Access by Air
Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport (904) 261-3730
Jacksonville International Airport (904) 741-2000
Check Arriving and Departing times
Reserve a flight
Access by Car
Two bridges connect the island with the mainland.
From the south: Take A1A north of Jacksonville to the Mayport auto ferry, which traverses the St. Johns River. Or, take A1A north to J. Turner Butler Boulevard, then north on 115 over the Dames Point Bridge. Both options continue on A1A north over Big and Little Talbot Island onto Amelia Island.
From I-95: Take I-95 to Exit 373 (old 129), turn east onto A1A, travel 15 miles crossing the Intracoastal Waterway onto Amelia Island.Jacksonville..........33 miles
Miami.................379 miles
Tampa...............233 miles
Atlanta...............356 milesCar Rentals
Alamo/National Car (904) 741-4580
Avis Rent-A-Car, Inc. (904) 741-2327
Budget Rent-A-Car (904) 741-9910
Dollar Rent-A-Car (904) 741-4614
Enterprise Leasing (904) 741-4326
Hertz Corporation (904) 741-2151
Thrifty Rent-A-Car (904) 741-4366
Access by Water
Fernandina is the first port of call directly on the ICW south of GA-FL state line. The Fernandina Harbor Marina (904-261-0355) sits at the end of Centre Street. If you have a boat and would like to travel to Amelia by water, call ahead to check slip availability .
About the only problem when it comes to visiting Fernandina Beach by water is finding good dockage. Now, any of you approaching the village waterfront for the first time might think we were a bit addled brained to make such an assertion. Right there before your eyes are a whole set of floating slips. Too bad that at low tide all but the outer pier (which is located in naturally deep water) are either entirely bare of water or only sport a few inches of H2O.
Fernandina Harbor Marina
#1 Front Street
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
(904) 261-0353
Tiger Point Marina
997 Egans Creek Lane
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
(904) 277-2720Amelia Island Yacht Basin
251 Creekside Drive
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
(904) 277-4615By Ferry:
The St. Johns Ferry Service provides a ferry crossing (northbound and southbound) of Highway A1A connecting Mayport Road to Hecksher Drive on Ft. George Island. The ferry offers seven day a week service. The current fee is $2.75 for 2 axle vehicles. Larger vehicle rates are posted at the loading site. For further information, call 1-904-241-9969.
Mayport schedule:
Mon.-Fri.: 1st ferry departs at 6:00 am. 2nd ferry departs at 6:20 am. Thereafter, ferry leaves Mayport side on the half hour and hour. Last ferry departs Mayport at 10:00 pm.Sat.-Sun.: 1st ferry departs at 6:20 am. Thereafter, ferry leaves Mayport side on the half hour and hour. Last ferry departs Mayport at 10:00 pm.
Ft. George schedule:
Mon.-Sun.: 1st ferry departs at 6:10 am. 2nd ferry departs at 6:40 am. Thereafter, ferry leaves Ft. George side on the quarter and three quarter hour. Last ferry departs Ft. George at 10:15 pm.