The short hop between Praslin and La Digue is one of the easiest crossings in the Seychelles. The Cat Rose ferry takes about fifteen minutes from Baie Sainte Anne on Praslin to La Digue, roughly every hour through the day, and costs from around €16. Here is the real 2026 timetable, the fare, and a book button for secure tickets.
The Cat Rose ferry between Baie Sainte Anne on Praslin and La Digue. Times are valid for 2026 and 2027 and can change in rough weather, so reconfirm close to your date.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 12:00 18:00 | 12:00 18:00 | 09:30 12:00 18:00 | 12:00 18:00 | 09:30 12:00 18:00 | 09:30 12:30 18:00 | 12:30 18:00 |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07:30 13:30 16:30 | 07:30 13:30 | 07:30 13:30 16:30 | 07:30 13:30 | 07:30 13:30 17:00 | 07:30 17:00 | 07:30 |
You board the Cat Rose at the Baie Sainte Anne jetty on Praslin, the same jetty the Cat Cocos from Mahé uses, so connections are simple. The crossing to La Digue takes about fifteen minutes across the channel, past the granite islets, and you step off right by La Digue’s old harbour where the bicycles and ox-cart wait. It is short, frequent and rarely a problem to get on.
It is the shortest and simplest ferry in the islands, and a lovely one. Fifteen minutes of turquoise channel, the granite boulders of La Digue rising ahead, and then that famous slow-paced island where bicycles outnumber cars. Even in a bit of swell it is over quickly, and the frequent sailings make it easy to pop across for the day.
Here is the move our returning guests use. Tell us your ferry time and a rental car is waiting at the jetty when you dock on Praslin or Mahé, timed to your sailing, from €45 a day with no deposit. La Digue itself needs no car, just hire a bicycle by the jetty when you land.
About fifteen minutes on the Cat Rose ferry between Baie Sainte Anne on Praslin and La Digue. It is the shortest inter-island crossing in the Seychelles.
From around €16 one-way per adult, with reduced fares for children. It is the cheapest of the inter-island ferries.
Roughly every hour through the day, with a few more sailings on busier days and fewer on Sundays. Check the timetable above for your day of travel.
It is a frequent, short crossing, so it is less likely to sell out than the Mahé route, but booking ahead in high season saves queueing at the jetty and guarantees your sailing. Most tickets have free cancellation up to twenty-four hours before.
Absolutely, it is one of the easiest day trips in the islands. Take a morning ferry across, hire a bicycle at the jetty, ride to Anse Source d’Argent and the beaches, and come back on a late-afternoon sailing.
No. La Digue is tiny and famously car-light. Hire a bicycle right by the jetty when you arrive, or walk. It is the whole charm of the island.
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