Directions to Governors Island

Image courtesy of the Brooklyn PaperGovernors Island is accessible via the FREE Governors Island Ferry that runs from Manhattan and Brooklyn. 

Directions to the Governors Island Manhattan Ferry
The Governors Island ferry departs from the Battery Maritime Building located at 10 South Street, adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry in Lower Manhattan. The ferry terminal is accessible as follows:

By Subway
1 to South Ferry station
4, 5 to Bowling Green station
R to Whitehall St. station

Please visit the MTA website for alternate routes since there are service advisories on Saturday.

By Bus
M1 (weekdays only), M6, M9, and M15

Directions to the Governors Island Brooklyn Ferry
The free ferry from Brooklyn leaves from Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, located at the foot of Atlantic Avenue (corner of Columbia Street).
For more info: http://govisland.com/html/visit/directions.shtml

By Subway
2,3,4,5 to Borough Hall
A,C,F to Jay St./Borough Hall
R to Court Street

By Bus
B63 to the terminus of Atlantic Avenue (at Columbia Street)

You can also arrive at Governors Island by booking tickets on City of Water Day tour boats:

http://www.cityofwaterday.org/transit-trips/

http://www.cityofwaterday.org/morning-sail/

http://www.cityofwaterday.org/audubon-tour/

The Manhattan Governors Island Ferry runs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Manhattan ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building (10 South Street) in Lower Manhattan.

The Brooklyn Governors Island Ferry runs between Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park and Governors Island on Saturdays and Sundays. Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 is located at the foot of Atlantic Avenue.

Closer to the date of City of Water Day, there will be additional information about ferry service between Governors Island, Brooklyn Bridge Park and Liberty State Park locations.

For more information on the Governors Island Ferries (schedules, locations, etc.)  follow this link.