Getting Here | Collective Governors Island

Getting Here

 

 

Guests can access Governors Island via public ferry (8 minutes from Lower Manhattan and 5 minutes from Brooklyn Bridge Park).

Governors Island is a car-free environment best explored by foot or bicycle. Local airports include Newark International, LaGuardia, and JFK. You can take public transportation or a taxi to the 10 South Street Ferry Terminal or Pier 6 at Brooklyn Bridge Park. From there, take the Governors Island Ferry.

Walking Map

Governors Island is only accessible via ferry.

 

MANHATTAN FERRIES RUN DAILY: 10 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. (Mondays – Fridays), and 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Saturdays & Sundays). Link to schedule.

 

MANHATTAN FERRY ACCESS (Every day of the week): Battery Maritime Building, 10 South Street, Slip 7, New York, NY 10004

 

NEARBY SUBWAY STATIONS: South Ferry – 1 train, Bowling Green – 4 / 5 train, and Whitehall Street – R train

 

BROOKLYN FERRIES RUN: 11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Saturdays and Sundays)

 

BROOKLYN FERRY ACCESS (Saturdays and Sundays only): Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Link to schedule.

* Once you get to Governors Island, it’s about a 10-minute walk (half a mile) from the ferry to the retreat, so wear comfortable footwear. Please check in at the reception desk at Three Peaks to be directed to your tent.

 

NEARBY SUBWAY STATIONS: Borough Hall – 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 trains and Court Street – R train