Ferry
Full day (7am–5:30pm)
Yankee Freedom
Yankee Freedom — Dry Tortugas Day Trip
The classic ferry — breakfast, lunch, snorkel gear, park fee included
Full day (7am–5:30pm)Ferry
Dry Tortugas National Park · 70 miles west of Key West
Dry Tortugas — the bucket-list day trip
Fort Jefferson sits on a hexagonal island in the middle of the Gulf. It's the clearest water in the Keys, a working national park, and one of the best snorkel days you'll ever have. Below are every legit way to get there — the daily ferry, seaplane, private charter, per-person seat, fishing day, and overnight trip.
All departures from Key WestMost trips: sunrise to sunset
Seaplane
Half day
Havana Fleet
Havana Sky — Fort Jefferson & Dry Tortugas
40-minute flight over the reef · Fort Jefferson from the air
Half daySeaplane
Private Charter
Full day
Finz Dive Center
Premium Dry Tortugas Private — Park Shark
Fastest boat to Fort Jefferson · private group
Full dayPrivate Charter
Private Charter
Full day
Finz Dive Center
Dry Tortugas Private — Finz Freeman
37' Freeman · private group · dive-shop crew
Full dayPrivate Charter
Public Charter
Full day
Finz Dive Center
Finz Dry Tortugas Public Charter
Per-person seat on the dive-boat crew's day
Full dayPublic Charter
Private Charter
12 hours
Good Times Key West
12hr Day Trip — 35' Carolina Classic
Full-day private on a fishing sport-cruiser
12 hoursPrivate Charter
Overnight
Overnight
Good Times Key West
Overnight Trip — 35' Carolina Classic
Sleep on the anchor · sunrise inside the Tortugas
OvernightOvernight
Private Charter
8 hours
Indulge Experiences
Dry Tortugas 8-Hour Private — 37' Freeman
37' Freeman quad-outboard · fast and dry
8 hoursPrivate Charter
Private Charter
10 hours
Indulge Experiences
Dry Tortugas 10-Hour Private — 37' Freeman
Same boat · more hours on the water
10 hoursPrivate Charter
Private Charter
Full day
KW Boat Charters
Knotty Rooster — Full Day Dry Tortugas
Full-day private with a Key West captain
Full dayPrivate Charter
Fishing
12 hours
Florida Straits Sportfishing
12-Hour Trip — Dry Tortugas
Grouper, snapper, and mahi over Tortugas structure
12 hoursFishing
Private Charter
Full day
Bone Island Charters
Private Dry Tortugas National Park Charter
Local captain · custom itinerary
Full dayPrivate Charter
Public Charter
Full day
Reel Paradise Charters
Dry Tortugas Tour — Per Person
Buy a seat · shared boat · lower price than private
Full dayPublic Charter
Private Charter
Full day
Reel Paradise Charters
Dry Tortugas Charter — Private
Same crew · your own group
Full dayPrivate Charter
Fishing
Full day
Reel Blue Collar Fishing
Dry Tortugas Fishing Charter
Working captain · Tortugas bottom fishing
Full dayFishing
Private Charter
Full day
Public Charter
Full day
Laid Back Key West
Dry Tortugas Public Trip
Per-person seat · easy going crew
Full dayPublic Charter
Private Charter
Full day
Laid Back Key West
The Dry Tortugas — Private
Same operator · private group
Full dayPrivate Charter
Public Charter
Full day
Conch N' Around
Dry Tortugas Public Charter
Per-person seat · fun crew
Full dayPublic Charter
From the log
How to pick your Dry Tortugas trip
Ferry vs. seaplane vs. private charter · what a Key West local actually recommends.