Vehicle barge: times, booking & what to know
The vehicle barge service connects Redland Bay with the Southern Moreton Bay Islands for vehicles, trailers, and freight. Operated by SeaLink Bay Islands Transit.
Book the barge with SeaLinkIs there a barge timetable?
SeaLink doesn’t publish a fixed vehicle barge timetable. Sailing times show in their booking page once you pick a date.
How to see sailing times
- Open SeaLink’s booking page.
- Choose your route: Redland Bay to Russell, Macleay, Lamb or Karragarra, or the return.
- Pick your date.
- The available sailings for that day appear.
Before you go
- Bookings are essential.
- Arrive 20 minutes before departure for loading.
- Vehicle ferries leave from 1 Weinam Street, Redland Bay.
- The trip takes about an hour to Russell Island and about 35–45 minutes to the other islands.
- No permit is needed as long as the vehicle is registered.
- Registered residents and ratepayers get discounted fares — see SeaLink’s residents page.
- SeaLink currently lists a temporary fuel surcharge on vehicle ferry bookings — check at booking.
Service changes
Service updates and any change to sailings are posted by SeaLink on its ferry status page.
Live or work on the islands?
Ask your neighbours about the barge, a lift or a spare trailer on the islands' own noticeboard, and get the evening digest. Free.
Information from SeaLink’s website, checked 5 October 2026.