Welcome to Rottnest Island

Rottnest Express sets sail from three handy locations in Fremantle and central Perth. Each departure point has different advantages – it’s easy to select one to suit your needs.

Why travel with Rottnest Express?

  1. More departures, more often
  2. Swan River cruise with guided commentary (departing Perth)
  3. More than just a ferry service – We offer bike hire, bus tours, adventure tours, and other products.
  4. 60 years reliable service – No one knows Rotto like us!
  5. Most experienced and trusted ferry operator
REX Adventure Boat Eco-boat Tour host explaining to guests

Experience all that Rottnest Island has to offer

Book a package deal including transport, tour the highlights of the island, explore by bike, snorkel under the waves or just unwind in your beachside accommodation: Rottnest Island can be as energetic or relaxed as you need it to be.

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We went on the Adventure Boat Tour with skipper Lachy and guide Ely! They were both legends! Very kind and knowledgeable, they both pointed out some dolphins for us and Ely was an expert, we learnt so many things! Best part was the music! So so good. 10/10 Recommend.
Very helpful and accommodating staff members, well done to all of the workers at Rottnest Express Ferry services, you do a wonderful job. I was particularly impressed that I arrived almost late for the ferry but I was still able to get on. I would still recommend to others to get to the ferry ahead of time.
Response from the owner: Thank you for your 4-star review Angela, Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Holly and the driver were amazing we enjoyed the tour very much
Holly did a greath job. Lovky story’s
Ditch the “guided presentation” on the way from Perth to Fremantle unless you are going to have someone deliver it with passion and knowledge. Our “guide” was reading straight from a piece of paper, often falling behind with where the boat was actually at and her accent was so thick we could not understand much of what she said. Would be better without this. Otherwise, it was a pleasant trip with a nice crew.
Excellent service, great ferry and bus tour to a beautiful destination. Highly recommend you book both the ferry and the bus on the island.Only issue was with the tour commentary on the ferry. The person on the mic was not a native English speaker, spoke with a strong Latin or South American accent, and was largely not understandable. I'm sure she's more understandable face to face, but over a PA with ferry engine noise it is a baffling choice for Rottsnest Express to make.That being said, Kate provided the commentary on the island bus. She was excellent, knew all kinds of facts, was personable, and is clearly a local Western Australian from the colloquial jokes and fun comments about the island.The bays, the ocean colours, the animals, the island flora and fauna is exceptional and worth every penny paid.
Response from the owner: Thank you for the 5 stars Mark!Kind Regards,The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Good service reasonable price great sightseeing up the Swan river but the p a system is rubbish can’t understand a word being said
Response from the owner: Hi Peter, Thank you for your 3-star review and feedback. It's great to hear that you enjoyed the ferry service and found it good value for money. We are sorry to hear that you struggled to understand the announcements over the speakers, we'll be sure to pass your feedback onto the relevant team. \Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team.
Excellent customer service and friendly staff!We were so impressed with the team at Rottnest Express. We had to change our ferry times a few times (and travelled with a fair bit of luggage ... a swag and a suitcase!), but the staff couldn’t have been more helpful. They were polite, understanding, and made sure everything was clearly communicated and well looked after. It made the whole experience so easy and stress-free. Really fantastic service — thank you!
Response from the owner: Hi Jessica, Thank you for your 5-star review and wonderful feedback! We are so happy to hear of your excellent experience with our team members and thrilled that you found them polite, understanding and helpful. We hope to see you on board again in the future. Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Response from the owner: Thank you for your 5-star review!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Good
Response from the owner: Thank you for your 4-star review Ken!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team.
Fun fun fun. Holly was explaining everything in detail. Must join.
Response from the owner: Thank you for your 5-star review!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Good service to Rottnest
Response from the owner: Thank you for your 5-star review Michael! We are thrilled to hear of your experience. Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
I had a wonderful experience with Rottnest Express - using their ferry service to get both to and from Rottnest Island and also the bicycle hire on the island. All the services were seamless the bicycle was great and very easy to use. I really enjoyed my trip. Keep up the good work!
Response from the owner: Hi Michael, Thank you for your 5-star review. We are thrilled to hear of your positive experience using our services!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Good service.
Response from the owner: Thank you Steve for the wonderful 5-star review!Kind Regards,The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Response from the owner: Thank you for the 4-star review Paul!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Response from the owner: Thank you for your 5-star review!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Thank you Holly for an enjoyable tour around Rottnest Island.Her knowledge of the history of the island is very impressive.
Response from the owner: Thank you for the 4 stars Greg!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
My Rottnest Island day cruise down the Swan River via Fremantle was very scenic with informative commentary. The day bus tour on Rottnest Island was well conducted and entertaining with informative commentary too. Both way trips were comfortable with excellent serving of refreshments and onboard services. The onboard staff were very friendly and interactive. Highly recommend this trip with this company.
Response from the owner: Thank you for your 4-star review Jay!Kind Regards,The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Hire great people. We had somehow botched our booking. The amazing people at Rottnest Express moved our booking and made what had been a stressful day a ‘not a problem’ moment. Thanks to the guy from Tauranga NZ.
Response from the owner: Hi Fiona, Thank you for your 5-star review and wonderful feedback about your experience with the reservations team. We're so happy to hear that the team we're able to ensure your day ran smoothly. We'll be sure to pass on your thanks to Obe!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Response from the owner: Thank you for your 4-star review!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Response from the owner: Thank you for the 5-star review!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Great ferry service with a brilliant option of adding a 90 minute speedboat trip around the island. I am not very keen on smallboats but skipper Kate and tour guide Eli made everyone feel totally at ease ensuring we were safe and secure at all times. Eli, a marine conservationist, shared his wealth of knowledge on all aspects of the marine life during the full trip. Definitely recommend adding the speedboat trip.
Response from the owner: Hi Elaine, Thank you for your 5-star rating and glowing review about your great experience on the ferry and the adventure boat tour. It's great to hear the team made your experience more enjoyable! We hope to welcome you back on board soon. Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
We went on the whale watching trip, 1:00pm Friday 17th with Jacko and Eli as the commentator. Awesome trip, Eli’s commentary in particular was knowledgable and interesting, and his enthusiasm shone through and made the whole experience so much more satisfying.
Response from the owner: Hi Alan,Thank you for your 5-star review and for your fantastic feedback about your experience with our team on the whale watching tour! It's great to hear that Eli's enthusiasm made your experience much more satisfying.Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
I believe it was Kate and Jodie and they where incredible I had so much fun truly recommend
Response from the owner: Thank you Ila for your 5-star review and lovely feedback!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Response from the owner: Thank you for your 5-star review Liam!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Response from the owner: Thank you for your 5-star review!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Great trip out to see whales. Captain Jack found about 15. Mothers, calves etc. Eli was great with spotting and explanations. Had the answer to all questions. The whole crew were very professional and friendly, no query too hard. Thanks again Rottnest Express. Martin & Sally-Ann
Response from the owner: Thank you for your 5-star review Martin! We appreciate your kind comments about the team. Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Enjoyed a fantastic Whale watching experience. The crew were fantastic Thanks to Eli for the great information and spotting the beautiful Whales and to Skipper Jacko. Many Whales put on a show for us. Thank you Rottnest Express.
Response from the owner: Thank you Sharlene for your 5-star review and wonderful feedback about your experience on the whale watching tour with our team. We'll be sure to pass on your thanks. Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Been on the whale watching tour today with the guide Ely and jacko the skipper, had a great experience. Ely was very informative and was very enthusiastic about the whales which made us more excited than we already were, also the skipper did a great job of getting us a great view of the whales, we had about 10 around the boat at one point Ely told us. Would highly recommend the experience!Thanks guys
Response from the owner: Thank you for the 5-star review and fantastic feedback about the whale watching tour and our tour team!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Eli was a great tour guide and very knowledgeable, loved that he was very enthusiastic about his job and the whales - it added even more excitement. The crew have been great 🙂
Response from the owner: Hi Leah, Thank you for your 5-star review and wonderful feedback about the team!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Parking closeby, fairly close. It does a fine job
Response from the owner: Hi Ryan, Thank you for your 5-star review and helpful feedback!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Superb experience! The Rottnest Express Boat Tour is an enjoyable experience to see Rottnest Island. Thank you to our captain and guide, Jody and Max!
Response from the owner: Hi Ana, Thank you for your 5-star review and wonderful feedback about the Adventure Rottnest Boat Tour! We're so happy to hear of your experience and we'll be sure to pass on your thanks to the team.Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
We recently went on an adventure during the school holidays and took our two young kids on the Whale Watching Boat Tour with Rottnest Express. The entire Rottnest Express team was fantastic!The customer service from the bookings team was outstanding, and the onboard crew were brilliant — so knowledgeable, engaging, and great with the kids. We all had an amazing time and created some wonderful memories.Thanks so much to everyone at Rottnest Express!
Response from the owner: Hi Justin, Thank you for your 5-star review and fantastic feedback about the whale watching tour! We're thrilled to hear that you and your family made some wonderful memories on board with our crew. We can't wait to welcome you back another adventure. Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Response from the owner: Thank you for the 5-star review Andrew!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Response from the owner: Thank you for the 4-star review Joe!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
This was my first time leaving from Northport - it was less busy and plenty of parking. Will go from here again! Thanks Team Rottnest Express!
Response from the owner: Hi Sheree, Thank you for the 5-star review! It's great to hear that you enjoyed your departure from Northport. We look forward to welcoming you back soon. Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Response from the owner: Thank you for your 5-star review Kelly!Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Holly was exceptionally knowledgeable, amusing and a great guide. Also, Larry was very safe and diligent driver
Response from the owner: Hi Sandy, Thank you for the 5-star review and fab feedback! It's great to hear that you enjoyed your tour of Rottnest Island with our team. Kind Regards, The Rottnest Express Sales Team
Thank you for a truly wonderful experience. All staff extremely helpful friendly polite & knowledgeable.
Response from the owner: Hi Roger, Thank you for your 5-star review and kind comments towards our staff!Kind Regards,The Rottnest Express Sales Team
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