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Ferries in New York: the Staten Island Ferry and NYC Ferry to Brooklyn, Queens and the Rockaways

The free Staten Island Ferry and the NYC Ferry routes from Wall Street/Pier 11: crossing times as the operators state them, which landings each route serves, and when we last checked.
The skyline of Lower Manhattan seen across the water from the deck of the Staten Island Ferry in winter
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped (Wikimedia Commons)

New York has two very different public ferries. The Staten Island Ferry is the city's free crossing between Lower Manhattan and St. George, and NYC Ferry runs a network of commuter routes along the East River and out to the Rockaways. Each card gives the times as the operator's own page states them and says when we last checked.

How it works

Ferries

Whitehall Terminal (Lower Manhattan) St. George (Staten Island)

Operators: NYC Department of Transportation (Staten Island Ferry)

Journey time: Approximately 25 minutes in either direction, as the city's schedule page states.

When it runs: The city says the ferry runs every day, year-round, and that it is free to ride.

Schedule checked 25 October 2026. Sources: NYC DOT: Staten Island Ferry schedule

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Wall Street/Pier 11 East 34th Street, via DUMBO, Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Hunters Point South

Operators: NYC Ferry (operated by City Experiences)

Journey time: NYC Ferry lists an approximate total time of 47 minutes for the East River local run, and 31 minutes for each of the two shorter A and B branches used at weekday peak hours and on non-winter weekends.

When it runs: The route page shows weekday and weekend schedules; both branches always stop at Wall Street/Pier 11, DUMBO and East 34th Street.

Schedule checked 25 October 2026. Sources: NYC Ferry: East River route

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Wall Street/Pier 11 Rockaway, via Sunset Park/Brooklyn Army Terminal

Operators: NYC Ferry (operated by City Experiences)

Journey time: Approximately 60 minutes between Wall Street/Pier 11 and Rockaway, as the route page states.

When it runs: The same route continues north to Throgs Neck (Ferry Point Park), also about 60 minutes from Wall Street; the page lists 120 minutes for the whole line.

Schedule checked 25 October 2026. Sources: NYC Ferry: Rockaway-Soundview route

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Wall Street/Pier 11 Midtown West/Pier 79, via Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6, Bay Ridge, St. George and Battery Park City

Operators: NYC Ferry (operated by City Experiences)

Journey time: NYC Ferry lists an approximate total time of 68 minutes for the whole route.

When it runs: The page has separate weekday and weekend schedules.

Schedule checked 25 October 2026. Sources: NYC Ferry: St. George route

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Timetables and journey times change by season and operator, and a ticket is not a guaranteed seat. Every card says when we last checked and links the page we read; confirm on the operator's own page before you plan around a departure. We list operators' own pages and do not earn commission on these links.

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