Travel Requirements & Check-In

All guests traveling on The CAT must have the following available for check-in at the ferry terminal and be ready to show our agents as part of the check-in process.

One of the following travel documents:

• A Passport (required for air travel)
• Passport Card
• Enhanced Driver’s License or an Enhanced ID Card (EDL/ID) applicable to select states/provinces only (MI, MN, NY, VT, WA; ON, BC, MB)
• If you are not a United States or Canadian born citizen, you will be required to have a passport and possibly a Visa
• Please note that NEXUS is not available on this route

As of October 1, 2022, all federal border testing, quarantine, and isolation requirements ended.

Travelers originating in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, for travel to Bar Harbor, Maine, must review this U.S. travel restrictions page.  All non-Americans entering the United States at a land border must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Those wishing to enter the U.S., whether for essential or non-essential reasons, will need to show proof of vaccination.

All passengers, including walk-on, must check-in at least 1 hour prior to the schedule departure time.

For Yarmouth departures, check-in is same day only.

For Bar Harbor departures, customers may also check-in the evening prior to travel between 3:00PM and 5:00PM local time or on the morning of travel between 8:00AM and 11:00AM and receive an express pass for boarding. Express pass holders should not arrive for loading prior to 1:30PM.