The Lower Portland Ferry is a cable ferry across the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales , Australia . The ferry is situated in the community of Lower Portland . ^[1]

The ferry is operated by a private sector operator under contract to Hawkesbury City Council and The Hills Shire Council , who jointly fund the service. The crossing is 209 metres (686 ft) in length and is free of tolls . As of Tuesday, 1 September 2020, the operating hours of the Lower Portland Ferry are 6am to 10pm daily, including two half hour closures from 10am to 10:30am and 6:30pm to 7pm. ^{[2] [3]}

The Lower Portland Ferry is one of four cable ferry crossings over the Hawkesbury River proper, and is unusual in being the only one not provided by Transport for NSW . The others are the Sackville Ferry upstream, and the Webbs Creek Ferry and Wisemans Ferry downstream. A fifth ferry, the Berowra Waters Ferry , crosses a side-arm of the river. ^{[4] [5]}

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