The 110-foot high-speed catamaran is the only ferry authorized by the.

How long is boat ride from key west to dry tortugas. The boat takes approx 2 hours there and two hours back and I didnt care for the trip but YMMV and the seaplane takes about 50 minutes and includes a certain amount of sight-seeing. Anchoring is permitted within one mile of Garden Key because this area is excluded from the RNA. Planned in advance a bit the bullet and purchase the sea plane adventure.

Fort Jefferson and Dry Tortugas seaplane flights from Key West. Trips to Americas most remote national park aboard a high-speed ferry or sea plane. I will tell you hands down it was worth the money.

If you love Key West snorkeling then Dry Tortugas National Park offers some of the best snorkeling and skin diving in North America just 70 miles from Key West and the Florida Keys. Also below decks are two generators plus a multitude of machinery and equipment to operate the vessel in the safest quietest and most dependable manner possible. It is expensive at 175 per adult.

But you are on a 2 and a half hour boat ride there and back its 70 miles off of Key West plus they feed you breakfast and lunch. Breakfast Lunch use of snorkeling gear guided tour of the fort. Something tells me I read once 2 12 - 3 one way.

Due to the close proximity to Key West it is entirely possible to visit Dry Tortugas on a day trip. If youre visiting Key West and want a little adventure a trip to Dry Tortugas National Park might be the thing to do. 4 hour half day and 8 hour full day tours daily.

Dry Tortugas National Park is a haven for snorkeling along with birding and civil war history. Travel time is approximately 40 minutes each way. Charter flights are also available.