Ferry Info
2021 Ferry Service
Notice for July 4: Governors Island will operate on a regular weekend schedule on Sunday, July 4 and will close at 7PM. There will be no fireworks viewing from Governors Island on July 4.
In order to maintain social distancing on Governors Island ferries, visitors must reserve ferry tickets in advance, which can be done below. Ferries run from:
- Lower Manhattan (daily): The Battery Maritime Building, located at 10 South Street
- Brooklyn (Saturdays and Sundays): Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, near the intersection of Furman St. And Atlantic Ave., and Atlantic Basin in Red Hook, near the intersection of Pioneer Street and Conover Street
Schedules listed below are subject to change.
Late night hours will be in effect on Friday and Saturday evenings beginning July 2 through September 4. Governors Island will be open until 10:00PM with Manhattan ferry service those days. See the schedule below for more info.
Fares
| $3 |
Adults |
| Free |
Seniors 65 and over |
Children 12 and under |
|
Residents of NYCHA housing |
|
IDNYC holders |
|
Military servicemembers (former and active) |
|
Governors Island members |
Ferry Schedules
Manhattan
Monday-Friday
From Manhattan
From Governors Island
- 10:00am
- 10:40am
- 11:20am
- 12:00pm
- 12:40pm
- 1:20pm
- 2:00pm
- 2:40pm
- 3:20pm
- 4:00pm
- 4:40pm
- 10:20am
- 11:00am
- 11:40am
- 12:20pm
- 1:00pm
- 1:40pm
- 2:20pm
- 3:00pm
- 3:40pm
- 4:20pm
- 5:00pm
- 5:40pm
- 6:15pm
Late Fridays July 2–September 3
From Manhattan
From Governors Island
- 5:20pm
- 6:00pm
- 6:40pm
- 7:20pm
- 8:00pm
- 8:40pm
- 5:40pm
- 6:15pm
- 7:00pm
- 7:40pm
- 8:20pm
- 9:00pm
- 10:00pm
Saturday-Sunday
From Manhattan
From Governors Island
- 10:00am
- 10:40am
- 11:20am
- 12:00pm
- 12:40pm
- 1:20pm
- 2:00pm
- 2:40pm
- 3:20pm
- 4:00pm
- 4:40pm
- 10:20am
- 11:00am
- 11:40am
- 12:20pm
- 1:00pm
- 1:40pm
- 2:20pm
- 3:00pm
- 3:40pm
- 4:20pm
- 5:00pm
- 5:40pm
- 6:20pm
- 7:00pm
Late Saturdays July 3–September 4
From Manhattan
From Governors Island
- 5:20pm
- 6:00pm
- 6:40pm
- 7:20pm
- 8:00pm
- 8:40pm
- 5:40pm
- 6:20pm
- 7:00pm
- 7:40pm
- 8:20pm
- 9:00pm
- 10:00pm
Battery Maritime Building
10 South Street
Subway
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South Ferry
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Bowling Green
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Whitehall Street
Bus
Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6
Monday-Friday
Saturday-Sunday
From Pier 6
From Governors Island
- 10:15am
- 11:15am
- 12:15pm
- 1:15pm
- 2:15pm
- 3:15pm
- 4:15pm
- 5:15pm
- 11:00am
- 12:00pm
- 1:00pm
- 2:00pm
- 3:00pm
- 4:00pm
- 5:00pm
- 6:00pm
- 7:00pm
Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6
Subway
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Borough Hall/Court Street
Bus
Red Hook/Atlantic Basin
Monday-Friday
Saturday-Sunday
From Red Hook
From Governors Island
- 9:45am
- 10:45am
- 11:45am
- 12:45pm
- 1:45pm
- 2:45pm
- 3:45pm
- 4:45pm
- 10:30am
- 11:30am
- 12:30pm
- 1:30pm
- 2:30pm
- 3:30pm
- 4:30pm
- 5:30pm
- 6:30pm
Red Hook/Atlantic Basin
Subway
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Smith-9th Streets
Bus
NYC Ferry Service
Governors Island Shuttle
The city’s NYC Ferry service operates a dedicated shuttle to Yankee Pier from Wall St./Pier 11 on weekends and will operate approximately every 30 minutes. Tickets must be purchased in advance of boarding and are $2.75 each way or by free transfer from any other NYC Ferry route, plus $1.00 for a bike.
All visitors who arrive to Governors Island via NYC Ferry are strongly encouraged to depart using NYC Ferry as the Governors Island ferry service will operate on a reservation ticket service and walk-up tickets are not guaranteed.
NYC Ferry riders are required to wear a mask or face covering while onboard, even on the upper deck.
See Schedules & More InformationWall St. / Pier 11
Gouverneur Lane at South Street, F.D.R. Drive
Subway
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South Ferry
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Wall Street
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Broad Street
Bus
Boarding and Riding the Ferry
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your ferry departure time with your ticket ready to display on your smartphone or printed for inspection.
Visitors are required to wear face coverings at all times while queueing, boarding, riding, and disembarking Governors Island ferries, and on Governors Island whenever social distancing is not possible.
Through June 30, visitors must depart on their reserved return ferry time selected at purchase. Visitors who wish to leave early or who miss their departure will need to enter the standby line. Available spots on ferries other than the reserved departure time are not guaranteed and will be first-come, first-served.
Beginning July 1, visitors will not be required to select a return ferry time at purchase and may leave Governors Island on any ferry, pending available capacity.
See Governors Island rules and regulations here.
Additional Ticketing Information
Tickets will be released for additional dates monthly on the first of the month before (July tickets will be released June 1, etc.).
Please note, we are unable to process refunds for any ticket reservation. Any changes to your reservation must be made 48 hours in advance of your departure time, after which point we are unable to process adjustments.
Reservations are limited to 40 tickets per transaction. Groups visiting the Island are encouraged to limit themselves to 40 individuals or fewer. Those wishing to visit with more than 40 people are requested to email groupvisits@govisland.org at least two weeks in advance of their visit.
The Trust for Governors Island offers special waived fares for non-profit community-based organizations, youth camps, and senior centers throughout New York City, subject to availability. To inquire about special group visits, organizations may email groupvisits@govisland.org at least two weeks in advance of their requested visit date.
FAQs
Have more questions before arriving? Read through these FAQs, or check out our Rules and Regulations.
All visitors, including those who are eligible for a free fare, must reserve tickets in advance through the ticket reservation system.
The departure time on your ticket is the ferry time where your spot is reserved. If you want to leave before or after that time, you will need to enter the standby line, as spots on other ferries will be first-come, first-served.
Tickets can be scanned directly from your smart phone. However, if you prefer to print the tickets and bring them with you, the paper copy is acceptable for scanning as well.
Visitors are not guaranteed a spot on any ferry that is earlier or later than the departure time listed on their ticket. If you arrive earlier than your departure time or have missed your designated departure time, available spots on other ferries will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Please proceed to the standby line and our staff will do our best to get you on board if space is available.
We are unable to process refunds for any ticket reservation. Any changes to your reservation must be made 48 hours in advance of your departure time, after which point, we are no longer able to process your request.
Due to limited ferry capacities and the new ticketing reservation system, all visitors must arrive to and depart from Governors Island on the same ferry to the same destination.