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Harbor Water Taxi

Santa Cruz Port District offers trial water taxi hours Friday 3-8 PM. Includes pickup locations and boarding rules.

The free inner-harbor water taxi operates during the summer, from Memorial Day through Labor Day, on weekends and holidays from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. In addition to weekend service, the water taxi operates on Thursday evenings during the Crow's Nest beach barbecues from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

Extended Service Through October! To provide additional access during the Murray Street Bridge construction, the water taxi will operate Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through the end of October: 

  • Fridays: 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
  • Saturdays & Sundays: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Passengers may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations:

  • X-­1 Gate
  • AA Dock
  • Launch Ramp

Please see click here to view the map for all water taxi pick-up and drop-off locations in the harbor. Visitor parking is available for water taxi passengers in the north harbor near X Dock.

May contain:  water taxi, Never Late, Photo Credit to Mark Woodward
Photo Courtesy of Mark Woodward

 

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