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Governors Island opens to the public on May 31st. The Island will be open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until October 12th. On Fridays, the Island is open from 10 AM to 5 PM. On Saturdays and Sundays, visitors are welcome from 10 AM to 7 PM.

Ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building, at the corner of South and Whitehall Streets, in Lower Manhattan. Ferries are free and open to the public. Ferry schedules vary by day. Please click on a day below to obtain the most up-to-date ferry schedule.

Friday, August 29th
Departs Manhattan Departs Governors Island
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
  Noon
 1:00 PM
 2:00 PM
 3:00 PM
 
10:30 AM
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
 1:30 PM
 2:30 PM
 3:30 PM
 4:30 PM
 5:00 PM
 
Saturday, August 30th
Departs Manhattan Departs Governors Island
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
11:30 AM
  Noon
12:30 PM
 1:00 PM
 1:30 PM
 2:00 PM
 2:30 PM
 3:00 PM
 3:30 PM
 4:00 PM 
 4:30 PM 
 5:00 PM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
11:30 AM
  Noon
12:30 PM
 1:00 PM
 1:30 PM
 2:00 PM
 2:30 PM
 3:00 PM
 3:30 PM
 4:00 PM
 4:30 PM
 5:00 PM
 5:30 PM
 6:00 PM
 6:30 PM
 7:00 PM
 
Sunday, August 31st
Departs Manhattan Departs Governors Island
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
11:30 AM
  Noon
12:30 PM
 1:00 PM
 1:30 PM
 2:00 PM
 2:30 PM
 3:00 PM
 3:30 PM
 4:00 PM
 4:30 PM
 5:00 PM
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
11:30 AM
  Noon
12:30 PM
 1:00 PM
 1:30 PM
 2:00 PM
 2:30 PM
 3:00 PM
 3:30 PM
 4:00 PM
 4:30 PM
 5:00 PM
 5:30 PM
 6:00 PM
 6:30 PM
 7:00 PM

Please check back here each week for the most up to date ferry schedule.
 

Directions to the Governors Island Ferry

The Governors Island Ferry departs from the Battery Maritime Building located adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry in Lower Manhattan. The ferry terminal is accessible as follows:

By Subway
1 (weekdays only) – South Ferry Station (on Saturdays and Sundays, a free shuttle will run between Chambers Street and South Ferry Station)
4, 5 (weekdays and weekends) – Bowling Green Station.
W (weekdays only), R (weekdays and weekends) – Whitehall St. Station

By Bus
M1 (weekdays only), M6, M9 and M15

Know before you go. Rebuilding efforts are ongoing and may affect subway service. Visit www.mta.info for service advisories, updated every Friday, or call 718-330-1234.

 
 Visit Trip Planner at http://www.mta.info for customized travel directions and for service advisories.
 

By Car
There is no public parking at the Governors Island ferry building.

Driving from the East Side:
Take the FDR Drive to Exit 1, South Ferry. As you exit, stay in the left lane and turn left around the (left) u-turn at the end of the street in front of the Staten Island Ferry terminal. The Battery Maritime Building is the historic ferry terminal just to the northeast of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. The Governors Island ferry departs from the northernmost slip of the Battery Maritime Building.

Driving from the West Side:
Take the West Highway around the tip of Lower Manhattan and go through the Battery Underpass. When you emerge from the Underpass, take the first exit, Exit 1, Staten Island Ferry. Stay left, and make a left-hand u-turn onto South Street going south. Stay to your turn left and make the (left) u-turn at the end of the street in front of the Staten Island Ferry terminal. The Battery Maritime Building is the historic ferry terminal just to the northeast of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. The Governors Island ferry departs from the northernmost slip of the Battery Maritime Building.

Driving: Local Streets:
Take Broadway south onto Whitehall Street. Turn left onto Water Street. Go one block and turn right onto Broad Street. Go one block and turn right onto South Street. Go to the left land, and make the (left) u-turn at the end of the street in front of the Staten Island Ferry terminal. The Battery Maritime Building is the historic ferry terminal just to the northeast of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. The Governors Island ferry departs from the northernmost slip of the Battery Maritime Building.

 

 

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