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Air, Ground, and Boat Transportation

Boat Transportation
The marina for the Daufuskie Island Resort and Spa is directly on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway between Hilton Head Island and Savannah at Mile Marker 36.  Gas and diesel fuel are available.  Dockage fees are $175 per week for boats up to 25 feet (over 25 feet, add $1 per foot per day).  Electrical power hook-ups are $4-$6.50 per day.
       

Air Travel

Hilton Head Island Airport is 5 minutes from the Ferry Embarkation Center, and is served by US Airways with non-stop service to Charlotte and Washington DC-Reagan National.

Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport is 40 minutes from the Ferry Embarkation Center and is served by:

  • AirTran with non-stop service to Atlanta
  • Continental Express with non-stop service to Newark and Houston
  • Delta with non-stop service to Atlanta, Cincinnati, and New York-LaGuardia
  • Northwest with non-stop service to Detroit, Minneapolis and Memphis
  • United with non-stop service to Chicago and Washington DC-Dulles
  • US Airways with non-stop service to Charlotte, Pittsburgh, Boston and Washington DC.

(Airline information as of January, 2004)

For other information, contact the owner at 704.847.3272 or by e-mail at info@daufuskie1.com

   

Ground Transportation

By Car to the Ferry Embarkation Center on Hilton Head Island, SC:

  • from Interstate 95 (north or south): exit on SC Exit 8, which is 8 miles north of the South Carolina-Georgia border.  Take US 278 East to Hilton Head Island.  The Embarkation Center is 19 miles from I-95.
  • from Atlanta (approximately 270 miles):  take I-75 South to Macon, then take I-16 East to Savannah, then take I-95 North.  Exit on SC Exit 8, and take US 278 East to Hilton Head Island.
  • from Charlotte (approximately 245 miles): take I-77 South to Columbia, then take I-26 East to I-95, then take I-95 South.  Exit on SC Exit 8, and take US 278 East to Hilton Head Island.

For shuttle transportation from either airport, please contact Low Country Adventures at 1-800-845-5582. Round trip shuttle fares from Savannah are approximately $58 for the first person, $40 for the second person and $30 for each additional person.

Savannah Hilton Head International is served by a number of rental car companies, including Avis, Hertz, Budget, National/Alamo, Dollar, Thrifty and Enterprise. For additional information on ground transportation from Savannah, including taxi and limousine service, click here.

       
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