The population of the two islands is 2,500 with the majority of the population living together in Wurrumiyanga – The town where you disembark the ferry. We are happy to announce that our Tiwi Islands ferry will be running between Darwin and Cullen Bay from the 5th of June. Ferries to Tiwi Islands. Comprising Melville, Bathurst and 9 smaller uninhabited islands, the indigenous people have occupied the Tiwis for almost 7,000 years. Known as ‘the islands of smiles’, the Tiwi Islands sit 80km north of Darwin, Australia. Grab a coffee and a snack and sit back in either the air-conditioned cabin or outdoor sundeck. Conducting up to 14 daily return ferry services to Mandorah and operating three times a week to the Tiwi Islands, SeaLink will look after you on our state-of-the-art, high-speed catamarans.

Please refer to the temporary timetable below for dates and times. Departing two to three times a week, catch the ferry to the Tiwi's from Cullen Bay Ferry Terminal just 5 minutes from Darwin's city centre. This is operated by Sealink ferries, which provides a high-speed service for you all the way to Wurrumiyanga in the Tiwi Islands. At this moment in time, there is only one ferry service available to the Tiwi Islands, which currently runs from Cullen Bay in Darwin.

You can only visit the Tiwis if … The Tiwi Islands are made up mainly of Bathurst and Melville Island, situated about 90KM north of Darwin, NT, Australia. Travel the 2.5 hour journey in comfort on the MV Tiwi Mantawi. Tiwi Islands Ferry Service resumes June 5th 2020. SeaLink Northern Territory provides the quickest transport via ferry between Darwin, Mandorah, Crab Claw Island and the Tiwi Islands.