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Port Blair to Baratang Ferry

Makruzz sails Port Blair to Baratang from 1 October 2026, and the schedules are published -- the panel below pulls them live. Baratang sits in Middle Andaman and is best known for three things: the limestone caves at Nayadera, reached by a boat ride through dense mangrove creeks followed by a short walk; the mud volcanoes at Jalakiyari, small bubbling cones a short drive from the jetty; and Parrot Island, where thousands of parakeets come in to roost at dusk. The other way in is the Andaman Trunk Road -- roughly 100 km of driving from Port Blair in a timed convoy that passes through the Jarawa Tribal Reserve, with a vehicle-ferry crossing at Middle Strait to Nilambur Jetty. Convoys leave Port Blair very early and the day is long. A sea crossing removes the convoy dependency entirely, which is the main practical argument for taking it.

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1 private ferry

Departure:Port Blair (jetty as printed on your ticket)
Arrival:Baratang (jetty as printed on your ticket)

Schedule & fares

Port Blair to Baratang Island sailings

Sailings on this sector start 1 October 2026. Loading the published schedule…

Service on this sector starts 1 October 2026. Fetching the published sailings…

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Who sails Port Blair to Baratang Island

One operator is selling this sector through the booking system we search. Which of them is sailing on your date, and at what fare, is in the live schedule above.

Makruzz
The pioneer of private ferries in the Andamans.

Travel Tips

Before you sail

1

Sailings start on 1 October 2026. A date before that shows nothing because the service was not open then, not because it is sold out.

2

Photographing, filming or interacting with members of the Jarawa community is prohibited by law. This applies on the road route through the tribal reserve.

3

There is no sea route back from Baratang to Port Blair. The schedules feed carries only one sailing out of Baratang, and it goes to Havelock (Swaraj Dweep) -- ask it for Baratang to Port Blair and it answers that no such route exists. Coming back to Port Blair means the Andaman Trunk Road convoy. Plan the return before you book the crossing.

4

The limestone caves involve a mangrove boat ride plus a walk of roughly 1 km each way, partly on uneven ground. Wear shoes you can walk in.

5

Carry cash. Card acceptance and mobile network coverage are both patchy once you leave Port Blair.

6

Accommodation on Baratang is limited and basic, so a night there is not a comfortable fallback if the day runs long.

7

Parrot Island is a dusk activity. With no evening sailing off the island it commits you to a late road convoy back or a night on Baratang -- decide that before you book it.

8

Two different things are sold on this sector. One is the crossing to Baratang on its own. The other is a single Makruzz ticket that runs Port Blair to Havelock via Baratang, waits while you do the limestone caves, and carries on -- the cave boat ride, entry ticket and guide are included in that fare. The live panel below shows both, with the day's actual timings; the through one is marked as a leg of a through service.

FAQs

Port Blair to Baratang Island ferry -- common questions

Yes -- Makruzz sails this sector from 1 October 2026, and the schedules are published. Nothing runs before that date, so a search for an earlier day correctly comes back empty. Use the live schedule on this page to check a specific day.
Commercial sailings start on 1 October 2026. The live schedule on this page shows the actual published departures, fares and seat availability for the date you pick, so you can book directly.
The road route covers roughly 100 km from Port Blair and runs in a timed convoy through the Jarawa Tribal Reserve, with a vehicle-ferry crossing at Middle Strait. Convoy slots are fixed and early, and missing one costs you hours. A sea crossing removes the convoy dependency, which is the main practical advantage.
The limestone caves at Nayadera, reached through mangrove creeks by boat and then on foot; the mud volcanoes at Jalakiyari; and Parrot Island at dusk, where large flocks of parakeets come in to roost. Most itineraries cover the caves and mud volcanoes in a single day.
You can sail out, but not back. The schedules feed sells Port Blair to Baratang and Baratang to Havelock, and nothing else from Baratang -- a request for Baratang to Port Blair comes back as a route that does not exist, which is a different answer from a sold-out day. So a sea day trip out of Port Blair does not close: you either carry on to Havelock by ferry or return by the Andaman Trunk Road convoy. Makruzz sells the carrying-on version as one ticket -- Port Blair to Havelock via Baratang, with the limestone cave boat ride, entry ticket and guide included in the fare, and the vessel waiting at Baratang while the cave trip runs. That is a one-way day out to Havelock rather than a round trip back to Port Blair. Check the live schedule on this page for what is actually sailing on your date before you plan around it.
Not by ferry to Port Blair -- that route is not in the schedules feed at all. The only sailing out of Baratang goes to Havelock (Swaraj Dweep). Everything else is the Andaman Trunk Road: roughly 100 km back to Port Blair in a timed convoy, with the vehicle-ferry crossing at Middle Strait. If you are booking a Baratang crossing, book the way back at the same time.
Foreign nationals are subject to registration and permit rules across the Andamans, and some areas beyond Baratang are restricted. Rules change, so confirm the current position with the operator or the A&N Administration before you travel rather than relying on a third-party summary.

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