OK, I’m sure the answer to this question is a resounding *NO!**. I’m sure the distances, cost, and potential danger all make the idea I’m about to discuss impractical. But here it is:
Is there a New Orleans-to-Tampa ferry? If so, how long does it take and how much does it cost?
Thank you.
No regularly scheduled ferry (especially if you mean one that hauls cars along with their drivers).
If you want a sea trip between the two cities, you might check out cruise lines and see whether any include both cities on their itenerary.
(You can (or could) take a ferry from Tampa to Key West, but I don’t think that was a car ferry.)
According to my digital street atlas map this appears to be a 450-500 +/- mile open ocean voyage. Something which is beyond what a “ferry” normally traverses.
The road trip along the coast is relatively straightforward and only appears to be approx 40% longer (as the crow flies) than the water equivalent. Using a ferry vs the roads in this context for moving people (assumedly your question) wouldn’t be impractical, it would be insane.
There may be special, large scale objects that are too large for highway overpasses that would need to go by water but I can’t imagine any other reason for a ferry vs a car/bus in this context.
Routing Directions New Orleans to Tampa
Start - Start2 707.8 miles
W 0 0:00 SR 624
W 6 0:09 SR 46 Yscloskey LA
NW 19 0:30 SR 39 (E Judge Perez Dr) St Bernard LA
N 27 0:52 SR 47 (Paris Rd) Chalmette LA
N 32 1:04 I-510 (SR 47|Paris Rd)
E 36 1:08 I-10
S 502 9:07 I-75 (SR 93)
SW 664 11:50 I-275 (SR 93|Scenic)
W 696 12:28 SR 694 (Gandy Blvd N)
W 701 12:39 CR 694 (Park Blvd)
SE 708 12:58 SR 699 (Gulf Blvd)
Finish - Finish1
There are long ferry routes in North America, but only where they save a lot of driving (all mileages are rough estimates only)[ul][li]Vancouver, BC to Haines, AK 900 mi by ferry, 1,750 mi by road[/li][li]Portland, ME, to Yarmouth NS 200 mi. by ferry, 800 mi. by road[/li][li]Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula (a planned route, but I don’t know if it ever went into operation) 500 mi. by ferry, 2700 by road).[/li]several ferries across the Gulf of California (100 mi. by ferry, 1500 by road)[/ul]