Chapel Hill is approximately 226 miles (363 kilometers) west of the Outer Banks and the Atlantic Ocean. North Carolinians have been giggling since the phenomenally popular Netflix series “Outer Banks” suggested landlocked Chapel Hill can be reached by boat from the coast. 'Outer Banks' co-creators discuss Netflix, the UNC-Duke rivalry, and the ferry to Chapel Hill Tue May 19, 2020 Fans of the Netflix show “Outer Banks” may have the Tar Heels' 2017 national championship win to thank for the show.
Creators Jonas and Josh Pate are from Raeford, so they should probably know where Chapel Hill is in relation to the Outer Banks. Shannon Burke and Josh Pate, the show’s co-creators, attended UNC, and the Tar Heels' drive to the national championship rekindled this friendship. The North Carolina ferry system has discovered via Netflix that a boat runs from Chapel Hill to the Outer Banks. The North Carolina ferry system has discovered via Netflix that a boat runs from Chapel Hill to the Outer Banks.

The Hatteras / Ocracoke Ferry is easily the most popular of the Outer Banks ferry ... From the purple and gold for the East Carolina University pirates to the Carolina blue colors of UNC Chapel Hill, every major university in North Carolina is represented along the 24+ ships that travel regularly throughout the coastal region. Alternatively, you can take the drive to Chapel Hill.

Now the NCDOT Ferry Division has had to weigh-in. In episode four, the main characters took a ferry from the Outer Banks…to Chapel Hill!
Never mind that the two are separated by 250 miles of dry land.

As nice as it would be to not have to face that four-hour drive, one-way, to The Southern Part of Heaven, that’s the one reference that sold me on avoiding the show like trying to avoid COVID-19. As nice as it would be to not have to face that four-hour drive, one-way, to The Southern Part of Heaven, that’s the one reference that sold me on avoiding the show like trying to avoid COVID-19. Now the NCDOT Ferry Division has had to weigh-in. However, you can take the drive to Hatteras Island, NC, take the car ferry to Ocracoke, NC, take the drive to Ocracoke, NC, take the ferry to Swan Quarter, NC, then take the drive to Chapel Hill. There is no direct connection from Outer Banks to Chapel Hill. Outer Banks Ferry Schedule. “I don’t want people to think that we don’t know Chapel Hill isn’t near the coast. This story originally appeared on OBXToday.com.

Never mind that the two are separated by 250 miles of dry land. 'Outer Banks' co-creators talk Netflix, the UNC-Duke rivalry and the ferry to Chapel Hill Buy Photos A student watches the Netflix show "Outer Banks" on his computer on Monday, May 18, 2020. In episode four, the main characters took a ferry from the Outer Banks…to Chapel Hill! In episode four, the main characters took a ferry from the Outer Banks…to Chapel Hill! As nice as it would be to not have to face that four-hour drive, one-way, to The Southern Part of Heaven, that’s the one reference that sold me on avoiding the show like trying to avoid COVID-19. Now the NCDOT Ferry Division has had to weigh-in.