Staten Island Ferry https://www.siferry.com/

The Staten Island Ferry is a free municipal passenger ferry that runs between the Whitehall Terminal in lower Manhattan and the St George Terminal in Staten Island. The ferry is the only non-vehicular mode of transportation between Staten Island and Manhattan, and transports approximately 70,000 passengers per day. They currently average between 23-24 million passengers per year.

The Staten Island Ferry is one of the last remaining vestiges of an entire ferry system in New York City that transported people between Manhattan and its future boroughs long before any bridges were built. Early ferries operated by Cornelius Vanderbilt, the Richmond Turnpike Company, and the Staten Island Railway operated between 1810-1910. New York City took over ownership and operations in 1906.

The ferry operates year-round, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with departures every 15-30 minutes depending on the time of day.

Guests sometimes get confused between Statue Cruises and the Staten Island Ferry. We are not related! The Staten Island Ferry will go past the Statue of Liberty and guests would be able to see it from the boat, but they will not dock at Liberty or Ellis Island. They specifically provide transportation from Staten Island to Manhattan only, and do not provide any other types of cruises.

The Staten Island/Whitehall Street Ferry Terminal is only a 5-minute walk from Castle Clinton in Battery Park. Tell guests to walk along the shoreline path, keep the water on their left, and they will see the Statue Cruises boats and our security tent as soon as they pass the Coast Guard station and the tall ship Clipper City.