Staten Island Ferry

Ride the free ferry across New York Harbor past the Statue of Liberty and the Lower Manhattan skyline.

Whitehall Terminal, 4 South St · New York, NY

About Staten Island Ferry

The Staten Island Ferry is run by the New York City Department of Transportation and carries passengers free of charge between Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan and St. George Terminal on Staten Island. The single route covers 5.2 miles of Upper New York Bay and takes about 25 minutes each way. From the deck you see the Lower Manhattan skyline, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Governors Island and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. Boats run every day, year-round.

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