The Belleisle Bay ferry never closes. New Brunswick's Belleisle Belle (F62) shuttles cars between Route 124 at Earle Wharf and Route 850 near Long Point 24 hours a day, every day of the year, free of charge, in about seven minutes. The provincial 511 service had it operating normally on 1 October 2026.
24 hours, year round, as published by the NB Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (ferries page, April 2026 version, same as September 2025); status from 511 New Brunswick, 1 October 2026; checked 2 October 2026 Government of New Brunswick – Ferries in New Brunswick · 2026-10-02
Belleisle Bay is one of the long, narrow arms of the lower Saint John River in southern New Brunswick, which Wikipedia describes as fjord-like, about 18 km long and roughly a kilometre wide. It also marks the northern edge of the Kingston Peninsula, the wedge of land between the bay and the Kennebecasis River.
The province closes that gap with a cable ferry, the Belleisle Belle, numbered F62 in the provincial fleet. It runs between Route 124 at Earle Wharf and Route 850 near Long Point, takes fifteen cars, and covers the 1.0 km crossing in about seven minutes.
It keeps going through the night and through the winter, which sets it apart from the seasonal ferry at Gagetown further up the Saint John. The Gagetown boat, F85, is itself the former Belleisle Bay ferry, according to Wikipedia's account of its return in 2020.
Every ferry the Government of New Brunswick runs is free to use, and Tourism New Brunswick describes this one as a toll-free service operated year-round by the province. That holds for a car with a full load of passengers, a cyclist or someone walking on.
| Car and driver | Free |
| Each passenger | Free |
| Cyclist or pedestrian | Free |
No charge, per the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (April 2026) Government of New Brunswick – Ferries in New Brunswick · 2026-10-02
Belleisle Bay opens off the Saint John River near Evandale and runs inland to the north-east for some 18 km, according to Wikipedia. The ferry crosses between Earle Wharf on Route 124 and Long Point on Route 850, a distance the department gives as 1.0 km. The whole bay lies within Kings County.
Route 124 runs down to the water at Earle Wharf, on the Kars side of the bay. Nobody sells tickets here and nothing blocks the ramp; you line up on the approach and roll on when the deck is free. Fifteen cars fill it; anyone further back waits for the next trip.
The opposite landing is on Route 850 near Long Point, on the Kingston Peninsula side of the bay. At night the service is the same as by day: wait at the ramp and the ferry comes over for you.
The ferry runs 24 hours, so a late return across the bay is not a problem.
511 inside New Brunswick, or 1-800-561-4063 from elsewhere, gives 24-hour notice of ferry interruptions.
Room for fifteen cars on each trip. If the queue is longer than that, you wait for the boat to come back.
Tourism New Brunswick suggests a stop at Bates Landing, a roadside market that has traded since 1980; it opens in June and shuts for the season after October.
Unlike the seasonal Gagetown boat, this ferry is listed as running all year.
The Kingston Peninsula is served by government ferries on both sides. On the Kennebecasis shore the Summerville ferry to Millidgeville links the peninsula with Saint John, and close to the mouth of Belleisle Bay the Evandale ferry crosses the Saint John River itself, also 24 hours a day.
The bay is quiet water: Wikipedia notes that it has little current and few freshwater inlets, and that it freezes over in winter. The ferry is nonetheless listed by the department as a year-round service, and 511 New Brunswick is where any interruption, for ice or anything else, would be posted.
Belleisle Bay also explains why the province still runs so many small ferries in this corner of New Brunswick. Between the main river, the Kennebecasis and arms such as this one, the land is cut into peninsulas, and a short cable crossing is the practical link between communities that sit a kilometre apart across the water. The department's ferries page lists Belleisle Bay alongside Evandale, Westfield, Gondola Point and Summerville-Millidgeville as provincially operated routes.
Provincial ferries elsewhere in Atlantic Canada are run on different terms. In Newfoundland and Labrador, for instance, the St. Brendan's ferry from Burnside keeps set departure times, three each way on most winter days, and charges a fare in both directions, $12.75 for a car and driver; here there is neither a timetable nor a fare.
Yes. The provincial transportation department lists it as a 24-hour, year-round service, with no overnight break.
No. Belleisle Bay is a crossing run by the province itself, and New Brunswick takes no fares on those.
Route 124 at Earle Wharf and Route 850 near Long Point, both in Kings County.
Fifteen, according to the province. The crossing is 1.0 km and takes about seven minutes.
Yes. At 9:35 a.m. on 1 October 2026, 511 New Brunswick had Belleisle Bay marked 'In Service', and no delay or disruption was flagged.
No. Gagetown is a separate, seasonal crossing of the Saint John River. Its ferry, F85, used to work at Belleisle Bay, according to Wikipedia.