Quick Details:
- Duration: 10 mins
- Adult:$10.00 Child:$6.50 *Boldt Castle admission is sold separately.*
- Operates every day between May 13th, 2024 and October 14th, 2024
Tickets for the Boldt Castle Shuttle are ONLY available at our ticket booth starting at 9 AM & CANNOT be purchased online or in advance. The first departure is at 10:30 AM.
This is NOT our only way to get you to Boldt Castle but it is the quickest. Our daytime scenic cruises also give you the option to tour Boldt Castle at the end of your cruise and pay the admission there.
Our shuttle service to Boldt Castle is available every day that Heart Island is open to visitors! The first departure is always as soon as the Castle opens, 10:30 AM and every half hour after that first trip.
Once at the Island you can skip the line at the ticket booth and quickly gain access to Boldt Castle. Where you may spend as much time as you wish on the five-acre island enjoying not only the 129-room castle built by George Boldt for his wife Louise but also its outbuildings (Hennery, Power House, and Alster Tower) and its lovely landscaped grounds as well. For more information about Boldt Castle and its history click here.
A tour app is also available for Android & IOS, it can be found by searching for Boldt Castle in your app store. Be sure to stop in the second-floor theater and enjoy the continuously shown Boldt Castle video, which highlights the history of the Boldt’s and describes the castle’s construction, deterioration, and rebirth. There are friendly, knowledgeable docents located throughout the Castle, Power House and Alster Tower to answer any of your questions.
Approximately 1.5 hrs before Boldt Castle closes for the day we can no longer bring passengers TO Heart Island. However, the shuttle will continue making trips until ALL visitors have returned to our docks in Alexandria Bay.
Call our office at 315-482-2611 daily 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. for information on handicap accessibility.
PASSPORT NOT REQUIRED. ALL CRUISES ARE SMOKE-FREE.
PLEASE NOTE: PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON HEART ISLAND & BOLDT CASTLE