Getting Here

Water Taxi Beach Governors Island is only accessible by boat from Brooklyn and Manhattan on the Governors Island Ferry departing from the Battery Maritime Building during hours when Governors Island is open. The fare on the Governors Island Ferry is free.

For music events on nights when the Island is typically not open, transportation to and from Water Taxi Beach Governors Island will be provided by New York Water Taxi and fare is included in your ticket price unless the concert is free. At that point, the fee abord the Water Taxi is $5 round trip.

After the shows, New York Water Taxi will provide service from Governors Island to  Pier 11 @ Wall Street, just a few blocks south of South Street Seaport and a few blocks north of the Maritime Building.

See you on the beach!

By Subway

Take the 1 train to South Ferry Station, the  
4, 5 train (weekdays) to Bowling Green
, or the W (weekdays only) or R train (weekdays and weekends) to Whitehall St. Station

By Bus

M1 (weekdays only), M6, M9 and M15

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.

 

From Brooklyn

Free ferries to Governors Island depart from the Fulton Ferry Landing in Brooklyn on days when there is scheduled programming on Governors Island.

By Subway A/C to High Street 
2/3 to Clark Street, 
F to York Street

By Bus B 25, B 69

Parking: There is no parking at the Maritime Building.