Getting Here

Get Here
After most folks discover Beaufort, the quaint little town becomes their favorite vacation destination, and often, their second home. There are a handful of ways to reach us, making it easy to become your favorite spot to escape. You can make us the destination of a road trip, arrive by boat via the Intracoastal Waterway, fly into one of the regional airports or by bus through Amtrak … and we even have cyclists on month-long trips make us a stop.

BY CAR
Highway 70 and Highway 101 will bring you into our coastal haven. For more specific directions, click this Google Maps link and input your location.

BY BOAT
If wherever the wind takes you is Beaufort, you’re in luck because we have plenty of places for you to dock. If you need a boat, we can help you there, too. Below are a list of links with marina, dock and boat sales information.

(Marinas and Docks)

• Town Creek Marina
• Radio Island Marina
• Front Street Village
• Olde Towne Yacht Club
• Beaufort Docks

(Sales)

• Beaufort Yacht Sales
• Jarrett Bay Custom Sport Fishing Yachts
• Parker Boats

(Repairs)

• Bock Marine
• Jarrett Bay
• Moores Marine Inc.

(Outfitters)

• Barbour’s Marine Supply
  410 Hedrick Street, (252) 728-2136
• Bulls Prop Shop
  404 Orange Street, (252) 728-2740
• Canvastic
  421½ Front Street, (252) 728-7384

BY PLANE
There are a handful of airports that can bring you close to the Crystal Coast.

RDU
Raleigh-Durham International

Distance: 168 miles
www.rdu.com
Directions

EWN
Coastal Carolina Regional

Distance: 51 miles
www.newbernairport.com
Directions

OAJ
Jacksonville, NC

Distance: 61 miles
www.flyoaj.com
Directions

MRH
Michael J. Smith Field

Distance: 2.3 miles
Airport Info
Directions

BY BUS, TRAIN, & TAXI
Select Amtrak trains connect with two North Carolina Thruway buses in Wilson: one bus travels to Morehead City, with stops in Greenville, New Bern and Havelock on the northern route; the other bus travels to Wilmington with stops in Goldsboro, Kinston and Jacksonville on the southern route. For more information, visit Amtrak’s website.

Morehead City is just across the bridge from Beaufort. Once your bus stops, you can call one of the many cab companies in the area to help you reach Beaufort (see listings below).

Greyhound Bus goes to New Bern, NC, which is 44 miles from Beaufort by taxi or shuttle (see listings below).

Carteret County Taxi Companies
A-1 Yellow Cab Co., Morehead City

Atlantic Beach Taxi

Carteret Cab, Morehead City

Old Town Taxi, Beaufort

Other transportation links
Amtrak Trains

Greyhound Bus in New Bern

Diamond Limousine Service, Morehead City

Uber Eastern North Carolina

Taxis and Shuttles in nearby cities
Eddie’s Shuttle Service, New Bern

Yellow Cab Co., Jacksonville

Jacksonville Airporter, Inc.

Sky Shuttle, RDU airport