Hours posted by the City of Augusta (checked October 16, 2026): 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, closed Christmas Day. The city lists no individual sailing times. · Departures shown by frequency — exact times from the operator. · Representative sailings only — check the operator for today's full schedule
Departures 1–10 / 10
Departures 1–10 / 10
Operator
Augusta Ferry Authority, Inc.
Map – Augusta Ferry
| Fare type | Price |
|---|---|
| Walk-on passenger, each way | $1.00 |
| Car or pickup truck, each way | $7.00 |
| Motorcycle, each way | $3.00 |
| Trailer, each way | $3.00 |
| Semi and trailer, each way | $15.00 |
| Book of 10 passes | $60.00 |
The fare list on the City of Augusta's ferry page is headed 'Prices as of August 1, 2022' and is the only fare list the city shows; it does not say whether the amounts have changed since. Amounts are per crossing ('each way'). The home page banner says 'Cash Only'. The page does not describe ticket sales online or by card, so none is offered here. All fares in US dollars (USD).
The Augusta Ferry carries cars, pickups, trailers, motorcycles and walk-on passengers across the Ohio River between Augusta, Kentucky, and a landing in Brown County, Ohio, which the City of Augusta places one mile west of Higginsport. Kentucky's transportation cabinet lists it as the link between KY 8 and US 52 and names the Augusta Ferry Authority, Inc. as the body behind it. The boat the city names is the Jenny Ann, and the city's ferry page dates the crossing to April 2, 1798, when John Boude began shuttling passengers in a hand-propelled ferry.
What the city publishes is a set of operating hours rather than a timetable: seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., closed on Christmas Day, with the last trip from the Kentucky bank leaving at 7:45 p.m. Because no individual sailing times are listed, this page cannot count down to a next departure. It shows the hours and leaves the rest to a phone call; the number the city gives for confirming that the boat is running is (606) 756-3291. When this page was last checked, on October 16, 2026, the banner on the city's home page read 'Augusta Jenny Ann Ferry is OPEN' and 'Cash Only'.
The fare list is headed 'Prices as of August 1, 2022': $7 for a car or pickup, $3 for a trailer or a motorcycle, $15 for a semi and trailer, $1 on foot, and $60 for a book of 10 passes, all per crossing. The page does not say whether those amounts have changed since, so it is worth asking when you phone.
The river decides some days. KYTC says its ferries run weather and water level permitting, and no stage readings or ice rules for this crossing are published that we could find, so a flood, low-water or ice closure cannot be predicted from the posted material. The boat was also out of the water for part of 2025: a post on the city's Facebook page dated July 2, 2025 describes a mandatory five-year Coast Guard dry-dock inspection of the Jenny Ann and her barge and hoped for a return to service around July 11-13. That post is history, not a current notice; neither the city's ferry page nor its home page banner announced a closure on October 16, 2026.
- Arrive at the terminal several minutes before departure; vehicle lanes close earlier than the foot-passenger gate.
- Check the operator's service alerts before you set out — weather, tides and vessel maintenance change sailings.
- Confirm accepted payment methods: some crossings are card-only and some take cash only.
Frequently asked questions
The City of Augusta's ferry page says it runs 7 days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and is closed on Christmas Day. The last trip from Kentucky leaves at 7:45 p.m.
The city's list, headed 'Prices as of August 1, 2022', shows $7 each way for a car or pickup, $3 for a trailer, $3 for a motorcycle, $15 for a semi and trailer, $1 for a walk-on passenger and $60 for a book of 10 passes. The page does not say whether the prices have changed since.
The city lists only the daily hours, not departure times, so there is nothing to time your arrival against. Call (606) 756-3291 to check the boat is running before you set out.
The banner on the city's home page read 'Cash Only' on October 16, 2026. The ferry page mentions no card or online payment.
KYTC describes the state's ferries as running weather and water level permitting. The city publishes no river-level cutoff and no ice policy for this crossing, so phone (606) 756-3291 on the day.
At Boude's landing, which the city's page places one mile west of Higginsport, Ohio, in Brown County. On the Kentucky side the ferry leaves from Augusta in Bracken County.
KYTC's ferry list names the Augusta Ferry Authority, Inc. (P.O. Box 8, Augusta, KY 41002) as the authority. The city's ferry page gives (606) 756-3291 as the number for confirming the ferry is running; KYTC lists (606) 756-2151 as the authority's own phone.