page_title: Ferry
hierarchical_section_title: Ferry
caption_attribution_description: English: M/S Viggen in Brändö, Finland Suomi: M/S Viggen Brändössä
context_page_description: A ferry is a merchant vessel used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi.
  Ferries form a part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities and islands, allowing direct transit between points at a capital cost much lower than bridges or tunnels. Ship connections of much larger distances may also be called ferry services, especially if they carry vehicles.
context_section_description: A   ferry is a merchant vessel used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi.
  Ferries form a part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities and islands, allowing direct transit between points at a capital cost much lower than bridges or tunnels. Ship connections of much larger distances (such as over long distances in water bodies like the Mediterranean Sea) may also be called ferry services, especially if they carry vehicles.
caption: With the exception of Mariehamn Airport, connections to the Åland Islands are largely based on ferries. Photo of the M/S Viggen ferry in Brändö, Åland.
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