Catch the one of the FREE water ferries with Savannah Belles Ferry system on River Street, right in front of City Hall. Or catch it on the other side of the Savannah River @ the Westin Savannah Harbor Resort & Spa on Hutchinson Island.
The free ferries shuttle you from River Street, across the Savannah River, to the Westin, with departures with arrivals every 15–20 minutes from 7:00 AM until 12 AM (subject to weather and river traffic conditions)
Click here for a schedule. The ferries operate 7 days a week, 362 days a year – closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas & New Years Day. Click here for more info. on the ferry system.
Ride the rails on the FREE River Street Streetcar - an authentic 1930s Melbourne streetcar - that runs back and forth on River Street. There’s a streetcar stop right by the ferry dock, in front of City Hall and the visitors center.
The River Street Streetcar runs Noon-9 PM Thurs-Sun with the exceptions of First Saturdays festivities each month when it stops running at 6:30 PM. The 54-passenger streetcar updated with environmentally-friendly green technology. It makes six stops along Historic River Street between Montgomery St. & the Waving Girl Landing
FERRY FACTS
- Scenic two-minute ride on the Savannah River
- Operates 7 days a week, 362 days a year with departures with arrivals every 15–20 minutes from 7:00 AM until 12 AM (subject to weather and river traffic conditions)
- Climate-controlled, easy passenger loading and unloading
- Unique vessel, designed to ensure a steady ride
- All vessels US Coast Guard certified
- Ferry vessels and ferry landings ADA compliant
- Modern passenger-only ferries, reminiscent of vessels seen in the harbor a century ago
- Named for Savannah’s “Belles”— strong women who shaped the city’s history.
FERRY LANDINGS LOCATIONS
- River Street at City Hall
- Waving Girl Landing at the Savannah Marriott Riverfront
- Hutchinson Island at the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center and adjacent to the Westin Savannah Harbour Resort & Spa
- Ferry Schedule