There are 4 ways to get from Exchange Place (Station) to Governors Island by train, subway, ferry, bus, or foot
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Train, line 1 subway, ferry
best- Take the train from Exchange Place to World Trade Center
- Take the subway from WTC Cortlandt to South Ferry1
- Take the ferry from Bmb to Governors Island
1h 22m$13–16Ferry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Paulus Hook to Pier 11 / Wall St.Paulus Hook and Pier 11 / Wall St.
- Take the ferry from Wall St/Pier 11 to Gov. Island/Yankee PierSb
1h 26m$1–17Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Vesey St/North End Av to State St/Whitehall StM20
- Take the ferry from Bmb to Governors IslandBattery Maritime Building and Governor's Island
1h 38m$10–17Walk
- Take the foot from Exchange Place (Station) to Governors Island4.1 mi
36 min
Exchange Place (Station) to Governors Island by foot and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exchange Place (Station) to Governors Island is to ferry which costs $1 - $17 and takes 1h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Exchange Place (Station) to Governors Island is to train and line 1 subway and ferry which takes 1h 22m and costs $13 - $16.
No, there is no direct ferry from Exchange Place (Station) to Governors Island. However, there are services departing from Paulus Hook and arriving at Gov. Island/Yankee Pier via Wall St/Pier 11. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 26m.
The distance between Exchange Place (Station) and Governors Island is 3 miles.
The best way to get from Exchange Place (Station) to Governors Island without a car is to train and line 1 subway and ferry which takes 1h 22m and costs $13 - $16.
It takes approximately 1h 22m to get from Exchange Place (Station) to Governors Island, including transfers.
There are 3823+ hotels available in Governors Island.
What companies run services between Exchange Place (Station), NJ, USA and Governors Island, New York County, NY, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Exchange Place (Station) to Gov. Island/Yankee Pier via Paulus Hook, Pier 11 / Wall St., and Wall St/Pier 11 in around 1h 26m.
- Phone
- +1 800 234-7284
- Website
- panynj.gov
Train from Exchange Place to World Trade Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.panynj.gov/path/en/index.html
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Subway from WTC Cortlandt to South Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info
- Adult
- $3
- Website
- mta.info
Bus from Vesey St/North End Av to State St/Whitehall St
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- http://www.mta.info
- Schedules at
- https://new.mta.info/schedules
- Standard Fare
- $2–7
- Phone
- (212) 566-6700
- Website
- downtownny.com
Bus from Vesey St/North End Av to State St/Whitehall St
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://downtownny.com/about-us/services/downtown-connection-bus/
- Phone
- +1 800-533-3779
- Website
- nywaterway.com
Ferry from Bmb to Governors Island
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- nywaterway.com
- Adult
- $7–10
Ferry from Paulus Hook to Pier 11 / Wall St.
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- nywaterway.com
- Adult
- $8–12
- Phone
- +1 800-262-8743
- contact@seastreak.com
- Website
- seastreak.com
Ferry from Paulus Hook to Pier 11 / Wall St.
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Website
- https://seastreak.com
- Schedules at
- https://seastreak.com/ferry-routes-and-schedules/
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $84–88
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $1–2
- Adult
- $3–8
- Phone
- 1-844-469-3377
- help@ferry.nyc
- Website
- ferry.nyc
Ferry from Wall St/Pier 11 to Gov. Island/Yankee Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://www.ferry.nyc
- Schedules at
- https://www.ferry.nyc/routes-and-schedules/
- bike one-way
- $0
- Adult one-way
- $5
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