Mapua Ferry

Friendly, helpful, reasonably priced. Top notch.

There’s something really charming about short ferry trips!We take the Itchenor to Bosham ferry (West Sussex, UK) two or three times a year with our bikes.And if we lived near this one we’d be doing the same.Rabbit Island has a glorious beach and the cycleway is well-maintained, so not much excuse needed to pop across by Mapua Ferry!It’s such a relief to be able to get on and off so easily. Just roll up, roll on, and roll off using the simple ramp.The Skipper on our day was Steve. We overheard him talking to Luke, another passenger riding a Kiwi Journeys bike. Turns out that both of them used to work big yachts. So the few hundred metres from Mapua to Rabbit Island wasn’t too taxing for Steve!He ferried us with good humour and was bang on time both ways - of course it helps if you can see your passengers waiting across the water…and vice versa!We had a really good day out topped and tailed by Mapua Ferry rides - recommended highly.

Shortest ferry ride but saves so much biking and walking effort. Great little ride with easy access for bikes, walkers and beach goers.Good photo opportunities.

Good starting point for bike ride on Rabbit Island

Such a good idea and a fun way to go from rabbit island to mapua for a chippy to make biking home feel bloated and uncomfortable. Would do it again. Local treasure. Yes you can bring ur bike across.

Great service, fun times! Wish they'd have a later run to coincide with the live music.

Great service! Was cold and wet waiting, I called up to make sure the operator knew there were 3 people waiting for the 5.10pm ferry and he came instantly. Was very glad to get out of the cold early

Great handy service. Took our bikes across form Mapua and completed the 12km loop back to the ferry. Friendly knowledgeable staff.

After a beautiful cycle the ferry was spacious enough to accommodate a good crowd. The payment was easy & it was great to be connected across to civilisation (& food) at Mapua