Governors Island is currently closed to the public
and is not accessible without an appointment. The
Island will reopen on May 30, 2009.
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) to Bowling Green
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.
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Visit Trip Planner at
http://www.mta.info for
customized travel directions and for
service advisories.
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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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