Ride the Staten Island Ferry to see the famous skyline and Statue of Liberty from Upper New York Bay. It's free and runs about every 30 minutes. Ride on the front or back of the ship for the best views.
The Staten Island Ferry has been a municipal service since 1905, and currently carries over 19 million passengers annually on a 5.2-mile run between the St. George Terminal in Staten Island and the Whitehall Terminal in lower Manhattan. Service is provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
A typical weekday schedule involves the use of five boats to transport approximately 65,000 passengers daily (104 daily trips). A four-boat (15 minute headway) rush hour schedule is maintained. During the day, between rush hours, boats are regularly fueled and maintenance work is performed. Terminals are cleaned around the clock and routine terminal maintenance is performed on the day shift. On weekends, three boats are used (64 trips each weekend day). Over 33,000 trips are made annually.
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Ferry information at NYC.gov
Pictures of Staten Island Ferry
The Statue
of Liberty and the Staten Island Ferry. The view from Beard Street Pier
in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
