Rottnest Island: Daily Roundtrip Ferry Service from Fremantle with Customizable Departure Times
4.7
70 Ratings
Fremantle
Experience a daily roundtrip ferry service from Fremantle to Rottnest Island with customizable departure times. Enjoy premium customer service and a customized day at Perth's favorite island paradise.
Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • SeaLink Rottnest Island - Check in for your ferry over to Rottnest. You will return here at the conclusion of your day.
  • Rottnest Island Visitor Centre - Land on Rottnest Island outside the visitors centre and commence your day on the island. Board the return ferry at 4:00pm, arriving in Fremantle at approximately 4:35pm.
What's Included
  • Same day return SeaLink ferry to Rottnest Island from Fremantle
  • Landing and/or facility fees
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Any activities
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Departing daily from Fremantle, SeaLink Rottnest Island provides a excellent value ferry service to Perth’s favourite island paradise, Rottnest Island. With hospitality trained staff on board you can expect premium customer service and a friendly smile to welcome you. 

Choose from 2 different departure times which allows you to customize your day at Rottnest Island.

  • Return ferry from Rottnest Island 4:00pm, arriving Fremantle approximately 4:35pm. For alternative times off the island, please contact the operator.
Location
SeaLink Rottnest Island
Peter Hughes Drive
Our B Shed Office has temporarily closed. Look for the blue SeaLink ticketing office on the eastern side of E Shed. Boarding for all passengers closes 10 minutes prior to departure.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Leslie_r
Apr 19, 2024
Great service - We couldn’t make the ferry to Rottnest island and SeaLink allowed us to change dates without any penalty. We had an awesome time
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Explorer785673
Apr 11, 2024
Go to Rotto! - Great service. Easy to manage reservations. Bike rental was fine. Decent quality bikes. Very nice staff. Rottnest is gorgeous!
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146selenag
Apr 10, 2024
Go. Just Go. Its a one off winner of an experience. - What a day! A unique experience that has something for everyone. History, wildlife, relaxation, active adventures. Great food and stunning scenery. We took the first ferry over, rented e-bikes, and enjoyed a full day of snorkelling, touring, swimming, eating, learning and bonding.
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Daisysoledad_c
Apr 7, 2024
Fun-tastic! - All was good👍 The island was nice and clean and the crew members of the ferry was doing well. Nothing more to say.
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Mjw66
Apr 4, 2024
Comfortable and informative trip - Our Sealink trip was very good. Easy boarding, polite staff, clean vessel and informative commentary. Nice sitting on the upper deck to appreciate the views of the Swan River. Would certainly recommend
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Leisaish
Apr 1, 2024
Great staff - Terrific staff and really impressed with the whole service. We arrived in time to catch the earlier ferry and literally jumped on and headed over to Rottnest Island. So easy and really comfortable
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Navigate44877700377
Apr 1, 2024
Excellent service - Great trip to and from Rotto. All our suite cases and other items where delivered and picked up on our departure from our villa.
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P2690lkjacobk
Mar 30, 2024
Great first trip - I had an excellent time at Rottnest on my first visit. I enjoyed the food on offer. The cycling experience was great. The island has a good vibe and is clean. Also nice to see the Quokkas; they are very friendly.
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Gwegwy
Apr 22, 2024
Exciting boat trips on a windy day - We considered both the Rottnest Express and Sealink but settled on Sealink because we were staying at Fremantle and we could get a ferry which left from and returned there. The Rottnest Express leaves from Perth and returns there with stopovers at Freo. Reviews had mentioned that, on busy days, people getting on the Rottnest Express at Freo sometimes had difficulty finding a seat on an already packed ferry. So, we booked for a Monday 10am departure and there was plenty of room on our ferry with window seats also plentiful. We noted that there was an enormous queue for the Rottnest Express which left just before us and that it was already pretty full when it arrived. We were staying at BeFremantle at the marina so the walk to the ferry stop was a very pleasant 20 minutes along the coast and through the port historical area. On the walk back, we took a different route through the city past some bars and galleries. The day was sunny but quite windy and the 30-minute ferry trip was exciting with spray covering the windows of the lower deck. We don't normally have a problem with seasickness but I was beginning to feel a bit queasy by the time we docked. We'd made the mistake of sitting with our backs to the bow of the ferry. On the return trip, the wind had really blown up and the spray was coming up over the windows of the upper deck. We'd made sure of facing the bow this time and had no problems with queasiness but I noticed that several passengers were looking crook and were anxiously clutching their paper bags. We had a booking for the 90-minute Rottnest Express boat tour which departs at 11.15am from the ferry dock and our punctual arrival at the island gave us time to wander around a bit and get our bearings before embarking on that exhilarating but somewhat frightening trip in rough sea. Knowing that we'd be pretty worn out after the 3 boat trips and quite a bit of walking, we'd booked for the 2.30pm return ferry and were very glad we did. At the time of booking, I was concerned that we might be leaving the island too early but, nothing felt rushed, including our lunch at The Lane Cafe. By the time we got back to our apartment, we were ready for a rest before heading off for our 6.15 dinner booking at Char Char.
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X1767dgkyleb
Apr 1, 2024
Not great customer service - The website says one price (for 4pm return, 7am start) but doesn’t work and the phone team don’t honour it = false advertising and I was told I was wrong despite screenshots. Female phone team pretty sassy and managed to get my email wrong without confirming, the result was a charge and no ticket. On the day I had to run around because I wasn’t emailed a ticket and at the office I was printed a ticket and told I would now get them emailed- instead I got two welcome to Rottnest maps and no tickets. Overall pretty poor customer service.
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