Ferry to Staten Island in New York, the experience of a free cruise

It is possible that for you trip to New York you plan to do the Statue of Liberty Cruise, which will also take you to the ellis island and it will allow you to have good panoramic views of Manhattan Island.

With the price of the boat ticket you pay the entrance to the island where the famous statue is located, as well as the visit to the Immigration museum what is in the aforementioned Ellis.

Now, you also have the possibility of making a free cruise to see views panoramic views of Manhattan and even the Island of freedom.

This is the Staten Island Ferry, a maritime transport service that depends on the New York City Hall, which unites Manhattan with said district of the city that is located on the opposite bank of the Hudson River.

How to Take a Free Cruise on the Staten Island Ferry

El free Staten Island ferry It was established in 1901 and replaced the barge service that private companies had been providing until then.

Nowadays, this ferry, which operates 24 hours a day every day of the year, has become a great tourist attraction.

In this way, numerous tourists currently travel aboard the ship along with New Yorkers who travel between Staten Island y Manhattan, just like we did on our last trip to the city of skyscrapers.

If you are interested in joining those tourists to see the New York skyline from another perspective, we tell you that you have to take the ferry at southern Manhattan, on the pier of Battery Park.

Specifically, in the Whitehall Pier located to the left of the metro exit, and on the opposite side to where you have to take the Liberty Island Cruise.

You will easily recognize the boats because they are orange and have the name “Staten Island Ferry.

This is the cruise experience on the Staten Island Ferry

El free Stanten Island ferry It leaves every half hour, so in practice you will hardly have to wait.

The journey lasts half an hour and during it you will find that you will have to compete with the numerous tourists who crowd along the railings to enjoy the panoramic views.

As you leave the dock Battery Park, the first thing you have to do is look at the views of the southern part of Manhattan, where the great tower of the new skyscraper world trade center.

Then you will have before you successively the ellis island and Island of freedom, with its famous statue.

Staten Island Ferry Schedule

when you get to Stanten Island, Specifically the Saint George Pier, you will have to get off the boat to leave the station and re-enter to take the return boat.

You will not be alone because dozens of tourists will accompany you.

For your calculations I will tell you that, in the end, this round trip cruise It will take you almost two hours since, as I said, you have to change boats.

Here you can consult Stanten Island ferry schedules, which are generally every half hour, except during peak hours on weekdays, when a boat leaves every 15 minutes, and at dawn, during which the service is provided every hour.