From Hull Street, Every Weekend Water Taxi Stop Is One Boat Away

On Saturdays and Sundays this fall, a free boat leaves the north end of Hull Street at 10:40 a.m. for Canton Waterfront Park. Twelve minutes later, at 10:52 a.m., a second boat on a different loop leaves for Fells Point. Both run until 7:30 p.m. Baltimore City DOT's Harbor Connector weekend service runs two routes, and the Locust Point landing is on both of them.

The only other dock on both loops is Fells Point. On the South Baltimore side of the harbor, Hull Street is the one place where all six weekend stops are a single ride away, on one loop or the other, with no transfer. Until the weekend service ends on Dec. 13, the end of the peninsula is the most connected dock on the water.

Last December It Ran for Four Days

Weekend service on the Harbor Connector started as a short test. In December 2025, the city's transportation department worked with Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore and Baltimore Development Corporation to run boats on Dec. 6–7 and 13–14. Over those four days the boats gave more than 3,000 rides. That route connected Locust Point, Fells Point, Harbor East, Harborplace and Federal Hill.

This year the four days became a full season. According to the city's Harbor Connector page, weekend service runs Oct. 17 through Dec. 13, 2026, from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on both days. That works out to nine weekends, or 18 service days.

The bigger change for Locust Point is the route map. The 2025 pilot's five stops now make up the Inner Harbor Loop. A second route, the Outer Harbor Loop, runs a triangle between Fells Point, Locust Point and Canton Waterfront Park. Canton is the new stop. Locust Point is one of the two docks that link it to everything else.

The Hull Street Timetable

The weekend schedule shows two boats working the Inner Harbor Loop in opposite phase, each making a circuit of about 55 minutes. Because of that stagger, Inner Loop boats leave Locust Point at alternating gaps of about 23 and 32 minutes. One Outer Loop boat runs a 45-minute circuit.

The Inner Loop only goes one way: Harborplace, Federal Hill, Locust Point, Fells Point, Harbor East, then back to Harborplace. That direction sets the length of every trip from Hull Street:

1. Fells Point: about 10 minutes on either Inner Loop boat, and also 10 minutes when coming back to Locust Point on the Outer Loop.
2. Harbor East: about 22 minutes. The 10:52 a.m. boat reaches Harbor East at 11:14 a.m.
3. Harborplace: about half an hour, after the stops at Fells Point and Harbor East.
4. Canton Waterfront Park: 15 minutes on the Outer Loop. The return trip runs through Fells Point first and takes about 30 minutes.
5. Federal Hill: about 40 minutes, because Federal Hill is the last stop before Locust Point on the loop. The trip the other way, from the Rusty Scupper landing to Hull Street, takes 14 minutes.

Fells Point is the easiest trip from the peninsula. Both loops serve it, so a boat between Locust Point and Thames Street and Broadway leaves more often than on any other pairing in the system.

The Last Boat Home Depends on Where You Are

The return trip is where the schedule needs the most attention. The service day ends at 7:30 p.m., but each stop has its own last boat back to Locust Point:

• From Fells Point: the 7:30 p.m. Outer Loop departure is the final boat of the day, and it goes to Locust Point.
• From Canton Waterfront Park: the 7:10 p.m. Outer Loop boat, which reaches Fells Point at 7:30 p.m. and then continues to Hull Street.
• From Harborplace: the 7:01 p.m. Inner Loop boat, which reaches Locust Point at 7:21 p.m. The 7:30 p.m. Harborplace departure only goes as far as Federal Hill.
• From Harbor East: the 6:51 p.m. boat. The 7:20 p.m. Harbor East boat ends its day at Harborplace.
• From Federal Hill: the 7:08 p.m. boat, which reaches Locust Point at 7:21 p.m.

So you can stay later in Fells Point than anywhere else on the system and still catch a free boat home. That matters most on the holiday weekends ahead.

The Holiday Weekends on the Route

The rest of the season overlaps with the harbor's holiday calendar, and the major events sit right by the stops.

Saturday, Nov. 21 has two tree lightings on the same loop. The Magic of Merryland Holiday Tree Lighting Festival runs from noon to 6 p.m. on South President Street in Harbor East. That afternoon, the Tree Lighting Ceremony at Christmas Village takes place from 4:15 to 5 p.m. at West Shore Park in the Inner Harbor. Harbor East comes before Harborplace on the Inner Loop. You can ride from Hull Street to the Harbor East festival, take the next boat to Harborplace for the 4:15 p.m. lighting, and still have time to catch the 7:01 p.m. boat home.

Christmas Village opens at West Shore Park that same day and runs through Dec. 27. Its organizer lists regular hours and closed dates. The village stays open two weeks past the last weekend boat.

Saturday, Dec. 5 is the biggest day on the Fells Point side. Fells Point Main Street's Olde Tyme Christmas begins with Santa arriving by tugboat at Broadway Pier at 9 a.m. The Broadway Square tree lighting is at 5:45 p.m., and the Lighted Boat Parade starts at 6 p.m. The Fells Point landing is at Thames Street and Broadway. After the parade, the 7:30 p.m. Outer Loop boat back to Locust Point is the last departure of the day.

Saturday, Dec. 12 is the final Saturday of the season. That afternoon Fells Point Main Street hosts its Eggnog Tasting Tour from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The boats run one more day, Sunday, Dec. 13.

The peninsula has its own holiday dates too. The Locust Point Civic Association lists its annual Holiday Party for Wednesday, Dec. 9, starting at 5:30 p.m. and hosted by the Knights of Columbus. The Locust Point Holiday Parade is set for Saturday, Dec. 19, from 5 to 9 p.m., with route details to come closer to the date. That is the Saturday after the weekend water taxi ends, so for once the crowds will come to Hull Street instead of leaving from it.

Before You Walk to the Pier

Some details on the schedule and the city's page matter for a Locust Point household:

• Pets stay home. The weekend schedule says only service animals are allowed on the boats.
• Weather can cancel service. The city says hazardous weather can suspend Harbor Connector service, and it offers real-time text alerts.
• The Circulator doesn't stop at the dock. The Charm City Circulator's Banner route runs between the Inner Harbor and Fort McHenry every 40 minutes. Its Locust Point stop is at Fort Avenue and Fort McHenry, not at the Hull Street landing.
• Kids ride with an adult. City rules require children 12 and under to be with an adult on the Charm City Circulator system, and the Harbor Connector is part of that system.
• Weekday service is separate. On weekdays, HC1 runs between Maritime Park and Locust Point every 15 minutes from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. HC2 links Canton and Locust Point, with no service from 11:25 a.m. to 3:50 p.m.

Why the Season Has an End Date

The weekend boats are a planned recommendation, not permanent service. The city's Water Transit Strategic Plan recommends seasonal weekend service on the Harbor Connector and estimates its cost at roughly $200,000 to $250,000 a year, depending on hours. The plan says that recommendation depends on finding new funding sources.

The same plan covers the Locust Point landing. It calls for improvements at the existing landings at Locust Point, Federal Hill and Canton Waterfront Park as local funds and other sources become available. A $5.9 million federal grant awarded in 2023 for landing accessibility and two new hybrid ferries has since been frozen. The plan also lists possible new Harbor Connector routes, including extensions to Riverside, Point Park, Baltimore Peninsula and Westport.

Boats leave the north end of Hull Street every weekend through Dec. 13, from 10:40 a.m. on the Outer Loop and 10:52 a.m. on the Inner Loop, and the last boat home leaves Fells Point at 7:30 p.m.

Our South Baltimore office pays the same close attention to the peninsula's weekend calendar that it pays to its rowhome blocks. If you want to talk about Locust Point, or about what makes a dock, a block or a street worth knowing, The Baldwin & Griffin Group of Compass is glad to hear from you. Get in touch.