International ferry fares 2019 update

An update of our international ferry fares comparison is long overdue. So here it is for January 2019. As you can notice, Auckland still has the second highest monthly ferry passes - after the Isle of Wight, despite Brexit pound problems, and a few years of competition in Auckland from Explore.

Service	Aug-08	Oct-10	Sep-11	Jan-19	Ride length mins	Notes
Auckland - Waiheke (NZ)	$344	$330	$350 / $19 a trip	$365 / $26 a trip	35	Includes Waiheke bus (includes selected bus services in Auckland prior to 2018)
Wellington - Eastbourne* (NZ)	$245	$252	$252	$270 / $12 a trip	20
Seattle - Vashon (USA)	US$118 / $166	US$3.75 / $4.90 a trip	US$3.75 / $4.60 a trip	US$71.85 / $105 US$5.55 / $8.11 a trip	22	31 ride
Seattle - Bainbridge Island (USA)				US$109.60 / $160	35	31 ride
San Diego - Coronado* (USA)	Free	Free	Free	Free	15
New York - Staten Island* (USA)	Free	Free	Free	Free	25
Sydney ferries* (AUS)	A$1,280 / $1,562 to A$2,200 / $2,684 a year	A$41 / $53.70 to A$57/ $74.40 a week	A$42.20 / $53.58 to A$52.80 / $67.03 for 10 rides	A$63.20 / $66 a week		Opal capped fare, for all mode travel
Boston ferries* (USA)	US$198 / $279	US$198 / $260.30	US$198 / $242.23	US$308 / $450		All mode travel
Alameda - Oakland* (USA)	US$170 / $240	US$170 / $223.50	US$170 / $207.98	US$8.80 / $12.87 a ride	20	40 rides within one month, Clipper card fare in 2019
Hong Kong Star Ferry*(HK)	HK$110 / $20	HK$125 / $21.20	HK$125 / $19.61	HK$135 / $25.16	9
Vancouver Translink (CAN)	C$73 / $99 to C$136 / $184	C$81 / $106.60 to C$151 / $198.70	C$81 / $99.18 to C$151 / $184.90	C$95 / $105.10 to C$174 / $192.50		Zone based, all travel modes
Maine Portland (USA)	US$87 / $123.50 to US$127.50 / $181	US$82.45 / $108.40 to US$125.15 / $164.50	US$82.45 / $100.87 to US$125.15 / $153.11	US$82.45 / $120.55 to US$125.15 / $183		Various islands
Isle of Wight (UK)	£150.80 / $392	£163 / $343.70	£171.50 / $332.52	£205 / $395.60	22
Vlissingen-Breskens* (NL)		€69.50 / $130	€69.50 / $115.53	€68.81 / $114.48 €2.69 / $4.47 a ride	23	B-tag card
Den Helder-Texel (NL)		€30 / $55	€30 / $49.87	€30 / $49.90	20	15 return tickets
Istanbul ferries* (TU)			TL1.75 / $1.18 a ride	TL2.55 / $0.71 a ride		Istanbul card, all mode travel

All exchange rates were calculated on the day of research and are not at PPP level.
* Denotes not an island-only service, passengers have land based transport options.