Off-peak hours 09:30 to 16:00, every day except 25 and 26 December - read from the operator's page and 2026 brochure on 16 October 2026. Ring the bell: there are no fixed departure times · Sailings shown by frequency — exact times from the operator. · Representative sailings only — check the operator for today's full timetable
Departures 1–10 / 10
Departures 1–10 / 10
Crossing time
~5 min
Operator
Greenway & Dittisham Ferry (Greenway Ferry)
Map – Dittisham to Greenway Ferry
| Fare type | Price |
|---|---|
| Adult (15 years and over), each way | £3.50 |
| Child (4 to 14 years), each way | £3.00 |
| Cycle and rider, each way | £5.00 |
Fares are per person each way, as printed on the operator's Dittisham to Greenway page and in its 2026 brochure. The operator says the tickets are bought on the boat and are not available online. The brochure says the crossing is free with the operator's Dartmouth to Dittisham ticket. No fare is published for dogs on this crossing, and entry to Greenway is not included (National Trust members go in free, according to the operator). All fares in pounds sterling (GBP).
The Dittisham to Greenway ferry is a short ring-the-bell crossing of the River Dart, run by Greenway & Dittisham Ferry, the Brixham company that also sells Dartmouth boat trips under the Greenway Ferry name. It joins Dittisham Pontoon, off Manor Street on the Dittisham bank, to Greenway Quay, from where the National Trust's Greenway, once the home of Agatha Christie, is a short walk. The operator describes the trip as five minutes. OpenStreetMap puts the two landing points about 230 metres apart, our own measurement.
There is no timetable of departures to learn. The operator calls it a ring and ride service, 'on demand' in the words of its 2026 brochure, and says boats operate every few minutes: ring the bell outside the Ferry Boat Inn at the entrance to the Dittisham pontoon, or the bell at Greenway Quay, and the boat comes across. What the operator does publish is hours. From Good Friday to 30 September its website gives 09:00 to 17:00 every day (the brochure says to 1 October); at all other times of the year it gives 09:30 to 16:00, every day. The brochure adds that the service runs all year, seven days a week, except Christmas Day and Boxing Day. In mid-October the shorter off-peak hours therefore apply. The page gives no year for the summer hours; Good Friday 2027 falls on 26 March by our calendar calculation, not an announced date.
Fares are paid on the boat, because the operator says the tickets are too low in value to sell online. An adult (15 and over) pays £3.50 each way, a child aged 4 to 14 pays £3, and a cyclist with bike £5. The brochure also says the crossing is free if you hold the operator's ticket from Dartmouth to Dittisham.
Two other services get confused with this page. Dittisham Ferries, which has its own website and a kiosk on the Dartmouth embankment, runs direct boats between Dartmouth and Dittisham, and Dart Harbour's ferry guide lists it as a separate entry from Greenway Ferries. Greenway Ferry's own Dartmouth sailings run to separate timetables. Neither is covered here. No ferry fare includes entry to Greenway: the operator says National Trust members go in free. For parking, the brochure points to the Ham at Dittisham, and the operator says limited parking is available at Greenway Quay.
- Arrive at the slipway a few minutes before departure; vehicle queues build quickly in summer.
- Check the operator's notices before travelling — tides, weather and maintenance affect sailings.
- Confirm accepted payment methods: several crossings are contactless-only.
Frequently asked questions
Ring the bell. At Dittisham it hangs outside the Ferry Boat Inn at the entrance to the pontoon; at Greenway Quay there is a bell as well. The operator says boats operate every few minutes and that you pay on board.
No departure times are published, only hours. The operator gives 09:30 to 16:00 every day for the off-peak period, which includes mid-October, and 09:00 to 17:00 from Good Friday to 30 September. Its brochure says 1 October for the end of summer.
An adult (15 and over) pays £3.50 each way, a child aged 4 to 14 pays £3, and a cycle with rider is £5. The operator says tickets are sold on the boat and not online.
According to the operator's 2026 brochure it runs all year, seven days a week, apart from Christmas Day and Boxing Day, on the shorter 09:30 to 16:00 hours outside summer. The National Trust sets Greenway's own opening days, which this page does not cover.
The operator calls it a 5 minute trip. OpenStreetMap places the two landings roughly 230 metres apart in a straight line, which is our own measurement.
The operator's 2026 brochure says the Dittisham to Greenway crossing is free when you use its Dartmouth to Dittisham ferry ticket. Without one, the £3.50 adult fare applies.
No. The operator says prices do not include entrance to Greenway, and that National Trust members are admitted free.
No. This page covers only the short ring and ride crossing between Dittisham and Greenway Quay. Boats from Dartmouth, whether Dittisham Ferries or Greenway Ferry sailings, follow their own timetables and fares.