Ferry Schedule
Governors Island, by ferry, is 7 minutes from South Ferry in Manhattan, and 5 minutes from Brooklyn Bridge Park. Schedules for the three ferry services are listed below. Tickets must be purchased before boarding the ferries. You can purchase tickets at all terminals or through the NY Waterway App. For directions to the three ferry terminals, visit the ferry directions page.
You can also view the ferry alerts and advisories or text ERF to 57682.
Lower Manhattan Ferry
| To Govs Island | From Govs Island |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 11:30 AM |
| Every Hour | Every Hour |
| 4:00 PM (last boat) | 4:30 PM |
| 5:00 PM | |
| 6:00 PM (last boat) |
| To Govs Island | From Govs Island |
|---|---|
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 11:30 AM |
| 11:30 AM | 12:00 PM |
| Every 30 Minutes | Every 30 Minutes |
| 6:30 PM (last boat) | 6:30 PM |
| 7:00 PM (last boat) |
Brooklyn Ferry
The Governors Island Brooklyn ferry departs from Pier 6 at the Brooklyn Bridge Park, at the foot of Atlantic Avenue. The ferry operates every weekend, Memorial Day and Labor Day.
| To Govs Island | From Govs Island |
|---|---|
| 11:00 AM | 11:15 AM |
| 11:30 AM | 11:45 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 12:15 PM |
| 12:30 PM | 1:00 PM |
| Every Hour | Every Hour |
| 5:30 PM (last boat) | 6:30 PM |
| 7:00 PM (last boat) |
East River Ferry
The East River ferry is located between E. 35th St and 36th St. at FDR Drive. During the summer months, the Governors Island stop becomes the last southbound stop on the East River ferry (right after the Pier 11/Wall St. stop).
The Greenpoint/India St. terminal stop is suspended until further notice, and has been removed from the schedules below.
| E. 34th St. | Hunters Point S. / LIC | N. 6th St. / North W.Burg | Schaefer Landing / South W.Burg | Bklyn Br. Pk / DUMBO | Wall St. / Pier 11 (to GI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:47 AM | 9:54 AM | 10:08 AM | 10:15 AM | 10:22 AM | 10:45 AM |
| 10:32 AM | 10:39 AM | 10:59 AM | 11:11 AM | 11:18 AM | 11:30 PM |
| 11:17 AM | 11:24 AM | 11:44 AM | 11:56 AM | 12:03 PM | 12:15 PM |
| 12:02 PM | 12:09 PM | 12:29 PM | 12:41 PM | 12:48 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 12:47 PM | 12:54 PM | 1:14 PM | 1:26 PM | 1:33 PM | 1:45 PM |
| 1:32 PM | 1:39 PM | 1:59 PM | 2:11 PM | 2:18 PM | 2:30 PM |
| 2:17 PM | 2:24 PM | 2:44 PM | 2:56 PM | 3:03 PM | 3:15 PM |
| 3:02 PM | 3:09 PM | 3:29 PM | 3:41 PM | 3:48 PM | 4:00 PM |
| LAST FERRY TO GOVERNORS ISLAND | |||||
| 3:47 PM | 3:54 PM | 4:14 PM | 4:26 PM | 4:33 PM | 4:45 PM |
| Governors Island | Wall St. / Pier 11 (to GI) | Bklyn Br. Pk / DUMBO | Schaefer Landing / South W.Burg | N. 6th St. / North W.Burg | Hunters Point S. / LIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:10 AM | 10:20 AM | 10:27 AM | 10:38 AM | 10:50 AM | 11:10 AM |
| 10:55 AM | 11:05 AM | 11:12 AM | 11:23 AM | 11:35 AM | 11:55 AM |
| 11:40 AM | 11:50 AM | 11:57 AM | 12:08 PM | 12:20 PM | 12:40 PM |
| 12:25 PM | 12:35 PM | 12:42 PM | 12:53 PM | 1:05 PM | 1:25 PM |
| 1:10 PM | 1:20 PM | 1:27 PM | 1:38 PM | 1:50 PM | 2:10 PM |
| 1:55 PM | 2:05 PM | 2:12 PM | 2:23 PM | 2:35 PM | 2:55 PM |
| 2:40 PM | 2:50 PM | 2:57 PM | 3:08 PM | 3:20 PM | 3:40 PM |
| 3:25 PM | 3:35 PM | 3:42 PM | 3:53 PM | 4:05 PM | 4:25 PM |
| 4:10 PM | 4:20 PM | 4:27 PM | 4:38 PM | 4:50 PM | 5:10 PM |
| 4:55 PM | 5:05 PM | 5:12 PM | 5:23 PM | 5:35 PM | 5:55 PM |
| 5:40 PM | 5:50 PM | 5:57 PM | 6:08 PM | 6:20 PM | 6:40 PM |
| LAST FERRY FROM GOVERNORS ISLAND | |||||
| 6:25 PM | 6:35 PM | 6:42 PM | 6:53 PM | 7:05 PM | 7:25 PM |
