There are 3 ways to get from Emerald Isle to Cape Lookout by car, ferry, unknown, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, ferry, travel
best- Drive from Emerald Isle to Beaufort, NC
- Take the ferry from Beaufort, NC to Cape Lookout Lighthouse
- Take the ferry from Cape Lookout Lighthouse to Beaufort, NC
- Take the ferry from Harkers Island to Cape Lookout
- Walk from Cape Lookout to Cape Lookout
3h 54mDrive, car ferry, travel
- Drive from Emerald Isle to Davis, NC
- Take the car ferry from Davis, NC to South Core Banks, Great Island, NC
- Walk from South Core Banks, Great Island, NC to Cape Lookout
1h 54mDrive, ferry, travel via Shackleford Banks West End
- Drive from Emerald Isle to Beaufort
- Take the ferry from Beaufort to Shackleford Banks West End
- Take the ferry from Shackleford Banks West End to Beaufort
- Take the ferry from Harkers Island to Cape Lookout
- Walk from Cape Lookout to Cape Lookout
4h 24m
Questions & Answers
The distance between Emerald Isle and Cape Lookout is 80 miles.
It takes approximately 3h 54m to get from Emerald Isle to Cape Lookout, including transfers.
There are 166+ hotels available in Cape Lookout.
What companies run services between Emerald Isle, NC, USA and Cape Lookout, NC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Emerald Isle to Cape Lookout. However, you can drive to Beaufort, NC, take the ferry to Cape Lookout Lighthouse, take the ferry to Beaufort, NC, drive to Harkers Island, take the ferry to Cape Lookout, then travel to Cape Lookout. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Emerald Isle to Cape Lookout via Davis, NC and South Core Banks, Great Island, NC in around 1h 54m.
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Ferry from Beaufort, NC to Cape Lookout Lighthouse
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $24–85
- Website
- https://www.islandexpressferryservices.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.islandexpressferryservices.com/ferry-trips/
Ferry from Cape Lookout Lighthouse to Beaufort, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $24–85
- Website
- https://www.islandexpressferryservices.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.islandexpressferryservices.com/ferry-trips/
Ferry from Harkers Island to Cape Lookout
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://www.islandexpressferryservices.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.islandexpressferryservices.com/ferry-trips/
Ferry from Beaufort to Shackleford Banks West End
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–25
- Website
- https://www.islandexpressferryservices.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.islandexpressferryservices.com/ferry-trips/
Ferry from Shackleford Banks West End to Beaufort
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–25
- Website
- https://www.islandexpressferryservices.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.islandexpressferryservices.com/ferry-trips/
Car ferry from Davis, NC to South Core Banks, Great Island, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- https://cape-lookout-cabins-camps-ferry-davis-nc.com/reservations-truck-ferry-cape-lookout-nc
- Schedules at
- https://cape-lookout-cabins-camps-ferry-davis-nc.com/ferry-south-core-banks-cape-lookout-nc
- car
- $135
- adult
- $20
- child (4-10)
- $12
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