Needs a Ferry

Connected Sites: 19

Definition
WHS that can only be reached after a ferry ride or a boat tour offered commercially on a frequent basis. No bridge, no commercial airport, no alternative locations on the mainland. There must be scheduled passenger ferries or oneday boat tours (no charters or multi-day cruises).

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Connected Sites

  • Island of Patmos
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.26
    60
    5
    Ferry from Piraeus or Samos
  • Delos
    Delos
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1990
    3.44
    108
    4
    There are daily boat excursions from Mykonos except Monday, because the archaeological site is closed that day.
  • Stari Grad Plain
    Inscribed: 2008
    2.16
    140
    7
    Ferries to Hvar Island, mostly from Split
  • Sado Island Gold Mines
    Inscribed: 2024
    2.22
    11
    3
    From Niigata to Sado Island, by jetfoil (1h) or car ferry (2.5h).
  • Ogasawara Islands
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.12
    8
    3
    Transportation is limited to the Ogasawara Kaiun ferry, the Ogasawara Maru, departing from Takeshiba, Tokyo to Chichijima. The ferry runs every three days in each direction and takes 24 hours one way in good weather, but longer if the sea is rough (and it often is). (wikivoyage)
  • Fortress of Suomenlinna
    Inscribed: 1991
    2.91
    296
    7
    15 mins from Helsinki by ferry
  • Cordouan Lighthouse
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.00
    45
    5
    You get there on a boat tour; several operators in the towns of Royan, Le Verdon-sur-mer and Meschers-sur-Gironde have scheduled departures in April-October.
  • St. Kilda
    St. Kilda
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.50
    26
    4
    Day trips sail from Skye and the Western Isles. You have to make yourself available for a two-day slot, and they sail on the first suitable day of that slot. It's a 3- to 4-hour crossing. (wikivoyage)
  • Statue of Liberty
    Statue of Liberty
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1984
    3.29
    517
    19
    The ferry ride from Battery Park to Liberty Island takes just 15 minutes.
  • Sceilg Mhichíl
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.84
    90
    8
    Portmagee is the usual departure point, for a 45-min crossing. (wikivoyage)
  • Mount Athos
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.50
    79
    8
    Two ferry companies operate regular passenger services to Mount Athos from Ouranoupoli.
    See en.wikivoyage.org
  • Kulangsu
    Inscribed: 2017
    2.94
    72
    5
    Ferries open to visitors arrive in Gulangyu at either of two harbors: the more popular 1 Sanqiutian ferry terminal in the east and the slightly more out-of-the-way 2 Neicuo'ao ferry terminal in the west. (wikivoyage)
  • Komodo National Park
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.78
    88
    7
    boat tours from Labuan Bajo (2-3h)
  • Itsukushima Shrine
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.57
    212
    11
    10min ferry from mainland to Miyajima Island
    See jr-miyajimaferry.co.jp
  • Isole Eolie
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.67
    135
    8
    There are frequent car ferries and much quicker hydrofoils from Milazzo and Messina on Sicily, and from Reggio di Calabria on the mainland, to and between the islands. (wikivoyage)
  • Elephanta Caves
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.05
    116
    7
    Ferry from the Gateway of India (1h)
  • Coiba National Park
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.86
    18
    2
    "It is about an hour long boat ride from the coastal town of Santa Catalina or two hours from the fishing village of Boca Chica, but most travelers rely on tour operators to reach the island." (wikivoyage)
  • Vegaøyan
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.56
    43
    6
    Pedestrian ferry between Brønnøysund and Rørøy dock on Vega Island, or car ferry from Sandnessjøen.
  • Island of Gorée
    Inscribed: 1978
    2.89
    68
    3
    Ferries can be taken from the terminal north of Place de l'Independence. The trip takes 10-20 minutes.