Hours of Operation
Governors Island is closed for the season, it will re-open Saturday, May 26, 2012
Ferry Service
Free ferries run from Manhattan and Brooklyn to Governors Island when the Island is open to the public. Check back later for the 2012 schedule!
Directions to the Governors Island Manhattan Ferry
Directions to the Governors Island Manhattan Ferry
The Governors Island Ferry departs from the Battery Maritime Building located 10 South Street, adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry in Lower Manhattan. The Manhattan ferry terminal is accessible as follows:
By Subway
1 – South Ferry Station 4, 5 to Bowling Green R, W to Whitehall St. Station (Note: when weekend service to South Ferry Station on the 1 train is suspended please take the 2 or 3 train to Wall Street)
By Bus
M5, M15 local, M15 SBS and M20
By Car
There is no public parking at the Governors Island ferry building. There is garage parking across the street from the Battery Maritime Building for a fee.
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.
Directions to the Governors Island Brooklyn Ferry
Free ferries run from Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 on Saturdays and Sundays only. Pier 6 is located at the foot of Atlantic Avenue.
By Subway
2/3 or 4/5 to Borough Hall
By Bus
B63 at the terminus of Atlantic Avenue, at Columbia Street