for every bookable route
- Independent comparison, not a ferry operator
- Clear labels for what is bookable here

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The most requested Denarau transfers with duration, operator and booking route.
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Fiji ferry routes in the booking feed
Every connection in the booking feed leaves from Port Denarau near Nadi. Click a line for duration and operator; the short lines reach the Mamanucas, the long ones run north through the Yasawas.
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Port Denarau to the Mamanuca islands
The Mamanucas are the island chain closest to Nadi, and their transfers are the workhorses of Fiji's tourist ferry network. From Port Denarau, South Sea Cruises serves South Sea Island, Treasure Island, Beachcomber Island, Mana Island, Castaway Island, Malolo Island, Likuliku Lagoon, Tokoriki and Matamanoa. The near islands take well under an hour, and the busiest stops see several departures a day, so a morning arrival in Nadi usually still reaches the island the same afternoon. Check in at the South Sea Cruises desk at Port Denarau Terminal 30 minutes before departure.
Mana Island has its own route page with the full crossing guide; the other Mamanuca stops follow the same pattern from the same terminal.
Port Denarau to the Yasawa islands
The Yasawas stretch far to the north, and their ferry works differently: one daily rotation instead of repeated shuttles. The Yasawa Flyer leaves Port Denarau each morning, calls at the resort stops up the chain - Barefoot Kuata, Wayalailai, Octopus, Manta Ray and onwards - and turns at Blue Lagoon before running back south. Many resorts have no jetty, so a small tender comes out to meet the boat. The further north your stop, the longer the ride: plan around 2 hours to the southern Yasawas and about 4 hours 30 minutes to Blue Lagoon.
The long run to the northern end is described on the Blue Lagoon route page, including the tender hand-off and the return leg.
Lautoka alternatives
Two services reach the islands without Port Denarau, and both are booked directly with their operators. The Malolo Cat links Denarau with Malolo Lailai in the Mamanucas as a dedicated resort catamaran, and the Tavewa Seabus runs from Lautoka's Kings Jetty into the Yasawas. Neither is in this site's booking feed, so you will not find their departures in our timetable - use the operator's published schedule and book with them.
Domestic RoRo corridors
Beyond the resort transfers, Fiji runs a working domestic ferry network: RoRo and passenger services between Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau, Taveuni and the outer islands, on corridors such as Natovi-Nabouwalu, Suva-Savusavu, Savusavu-Taveuni and Suva-Kadavu. These sailings carry locals, vehicles and freight, schedules change at short notice, and they are not bookable on this site. Treat them as a different product: verify the current departure with the operator or at the port before you plan around one, and use Fiji Ports' shipping schedule only as a port-level reference, not as a passenger timetable.
FAQ Fiji ferries
Fiji ferry questions
The questions most Fiji ferry journeys start with.
Which Fiji ferries can I book here?+
The resort transfers from Port Denarau into the Mamanuca and Yasawa islands, operated by South Sea Cruises - 26 destination pairs from the short Mamanuca hops to the long Yasawa run to Blue Lagoon. Each of them has live departures and a booking route on this site. Other Fiji ferry services are covered as orientation only.
Do all Fiji ferries leave from Port Denarau?+
No. Port Denarau near Nadi is the hub for the resort transfers, but the domestic RoRo ferries between Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau and Taveuni sail from other ports such as Natovi and Suva, and the Tavewa Seabus leaves from Lautoka. For those services, check the operator directly - they are not bookable here and this site shows no live times for them.
How long do the crossings take?+
The short transfers to the Mamanuca islands take from about 40 minutes to South Sea Island up to around 1 hour 45 minutes to Tokoriki. The Yasawa run is a different scale: the daily service works its way north and reaches Blue Lagoon in about 4 hours 30 minutes. Duration and stops for your date are in the timetable.
Can I book the return trip too?+
Every connection in the booking feed is bidirectional: the boat that brings you out also runs back to Port Denarau. Check the return direction separately in the timetable, because outbound and return times differ - on the Yasawa run the southbound leg arrives back at Denarau in the evening.
What do Fiji ferry tickets cost?+
Fares depend on route, date and passengers, and they change - so this site shows live prices instead of copied tables. The prices page explains what moves the fare and shows a current from-price per route; the binding amount always appears in the booking step.
