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By Fast Ferry from Penzance
This is a new service starting in May. Travel time of 90 minutes. Operated by Harland & Wolff ( Scilly Ferries ) Ltd. Their office is in St.Marys.
There is normally one sailing from Penzance to St Mary's and St Mary's to Penzance daily
The journey takes 2 hours and 40 minutes to the main island of St Mary's, from where it is a 20 minute
boat trip to St Martin's.
The operating company is The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company who can be contacted on
0845 710 5555 or click on the above link for further travel details
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By Ship from Penzance
Isles of Scilly Travel
By Aircraft from Exeter, Newquay & Land's End
There are regular flights throughout the season from Monday to Saturday (no flights on Sundays).
The flight take 50 minutes from Exeter, 30 minutes from Newquay and
15 minutes from Land's End to the main island of St Mary's, from where it is a 20 minute boat trip to St Martin's.
Taxis are waiting outside the airport to transport you the short trip down to the quay.
The operating company is The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company who can be contacted on 0845 710 5555 or click on the above link for further travel details.
Isles of Scilly Travel
By Helicopter from Penzance
There are regular scheduled flights from Penzance Heliport to St. Marys and Tresco
Contact on 01736 780828 or click on the link
Travel between St Mary's and St Martin's
Penzance Helicopters
There are boats every day except Sunday to St Mary's and Tresco and alternative days to Bryher and St Agnes depending on weather and tides.
If you're interested in seals and bird watching there is usually an afternoon trip once a week out to the Eastern Isles or Round Island Lighthouse. Details of trips and departure times are posted each evening on boards situated by the Post Office at Higher Town and the Campsite at Middletown.

Schedule launches depart from St Mary's quay to St Martin's daily (except Sundays) at 12.30 and 15.30. For the return journey from St Martin's to St Mary's the schedule launch departs at 10.15. Times do sometimes vary with low tides.
A special launch can be arranged to transfer you between islands at any time. Telephone 01720 423373

Travel from St Martin's to other islands
Scilly Ferrties