Denarau – Castaway Island
Ferry to Mamanuca Islands
Denarau – Castaway Island
Ferry to Mamanuca Islands
South Sea Cruises provides the ferry from Denarau to Castaway Island. Denarau Castaway Island ferries cost between £109 and £430, depending on ticket details. Prices exclude any service fees. Ferry timetables change seasonally, use our Deal Finder to get live pricing and availability for Denarau Castaway Island ferries.
The first Denarau Castaway Island ferry typically departs from Denarau at around 09:30. The last ferry usually departs at 15:15.
The Denarau Castaway Island ferry trip can take around 1 hour 30 minutes. The fastest sailings are approximately 1 hour 5 minutes with South Sea Cruises. Sailing times can vary between ferry operators and can be impacted by weather conditions.
There are 21 weekly sailings from Denarau to Castaway Island provided by South Sea Cruises. Timetables can change from season to season.
Denarau Castaway Island ferry prices typically range between £109* and £430*. The average price is typically £430*. The cheapest Denarau Castaway Island ferry prices start from £109*. The average price for a foot passenger is £430*.
Pricing will vary depending on number of passengers, vehicle type, route and sailing times. Pricing is taken from searches over last 30 days and exclusive of service fees, last updated April 25.
The distance between Denarau to Castaway Island is approximately 17.6 miles (28.3km) or 15 nautical miles.
No, ferry operators currently do not allow cars to travel on sailings between Denarau and Castaway Island.
Yes, foot passengers can travel with South Sea Cruises ferries between Denarau and Castaway Island.
Pets are currently not allowed on board the ferries from Denarau to Castaway Island.
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| Denarau - Castaway Island Ferry Route summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Departure Destination | Fiji | |
| Destination | Mamanuca Islands | |
| No. of Operators | 1 | |
| Operators | South Sea Cruises | |
| Average Price | £430 | |
| Average Daily Sailings | 3 | |
| Average Weekly Sailings | 21 | |
| Average Sailing Duration | 1 h 30 m | |
| Fastest Sailing Duration | 1 h 5 m | |
| First Ferry | 09:30 | |
| Last Ferry | 15:15 | |
| Distance | 15 Nautical Miles | |
* Prices subject to change, pricing is taken from last 30 days, last updated 1 April 2025.
Port Denarua is on a small private island in the northwest corner of Fiji’s mainland, Viti Levu. It is the main gateway to some of the beautiful islets along the northwest coast and is just twenty minutes from Nadi International Airport by car. It is considered the island’s finest marina facility, offering restaurants, a spa, a large supermarket and a wide selection of shops. You can also book tours and activities inside the terminal. There are a number of luxurious hotels on Denarau Island where you can relax overnight before your journey as well.
The peculiarly named Castaway Island, known by locals as Qalito, is a remote island resort to the west of Fiji and one of the many landmasses that make up the volcanic Mamanuca Islands archipelago. Surrounded by thriving coral reefs that can be seen below the shimmering shallows of the Pacific Ocean, this uninhabited isle is a tropical utopia complete with long stretches of sandy white beaches and swathes of lush palm-tree forests that bathe in the warm glow of the equatorial sun. The port of Castaway Island is nothing more than a designated section of the south-facing beach, just a few steps from the island resort. As such the only facilities are those found within the resort itself, including numerous restaurants, bars and an information point offering advice about the journey to and from the island. There are no civic settlements or roads on Castaway Island either, meaning that travelling to the port can only be managed on foot. Currently only one service leaves from Castaway Island. A fast South Sea Cruises ferry travels east to the town of Denarau on mainland Fiji a number of times per day, a service that sails around the bottom of the island before skimming across the pristine surface of the South Pacific.
