Anguilla Ferry Fares by Age: Adult, Child, and Infant Pricing Explained
August 23, 2026
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Jahmal Richard
Anguilla Ferry Times
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One of the most common questions from families planning the crossing is the simplest one to ask and the trickiest one to answer: what does each person actually pay? The good news is that the public ferry keeps its fares clean, with just three bands by age. The catch is that the taxes and fees layer on top with their own age rules that do not quite match the fare bands. Here is the whole picture, fare and fees, broken down for adults, children, and infants, so you can budget your group before you reach the terminal.
Good to know
Quick answer: the public ferry fare is cash only and comes in three age bands, Adult (12+) at $30, Child (2 to 11) at $15, and Infant (under 2) free. The Marigot passenger fee and the Anguilla departure tax are separate charges with their own age brackets. The sections below stack it all together.
Jahmal Richard is a born-and-raised Anguillian who frequently uses the Blowing Point ferry crossing for personal and business travel. As an experienced software engineer, he built Anguilla Ferry Times to give local and international travelers clear ferry schedules, practical trip-planning tools, and useful insights for visiting Anguilla.
The Ferry Fare by Age
The boat ticket is the easy part. Three bands, one price each, paid in cash on board. This is the fare for a one-way public ferry crossing between Blowing Point and Marigot, and it is the same in both directions.
Age band
Public ferry fare (one way)
Adult (12 and over)
$30
Child (2 to 11)
$15
Infant (under 2)
Free
Travel tip
The public ferry fare is cash only, in US dollars, and paid on board, so carry small bills for your whole group before you travel. Cards are not accepted for the fare itself.
Taxes Are Separate
The ferry ticket is only one line item. Depending on which way you are going, you also pay either a passenger fee or a departure tax, and these have their own age brackets that do not line up exactly with the fare bands. Here is how each direction works.
Coming to Anguilla: the Marigot Passenger Fee
When you board at Marigot to cross over to Anguilla, there is a passenger fee of 7 euros per person for everyone aged 4 and up. It is payable in euros or by card only, and US dollars are not accepted for this particular fee, so plan for it separately from your cash fare. Children under 4 are exempt. On the inbound leg, then, your costs are the ferry fare plus, for anyone 4 or older, the 7 euro Marigot fee.
Leaving Anguilla: the Departure Tax by Age
Going the other way, leaving Anguilla through Blowing Point, you pay an Anguilla departure tax, and this is where the age brackets get more detailed. For non-resident visitors spending more than 12 hours on the island and traveling by public (French side) ferry, the current planning rates are below. The tax can be paid in cash or by card.
Age band
Departure tax (French side, visitor over 12 hours)
Adult (12 and over)
US $28
Child (5 to 11)
US $15
Child (2 to 4)
US $3
Infant (under 2)
No listed ferry fee
Travel tip
Traveling as a day-tripper (under 12 hours) or as a resident? The French-side departure tax drops to about US $11 for adults 12+ and US $3 for children 2 to 11. Always confirm the current rate at the terminal, since fees can change.
Putting It Together: What Each Traveler Pays
Here is the full one-way picture for a typical non-resident visitor on the public ferry, fare plus the fee or tax that applies in each direction.
Traveler
One-way fare
Inbound Marigot fee
Outbound departure tax
Adult (12+)
$30
7 euros (euros or card)
US $28
Child (5 to 11)
$15
7 euros (euros or card)
US $15
Child (2 to 4)
$15
7 euros from age 4, none for ages 2 to 3
US $3
Infant (under 2)
Free
None
None listed
Those departure-tax figures are for non-resident visitors staying more than 12 hours. Day-trippers and residents pay the lower rates noted above. Private charters on the Dutch side work differently again, which we cover below.
Why the Age Bands Do Not Line Up
The reason a family budget can feel confusing is that three separate systems each draw their age lines in a different place. The ferry ticket uses adult 12 and over, child 2 to 11, and infant under 2. The Marigot fee uses a single threshold, everyone 4 and up pays it. The Anguilla departure tax splits children into 2 to 4 and 5 to 11. So a 5-year-old is a child on every list, but pays the child fare, the full Marigot fee, and a middle departure tax, while a 3-year-old pays the same child fare yet skips the Marigot fee and pays only the small security-level departure tax. Knowing the three are separate is the whole trick to getting a group total right.
Taking a private charter instead?
The numbers change. Charters cross on the Dutch side to a dock near the airport, their fares are set by the operator rather than the public ferry bands, and Dutch-side departures add a Tourist Board Levy, so the taxes run higher across every age. See our departure taxes guide for the full Dutch-side breakdown by age, and the ferry cost guide for total trip costs.
Travel tip
Three different payment rules apply, so bring a mix. The ferry fare is cash only, in US dollars. The Marigot passenger fee is euros or card only, no US dollars. The Anguilla departure tax can be paid by cash or card. Keep every receipt until you have cleared immigration and boarding.
A Quick Family Budgeting Example
Say two adults are crossing from Marigot to Anguilla with a child aged 8 and an infant aged 1. Here is how the inbound leg adds up.
Ferry fares: two adults at $30, one child (age 8) at $15, and the infant (age 1) free. Fare total: $75, paid in cash.
Marigot passenger fee: the two adults and the 8-year-old are all 4 or older, so three people at 7 euros each. Fee total: 21 euros, in euros or by card. The infant is exempt.
Inbound total: $75 in cash, plus 21 euros in euros or by card.
Reverse the trip and the Marigot fee is replaced by the Anguilla departure tax: the two adults at US $28 each, the 8-year-old at US $15, and the infant with no listed fee, on top of the same $75 in ferry fares. Same family, different second line item, because you are now leaving from the Anguilla side.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is the Anguilla ferry for a child?
On the public ferry, children aged 2 to 11 pay $15 one way, in cash on board. That is the fare only. A separate Marigot passenger fee of 7 euros applies to anyone 4 and older on the way to Anguilla, and a departure tax applies by age on the way out.
Do infants pay for the Anguilla ferry?
No. Infants under 2 ride free on the public ferry. They are also exempt from the 7 euro Marigot passenger fee, and there is no listed French-side departure fee for children under 2. You still travel with them on your ticket, they just do not add a fare.
What age counts as an adult on the ferry?
For the ferry fare, an adult is anyone 12 and over, paying the full $30 one way. The departure tax uses the same 12-and-over line for its adult rate, while the Marigot passenger fee simply applies to everyone aged 4 and up.
Is the departure tax the same for kids as for adults?
No. On the French side for non-resident visitors, adults 12+ pay about US $28, children 5 to 11 pay US $15, children 2 to 4 pay US $3, and there is no listed fee for under-2s. Day-trippers and residents pay lower rates. Dutch-side charter departures are higher because of the Tourist Board Levy.
Can I pay the fare with a card?
Not for the ferry fare itself, which is cash only in US dollars. The Marigot passenger fee is euros or card only, with no US dollars accepted, and the Anguilla departure tax can be paid by cash or card. Carrying a mix of US dollars, euros, and a card covers all three.
Are fares different on a private charter?
Yes. Charter fares are set by the operator rather than the public ferry age bands, and they run on the Dutch side, where departure taxes include a Tourist Board Levy and total more across every age group. Check the departure taxes guide for the Dutch-side figures.
Once you separate the three pieces, the ferry fare, the Marigot fee, and the Anguilla departure tax, budgeting a family becomes straightforward. Remember the headline fares, Adult $30, Child $15, Infant free, then add the fee or tax that matches your direction and each traveler age. To price your exact group in one place, run the numbers through our ferry fare estimator, and see the ferry cost guide for the complete rundown.
