WEBSITE OFF LINE NOTICE 

Please note this website will be off line for maintenance from 4:00 pm Friday 7th to 12 noon Sunday 9th November 2025.

To purchase tickets online during this time please save the following link to your web browser prior to Friday afternoon.

https://app.respax.com/public/ptit/?site=PTIT

Peddells Ferry Schedule Nov-Dec 2025

Concession Peddells Ferry-approved list for Non-Translink Ferry

Normal Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 2.30 pm (Closed Public Holidays)

OFFICE HOURS OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON

This office will close from 2.30 pm Tuesday 22nd December and re-open 9.00 am Monday 29th December

Close from 2.30 pm Monday 29th December and Re-open 9:00 am 5th January 2025

Enquiries :

reservations@peddellsferry.com.au

• Boarding time is 15 minutes prior to departure, please be advised boarding is not available prior to this time due to pre-departure procedures
• Reservations are essential! It is important that you have already booked and paid and have a ticket to present at the boarding gangway and if claiming concession, present card
• Concession can not be claimed after ticket purchase
• Please note the ferry may depart once full or due to weather / tidal conditions and prior to the advertised departure time
• Cancellation fees apply, the minimum cancellation notice accepted for an individual F.I.T. booking is 24hrs prior to travel and a cancellation fee is applicable. Cancellation is accepted by email to reservations@peddellsferry.com.au  However in the case of late cancellation or no show, fares are non-refundable and non transferrable. Refunds are processed within 14 days.
• Change fees applicable to limited changes as per T&C
• Passengers presenting for travel must present and check in with crew at the gangway 15 mins prior to departure otherwise may be considered a no show and seat forfeited
• Luggage allocation is one piece per adult/child, limits; 600x400x250mm,  15 kg.  If your luggage includes more than one piece or over size items, excess charges apply. No items over 2 m carried.
• Passengers are responsible for managing their own luggage to the ferry departure point (gangway) items left elsewhere on the jetty may not be loaded.
  We recommend any medication and/or fragile items ie. camera, laptop etc… are carried on your person
•  Thursday Island bus Tours usually depart Turtle Sculptures near the bus stop at Engineers Jetty, if you are already on Thursday Island please check in at our jetty office at 9 am
• Departure times are not guaranteed and do not form part of your contract of carriage. Change or cancellations may occur due to unforeseen circumstances/conditions beyond our control
• Help protect our our Community, by travelling you confirm that you do not have Influenza symptoms or test positive for COVID-19

We also recommend the following experiences to deepen your understanding and share the traditions and creative expression of Torres Strait culture

https://www.islandstars.com.au/cultural-experience/

https://www.rosiewaredesigns.com/

QUARANTINE APPLIES WHEN TRAVELLING THURSDAY ISLAND TO SEISIA *please contact Australia Govt. Dept. Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry

Peddells Thursday Island Tours recognises the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land and sea routes we service. We acknowledge the past and present elders of all Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area and respect the culture and lore of all Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people in our region. We acknowledge the traditional owners;  Kaurareg, Yadhaigana, Wuthathi, Unduyamo and Gudang people, within which whose land and sea the service operates.