Private boat · Meets you at the airport · 100% refundable 72 hours out
Dolphin Water Taxi is the way to get from the St. Thomas airport to your St. John villa or your BVI resort without the ferry line. A Dolphin driver meets you at baggage claim, runs you to Red Hook, and the boat leaves when you step aboard — 15 minutes to Cruz Bay, 30 minutes to the BVI. Fares are per person with a small per-boat minimum, so a family of four to seven pays about what the taxi-plus-ferry shuffle costs, without the shuffle. Travelling as a couple or a small group? Ask for a shared taxi and split the boat with another party at the per-person rate. Reserve online and Dolphin confirms your boat by email.
Choose your trip
from $180
Daily shared water taxi · departs 3:30 PM
The 3:30 to Jost Van Dyke
Daily · 3:30 PMShared taxiPassport required
Daily · departs 3:30 PM
Pickup in Red Hook, St. Thomas
Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke
Dolphin's daily afternoon run to Jost Van Dyke: a shared boat that leaves Red Hook, St. Thomas at 3:30 PM and runs straight to Great Harbour, landing you in time for sunset at the Soggy Dollar. Priced per seat, so a couple or a small group gets the BVI without paying for the whole boat.
$180per person · 4 or more guests
$250per person · 2–3 guests
$75per person · BVI customs fees
Per person, one way. BVI customs fees of $75 per person are additional and paid on the day. Every passenger needs a passport.
The St. John run without the ferry queue: your own boat from Red Hook straight into Cruz Bay, on your time. One-way fares are per person; a party of seven or fewer pays the $350 per-boat minimum each way.
$70per person · 7 or fewer guests ($350 each way minimum)
Wheels-down to Cruz Bay in about an hour: a Dolphin driver meets you at St. Thomas airport baggage claim, drives you to Red Hook, and the boat is waiting. Runs the same way back for your flight home.
$95per person · 7 or fewer guests ($475 each way minimum)
Jost Van Dyke · Tortola · Norman, Peter & Cooper · Virgin Gorda
Red Hook straight to your BVI dock, priced by zone. Zone 1 is Jost Van Dyke and Tortola — West End, Road Town, Scrub Island, Beef Island and the Moorings / MarineMax bareboat hubs. Zone 2 is the resort and charter islands off Tortola's south side — Norman, Peter, Cooper and Salt Island — through to Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda. Zone 3 is North Sound, Virgin Gorda. Add $25 per person to start at the St. Thomas airport instead of Red Hook.
$180Zone 1 · Jost Van Dyke & Tortola — West End, Road Town, Scrub & Beef Island, Moorings / MarineMax bareboat hubs
$230Zone 2 · Norman, Peter, Cooper & Spanish Town
$270Zone 3 · North Sound Virgin Gorda
$25per person · add airport transfer
Per person, one way. Taxes, fees and BVI customs charges are additional. Fewer than 5 guests? Ask for a shared taxi on the form and pay only your seats.
One private boat from Red Hook, priced per person by how far east you are going. Add $25 a person to be collected at the airport instead.
Zone 1
$180 /person, one way
Jost Van Dyke · Tortola — West End, Road Town, Scrub Island, Beef Island and the Moorings / MarineMax bareboat hubs
30–45 min on the water · passport required
Zone 2
$230 /person, one way
Norman · Peter · Cooper · Salt Island · Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda
40–60 min on the water · passport required
Zone 3
$270 /person, one way
North Sound Virgin Gorda — Leverick Bay, Bitter End, Saba Rock, Oil Nut Bay
about 75 min on the water · passport required
Why people skip the ferry
No ferry schedule
The boat runs on your flight time, not the timetable — including late arrivals.
Met at the airport
Dolphin has a counter at STT: a driver meets you at baggage claim and takes you straight to the dock.
Door to dock
Red Hook direct to Cruz Bay, Jost Van Dyke, West End, Road Town, Peter Island, Virgin Gorda and more.
Express BVI customs
The crew handles the paperwork while you wait on the boat; you clear in minutes.
Private, or shared to save
Published per-person fares with a per-boat minimum. Fewer than 5? Ask for a shared taxi and pay only your seats.
Weather-safe
No charge for a trip Dolphin cancels for weather or maintenance; fully refundable 72 hours ahead.
Bags to the dock
Carry-ons and checked bags ride free; oversized items $40. Provisioning stops on request.
The islands' pick
Voted best way to travel in the Virgin Islands in the VI Daily News readers' poll, year after year.
Good to know
Taxes and fees
Published fares do not include taxes and fees of 12.5%. BVI trips also carry the British Virgin Islands entry and exit fees, paid in cash per person on the day — Dolphin confirms the current amounts when you book.
Passport
Any run into the British Virgin Islands (Jost Van Dyke, Tortola, Virgin Gorda and the resort islands) crosses an international border: every passenger needs a valid passport. St. Thomas ↔ St. John stays in the USVI, so no passport is needed.
Where the boat leaves
American Yacht Harbor, 6100 Red Hook Quarter, St. Thomas. Airport pickups meet you at STT baggage claim and include the cab to Red Hook.
Private or shared
Fares are per person with a minimum per boat (7 or fewer guests pay the 7-guest minimum); 8 or more guests get the lower per-person rate. Fewer than 5 and happy to share? Ask for a shared taxi on the booking form — Dolphin pairs parties so you pay only your seats.
Reconfirm
Dolphin asks you to reconfirm two days before travel. Cancellations are 100% refundable 72 hours in advance, by email.
Dolphin Water Taxi FAQ
Reservations go straight to Dolphin Water Taxi's own booking form at dolphinshuttle.com. Rates shown are Dolphin's published fares; the final quote confirms your date, group size and any taxes, fees and BVI customs charges.
