List of car-free islands

Lamu Island, Kenya

Caye Caulker, Belize

Bjørnø, Denmark

Afuá, Brazil

Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA

This is a list of car-free islands: islands inhabited by humans, in built environment settlements that are developed, which have legally restricted or eliminated vehicle traffic from their territories.

Country	Island
Australia	Cockatoo Island [1]
	Dangar Island [2]
	Hamilton Island [3]
	Rottnest Island [4]
Bangladesh	St. Martin's Island [5]
Belize	Caye Caulker [6]
Brazil	Afuá [7]
	Boipeba [8]
	Ilha do Algodoal [9]
	Ilha do Cardoso [10]
	Ilha de Cotijuba [9]
	Ilha do Mel [10]
	Ilha Grande [10]
	Ilha de Tinharé [10]
	Paquetá Island [9]
Cambodia	Koh Rong Sanloem [11]
Canada	Gaultois [12]
	Harrington Island [13]
	Toronto Islands (Ward's Island, Algonquin Island) [14]
China	Gulangyu Island [15]
Croatia	Koločep [16]
	Kornat [17]
	Lopud [18]
	Prvić [19]
	Silba [20]
	Susak [21]
	Sveti Klement [22]
	Unije [23]
	Zlarin [24]
Denmark	Bjørnø [25]
	Endelave [26]
	Ertholmene (Christiansø, Frederiksø) [27]
	Tunø [28]
Faroe Islands	Mykines [29]
Finland	Suomenlinna [30]
France	Frioul archipelago (Pomègues, Ratonneau, If, Îlot Tiboulen) [31]
	Grande-Île [32]
	Houat [33]
	Hœdic [34]
	Île-d'Aix [35]
	Île de Batz [36]
	Île-de-Bréhat [37]
	Île Saint-Honorat [38]
	Île Sainte-Marguerite [39]
	Île de Sein [40]
	Molène [41]
	Porquerolles [42]
	Port-Cros [43]
	Quémènès [44]
Germany	Baltrum [45]
	Frauenchiemsee [46]
	Gröde [47]
	Heligoland [48]
	Herreninsel [49]
	Hiddensee [50]
	Juist [51]
	Langeoog [52]
	Neuwerk [53]
	Spiekeroog [54]
	Wangerooge [55]
Greece	Hydra [56]
	Spetses [57]
Guernsey	Herm [58]
	Sark [59]
Hong Kong, China	Cheung Chau, Crooked Island, Lamma Island, [60] Peng Chau, Tap Mun, Yim Tin Tsai
Iceland	Flatey [61]
Indonesia	Gili Islands (Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, Gili Air) [62]
	Siberut [63]
Italy	Alicudi [64]
	Isola dei Pescatori [65]
	Marettimo [65]
	Venetian Islands (Burano, Giudecca, Murano, Torcello) [66]
Japan	Aoshima [67]
Kenya	Lamu Island [68]
Malawi	Chizumulu Island [69]
Malaysia	Perhentian Islands (Perhentian Besar, Perhentian Kecil) [70]
	Tioman Island [71]
Maldives	Ukulhas [72]
Mexico	Isla Holbox [73]
Nicaragua	Little Corn Island [74]
Netherlands	Giethoorn [75]
	Schiermonnikoog [76]
	Vlieland [77]
Norway	Borøya [78]
	Brønnøya [79]
	Fleinvær [80]
	Hernar [81]
	Røvær [82]
	Sandøya [83]
	Søndre Sandøy [84]
	Veierland [85]
	Ågerøya [86]
Portugal	Culatra Island [87]
Seychelles	La Digue [88]
Sweden	Brännö [89]
	Donsö [90]
	Marstrand [91]
	Styrsö [92]
	Sydkoster [93]
	Vrångö [65]
Tanzania	Chole Island [94]
Thailand	Ko Mak [95]
	Ko Phayam [96]
	Phi Phi Islands (Ko Phi Phi Don) [97]
Turkey	Princes' Islands (Büyükada, Kınalıada, Burgazada, Heybeliada) [98]
United Kingdom	Easdale [99]
	Isles of Scilly (St Martin's, St Agnes, Tresco) [100]
	Lundy [101]
	Shuna Island [102]
	South Rona [103]
	Tanera Mòr [65]
United States	Bald Head Island [104]
	Dewees Island [105]
	Halibut Cove [106]
	Mackinac Island [107]
	Monhegan [108]
	Russell Island [109]
	Tangier [110]

See also

• Carfree city
• Car-free movement
• List of mainland settlements that are inaccessible by road
• Low Traffic Neighbourhood
• Autoluw (Literally "car-low", Dutch virtually car-free policies)
• Pedestrian zone
  • List of pedestrian zones

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External links

• Touropia, 10 Laid-back Islands without Cars, 17 December 2022