Getting Here
Address
7 Inlet Hook, Wilmington, NC 28411
By Air
Figure Eight Island is only 15 minutes away from Wilmington (NC) International Airport (ILM), which is served by direct flights from Atlanta, Charlotte and Raleigh, and connecting flights from Washington, D.C. and New York, on Delta and Continental Airlines.
By Car
Via Wilmington Bypass (Shortest Time): Leaving the airport, turn right onto 23rd St (0.4 miles). Turn right onto Castle Hayne Rd (2.9 miles). Merge right onto US-17 N toward Jacksonville (7.8 miles). Take US-17 S BUS toward Wilmington (0.4 miles). Turn left onto Porters Neck Rd (0.9 miles). Turn Right onto Edgewater Club Road (1.4 miles). Road ends at the Figure Eight Island Guard Gate.
Via Market Street (Shortest Distance): Leaving the airport, turn left onto 23rd St (0.9 miles). Turn left to take US-74 E / Martin Luther King, Jr. Pkwy (0.5 miles). Merge right onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Pkwy (3.1 miles). Turn left onto Market Street / US-17 N BUS (5.7 miles). Turn right onto Porters Neck Rd (0.9 miles). Turn right onto Edgewater Club Rd (1.4 miles). Road ends at the Figure Eight Island Guard Gate.
From From US-17 to Wilmington NC International Airport:
Headed south on US-17, after passing through Hampstead NC, take the US-17 S BUS ramp toward Wilmington (0.6 miles). Turn left onto Porters Neck Rd (0.9 miles). Turn right onto Edgewater Club Rd (1.4 miles). Road ends at the Figure Eight Island Guard Gate.
From West via Interstates 74/76:
Via Wilmington Bypass (Shortest Time): Traveling East on US-74/76, merge onto US-17 N / US-421 N toward I-40 / Battleship Memorial / US-117 / Clinton (4.6 miles). Turn right onto I-140 E / US-17 N and merge onto US-17 N (11.4 miles). Take US-17 S BUS toward Wilmington (0.4 miles). Turn left onto Porters Neck Rd (0.9 miles). Turn right onto Edgewater Club Rd (1.4 miles). Road ends at the Figure Eight Island Guard Gate.
Via Market Street (Shortest Distance): Traveling East on US-74/76, keep left at the fork to go on US-17 N BUS / US-76 E and cross the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge (1.5 miles). Turn left onto 3rd St / US-17 N BUS (0.7 miles). Turn right onto Market St / US-17 N BUS (10.5 miles). Turn right onto Porters Neck Rd (0.9 miles). Turn right onto Edgewater Club Rd (1.4 miles). Road ends at the Figure Eight Island Guard Gate.
From West Via Interstate 40:
Traveling East on I-40, take exit 416B toward US-17 N / Topsail Beach / New Bern. Merge onto US-17 N toward Topsail Beach / New Bern (4.9 miles). Take the US-17 S BUS exit toward Wilmington (0.4 miles). Turn left onto Porters Neck Rd (0.9 miles). Turn right onto Edgewater Club Rd (1.4 miles). Road ends at the Figure Eight Island Guard Gate.