The only public transport to Schiermonnikoog is a ferry from the lock and harbour complex of Lauwersoog. Even during the winter months there are more than two connections per day.
Tourists are not allowed to bring their cars with them on the ferry. Buses connect the village with the ferry. The most common form of transport is by bicycle; a network of cycle paths criss-crosses the island.
However the buses were probably the most important source of dangerous to health gases. But from the beginning of 2013 the Chinese electric buses BYD eBUS-12(range of about 250 km) would be the only buses on the island, at least in the 15 years period(BYD won contract, beating its European
