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Palm Island Transit: Comprehensive Guide to Rates

Discover the various rates for Palm Island Transit services, including public rates, passbooks, discounts, and special rates for island residents.

Public Rates

Palm Island Transit offers a variety of round trip rates for different types of passengers and vehicles. Fares are collected based on roundtrip travel and you will only get charged going on the island, not coming off. Here are the general public rates: 

Pedestrians

Walk-on:$10.00
With Bike:$10.00
10 trip pass:$80.00

Vehicles

Golf Cart:$50.00
Motorcycle:$40.00
Passenger Vehicle, Van, Truck, Resident Trailer:
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$55.00
Over ¾ ton (1,500 LB):
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$240.00 or 6 coupons
Commercial Trailer:
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$100.00 per axle or 3 coupons per axle
3 Axle Truck
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$625.00
2 Axle Truck
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$240.00
Semi’s
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$700.00
Small Dump Trucks
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$450.00
Large Dump and Concrete Trucks
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$625.00
Goose Neck Trailer
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$400.00

If you have a large truck – dump truck, cement truck , moving truck – going to the island please inform your vendor that we prefer Larger Trucks to use the Ferry between 10 AM and 2 PM (The tide must be at .5 for larger trucks to use the ferry). Please check the local tides before planning your trip. Click here for tide information

Available at Transit office for island residents only (home owners)

 

Annual Auto
Annual Vehicle Application
$3,000.00
Annual Golf Cart:
Golf Cart Pass Application
$1,700.00
Flex60 Pass (60 trips)$1,500.00 – 1 year

Flex120 Pass (120 trips)
Flex Pass Application

$2,100.00 – 1 year

MAXIMUM LENGTH OF VEHICLE: 70’ FROM FRONT BUMPER TO REAR AXLE MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMIT: 70 TON (140,000 LBS)

Passbook for Vehicles

10 Trip Coupon Ferry Book$400.00
7 Day Pass (5 trips)$225.00

Parking lot rental – Island Park Lot

Must come to Transit Office to rent. All require a $50 deposit for entry card. 

Short Term Parking

Daily$15.00
Weekly$70.00
Monthly$250.00

Short Term Parking Space Rental Agreement

Long Term Parking

3 mos lease$600.00
6 mos lease$700.00
Yearly lease$800.00

Long Term Parking Space Rental Agreement

All parking spaces are assigned and you may only park in your assigned space. Parking space rentals are for vehicles only (cars. trucks. small vans, golf carts).  There is a $50.00 refundable deposit for  all parking space rentals for the key card. Once the key card is returned, a refund will be mailed within 7 days.

Various trailers, jet skis, and RVs require time and size restrictions. Please call 941-697-8809 with dimensions of your vehicle so that we may properly arrange your parking space.