Oxford Bellevue Ferry

This is a real nice ferry trip, very scenic. The operators are very friendly.

An excellent opportunity to experience a short, prompt, fun boat ride AND a beautiful, very "walkable" historic town for a "worth every penny" fee. We left our car at the Bellevue side of the trip...waited about 5 minutes for the ferry to come...had a delightfully beautiful ride across the waterway...and explored. Because the ferry runs back and forth constantly, there literally was no wait. Perhaps in "high season of summer weekends" the story is different. But for Monday-Wednesday after Labor Day, the trip was incredible. Don't miss this adventure!

What a great way to experience & learn about a piece of history on the back waters of the Eastern Shore. Highly recommend!!

The staff is friendly and keeps the passengers safe. It is a short ferry ride, and you can stay in your car or get out of your car. You can have your dog on board. You can bike to the ferry and take your bike across. It is easy to access and runs numerous times on a day.

Did the 30 mile Oxford bike loop with a side trip through the back streets of St. Michaels. Great ride! Highlight of the trip was the ferry ride across the Tred Avon river. Its about a 15 minute ride one way. The captains and staff are great. Will definitely do it again. Five stars all day long.

This is my third trip two historic Oxford it's never a disappointment some of the culture and a lot of nostalgia continue to linger in this sleepy little town the lake and ferry are always great but just look at some of the nature I was able to capture this place truly is beautiful

Great service making the river view of the Oxford fireworks accessible from the water for those who cannot afford private yacht! Reasonably priced, great service, and plenty of space. We will make it a tradition!

Great way to cross the water, much more entertaining than driving around and great crew!

BLUF: Expensive but a historical gem that makes for a fun adventure. Despite the increasing prices ($24 for two of us in a car to go one way), I love the Oxford-Bellevue Ferry! I appreciate the history and culture of the Chesapeake Bay region and the Oxford-Bellevue Ferry is one of its treasures. The ferry only holds about 9 cars and the scenic trip across the Tred Avon River takes about 10 minutes. The views are always fabulous and the people working the ferry are always friendly. The ferry recently changed owners and on my most recent crossing my husband and I were warmly welcomed and ferried to Bellevue by an all women crew. The ferry only runs from spring to late fall. My husband and I typically take the ferry one of the last weekends its open in the year. We enjoy touring around St. Michael's and then taking the ferry over to Oxford where we load up our cooler with ice cream from Scottish Highland Creamery. This year we took the ferry from Oxford to Bellevue and we enjoyed making the crossing in reverse. In addition to cars, the ferry is very popular with cyclists. There may just be a few on the ferry or a whole Peloton. For those wanting to further support this historic gem, there is merch sold onboard. Admittedly, I find the ferry to be expensive but I look at it like doing my part to keep this part of Chesapeake Bay history alive. There is a discounted bulk rate for those who routinely make the crossing for practical reasons.

The ferry here goes a relatively short distance. I'm glad to see a ferry running; I wish there were more ways to get around in Eastern Shore MD. Having said that, this ferry doesn't do a whole lot, and the ticket price is quite high. My trip from the Scottish Creamery to the St. Michaels area is frankly about the only practical reason to use this route unless you're a local (and a local who doesn't have your own boat). When you consider the wait for the ferry and the time spent on it, I probably could have just driven there faster, even though it's a long way around. So from my perspective I couldn't see much tangible benefit to it, it's something you'd just do for the experience. The ferry was a well-running vessel with no front or back which docked quickly and made the trip in fifteen minutes or so. It was nice being out on the river, but it's too short of a trip to get a ton out of it. Seeing the cost for a car was over ten bucks (minimum), it's hard to justify the cost as anything other than a one-time lark. In my experience, ferries were more common and cheaper (often state-funded) in North Carolina, where as in MD and VA they seem to be an afterthought. I don't begrudge them for charging what they need to in order to stay afloat (so to speak), and I wish them well, but I struggle to see that I'd do it more than once.

This was a perfect way to cross into Oxford. Charming little boat and a good conversation with the gentlemen working there. Plus they have a history that goes back 300+ years. Worth the trip for sure.

This is the location in Oxford that carries your car across the River to St. Michaels. I think the ferry can hold about 5-6 cars. I know the ferry runs in the summer months during the day. Sometimes the wait is long and sometimes it's fairly quick. On this day, it was quick.

Absolutely wonderful experience, made doubly so by the two staff members (man-Kevin and a woman--didn't get her name). But it was just about a guided rod the area!

My wife and I were driving around the classic Chesapeake Bay towns of Oxford and St Michaels during a couple of sunny summer days, midweeek in late July 2018, when in Oxford we came upon the ferry landing. We saw the historical marker saying this is believed to be America's oldest continually running ferry. We also noted the low prices: $12 for a car, one-way. We noticed that only 3 or 4 cars were waiting to use the ferry (the ferry holds a total of 9 vehicles). We realized that by taking this ferry to Bellevue, we would be heading back toward the town of St. Michaels, which we planned to go to next, so off we went on the ferry. It's not an old, historic boat, but it is certainly cute and cozy. We loved our short boat ride, going straight across a wide river to Bellevue. Often, impromtu travel experiences are the best. This was terrific. Highly recommended.

20 minutes on here or a 30 min drive around. Nice view great crew if you in the area you have to go on at least once

I grew up riding the ferry, so I am a huge fan. However, I decided to ride with my family during the pandemic. HUGE MISTAKE. Not only was the ferry over crowded, but they allowed people to walk around WITHOUT a mask. Unfortunately in doing so, this left the rest of us hostages to our vehicles. Their website alleges that they adhere to CDC guidelines, but they do not. They choose capitalism OVER you and your family's safety. So, NO, I would not reccomend this at this point in time until REAL changes are made.

This is a great throw-back in time when car ferries were more common in America. When visiting Oxford or just driving through, this is a great experience not to be missed. I sometimes just take the round trip from Oxford to Bellevue and back again for the sheer pleasure of the ride. I have been using it for thirty years back when the Bittner family owned the ferry which is now owned by the Bixler family since 2001. Some of life's simplest pleasures are the best.