Staten Island Ferry
The free commuter ferry to Staten Island, with views of the Statue of Liberty and the Lower Manhattan skyline.

- Type
- Landmark
- Area
- Lower Manhattan
- Opening hours
- Daily, 24 hours (every 15–30 min by day, every 30 min at night)
- Price
- Free
- Time needed
- 75 min
- Official website
- nyc.gov/html/dot/html/ferries/staten-island-ferry.shtml
Getting there from Times Square
🚇 15 min by metro (line 2 / 3 or 4 / 5 (express): Fulton St / Wall St → Times Sq–42 St / Grand Central–42 St) · 8.5 km · 106 min walk
Where to eat nearby
- Fraunces Tavern (American · $$ · Lower Manhattan) · 🚶 6 min walk
- Luke's Lobster (Financial District) (Seafood · $$ · Lower Manhattan) · 🚶 8 min walk
- Adrienne's Pizzabar (Pizza · $$ · Lower Manhattan) · 🚶 8 min walk
- Ulysses' Folkhouse (European · $$ · Lower Manhattan) · 🚶 8 min walk
- Harry's (Steakhouse · $$$ · Lower Manhattan) · 🚶 8 min walk
Breakfast nearby
- Leo's Bagels (Deli & bagels · $ · Lower Manhattan) · 🚶 9 min walk
- Liberty Bagels, Wall Street (Deli & bagels · $ · Lower Manhattan) · 🚶 9 min walk
- Pearl Diner (American · $$ · Lower Manhattan) · 🚶 14 min walk
Other sights nearby
- The Battery · Park · 🚶 0.6 km · 7 min walk
- Stone Street · Landmark · 🚶 0.6 km · 8 min walk
- Wall Street & the Charging Bull · Landmark · 🚶 0.9 km · 11 min walk
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Last updated: 8 October 2026