Subway Routes to the Statue of Liberty Ferry: A Rider's Guide
Reaching the ferry for the Statue of Liberty is quickest and least expensive via New York's subway network. Maps can be found both online and inside every station. Metro Card vending machines, which accept cash, credit or debit cards, let you buy a Pay-per-Ride card at any station. Riders coming from New Jersey can take the PATH train to the World Trade Center and transfer to the downtown Number 1 train there.
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Subway station entrance
For getting to the Statue of Liberty ferry, no option beats the New York subway in terms of speed, cost or convenience. You can view subway maps on the internet, and they are also displayed in every station. Pay-per-Ride Metro Cards are sold at Metro Card vending machines found in all stations, and these machines take cash, credit cards or debit cards. Travelers starting in New Jersey can ride the PATH train to the World Trade Center, then switch to the Number 1 train heading downtown.
Step 1
From the East Side, take the Number 5 subway line
Starting on Manhattan's East Side, ride the Number 5 line (marked green on the subway map) to Bowling Green station. Number 5 trains can be boarded at these Lexington Avenue stations: 125th Street, 86th Street, 59th Street, Grand Central Station-42nd Street, Union Square-14th Street, Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, Fulton Street and Wall Street.
Step 2
Subway
If you begin on Manhattan's West Side, take the Number 3 Broadway-Seventh Avenue Express (shown in red on the subway map) as far as South Ferry station. This express train stops at 96th Street, 72nd Street, Times Square-42nd Street, Penn Station-34th Street, 14th Street and Chambers Street, where you need to transfer to the local Number 1 train to reach South Ferry.
Step 3
Subway map
Coming from Queens, board the E train (blue on the map) or the V train (orange on the map) and get off at Lexington Avenue-53rd Street, then transfer to the Number 6 local going downtown. An alternative is to switch to the express Number 5 at Grand Central Station.
Step 4
From Brooklyn, take the Number 5
From Brooklyn, options include the Number 5 to Bowling Green, the R train (yellow on the map) to Whitehall Street-South Ferry, or the A or C train (blue on the map) to Broadway-Nassau-Fulton Street, where a transfer to the Number 5 will take you to Bowling Green.
Step 5
Subway train
On the New Jersey side, the PATH Train connects Newark Penn Station, Journal Square, Grove Street and Exchange Place in Jersey City, as well as the Hoboken train station, to the World Trade Center. Get off at Cortlandt Street-World Trade Center and change to the Number 1 train bound for South Ferry.
Step 6
Ferry to the Statue of Liberty
After reaching Battery Park, make your way to Castle Clinton, the place where ferry tickets for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are purchased.
