Ferries and boats
Conferry:
Conferry covers the route Punta de Piedras (Margarita) - Puerto La Cruz - Punta de Piedras and Punta de Piedras - Coche - Punta de Piedras.
The Conferry offices are open Monday to Friday from 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., and on Sundays from 8.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
There are two Conferry offices in Porlamar:
Avenida Terranova Tel: (0295) 263 99 85 / 263 98 78
Modern Conferry office in Avenida Terranova
Centro Comercial Provemed on Avenida Bolivar Lokal L 10 Urbanización Playa El Angel Tel. (0295) 262 05 92 and (0295) 262 36 97
The old Conferry offices at Rattan Plaza, and on Calle Marcano in Porlamar are not longer in operation. It is possible to book tickets at the ferry terminal in Punta de Piedras. Tel: (0295) 239 82 61
Conferry homepage for upddated information is http://www.conferry.com
Naviarca Ferry and Gran Cacique Express:
The company Naviarca offers the following routes:
Punta de Piedras - Cumaná - Punta de Piedras
Punta de Piedras - Puerto La Cruz - Punta de Piedras
These ferries do not carry vehicles, and they leave from the Naviarca Terminal in Punta de Piedras.
The Naviarca Terminal in Punta de Piedras
New: Naviarca offers a new ferry that also transports cars from Puerto La Cruz on the mainland to Punta de Piedras on Margarita Island. Prices and timetable can be found on http://www.grancacique.com.ve
The Naviarca office is located on the ground floor of the Edificio Blue Sky building on Avenida Santiago Marino in Porlamar.
Tel: (0295) 264 29 45 / 264 11 60
You can also book online at: http://www.grancacique.com.ve
For additional updated information, please contact the office of the relevant carrier.
Finally, there is a boat service that departs from Faro de Porlamar, ("Porlamar's Lighthouse", close to Puerto de La Mar,) to Chacopata in the State of Sucre. We do not recommend that you use this service, basic safety measures for travelling at sea are sometimes not enforced.
