The NYC Ferry has been running since 2017 and still gets treated like a secret by a large portion of the city's population. Millions of subway riders have never stepped on one, in part because the ferry doesn't appear prominently in transit discussions and in part because its routes don't replicate what the subway does — they serve gaps in the subway network. Understanding when the ferry is useful requires knowing where those gaps are.
现场探索纽约市
See the city 实时 on the NYC Live Command Center , 900+ live NYCDOT 交通摄像头 across the 五大行政区, on one screen.
打开实时仪表板纽约市渡轮系统如何运作
NYC Ferry 由市政府以 NYC Ferry 品牌运营，与 Staten Island Ferry（由市政府直接运营且免费）和 NY Waterway 服务（从新泽西州和其他一些地点运营的私人通勤渡轮）不同。
NYC Ferry charges a flat one-way fare of $4.50 on all routes (confirm current pricing on ferry.nyc). A 10-trip pass is $29, and an unlimited 2-day pass is $15 in the app. Eligible riders can use the Ferry Discount Program at $1.45 one-way. Tickets are sold in the NYC Ferry app and at dock kiosks. NYC Ferry does not use OMNY or MetroCard. Free transfers apply between NYC Ferry routes within 90 minutes.
该系统运行多条命名路线，每条路线服务于海滨的不同部分：
东河路线： 往返于下 Manhattan 的华尔街/11 号码头和 Brooklyn 的 DUMBO/Brooklyn Bridge 公园之间，停靠点包括 Queens 的威廉斯堡和长岛市。这是客流量最高的路线，也是大多数纽约人都知道的路线。它为那些通过地铁间接或需要转乘地铁到达 Manhattan 的社区提供服务。
南Brooklyn路线： Serves the Brooklyn waterfront neighborhoods further from the main subway lines , Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Red Hook, and others. Red Hook in particular has no subway service at all, making the ferry its primary transit connection to the rest of the city.
洛克威路线： 将 Queens 中的 Rockaways 与下部 Manhattan 连接。整个旅程大约需要一个小时，这听起来很长，但如果你将它与地铁替代方案进行比较，地铁替代方案需要乘坐 A 号列车，而且运行时间要长得多。对于往返远洛克威的人们来说，渡轮通常更快、更舒适。
阿斯托里亚路线： 将 Astoria、Queens 与 Midtown East Manhattan 连接起来。乘坐地铁从阿斯托里亚 (Astoria) 到市中心需要乘坐 N 或 W 列车，根据路线的不同，可能需要 30 至 40 分钟。轮渡直接覆盖东河段。
圣乔治，Staten Island 路线（纽约渡轮）： 与 Staten Island 渡轮不同，该渡轮连接圣乔治和下 Manhattan，有不同的时间表和一些不同的站点。 Staten Island 渡轮仍然是免费选项，并且通常在成本方面更受青睐，但 NYC 渡轮在该渡口上提供额外的班次。
当轮渡比地铁快时
对于地铁路线为间接路线的特定出发地-目的地对，渡轮准时获胜：
- 红钩 (Red Hook) 至下层 Manhattan：没有地铁服务红钩 (Red Hook)。公交车的替代方案很慢。渡轮是最好的选择。
- 威廉斯堡至下层 Manhattan：L 列车正常运行，但终点站为 Manhattan 的第 8 大道。如果您的目的地位于金融区或东河附近，则乘坐渡轮前往 11 号码头可能会更直接。
- 阿斯托里亚 (Astoria) 至中城东 (Midtown East)：根据阿斯托里亚 (Astoria) 和中城东 (Midtown East) 的位置，乘坐渡轮可节省 10 至 15 分钟的时间。
- 洛克威 (Rockaway) 至 Manhattan：渡轮始终比该走廊的 A 火车快。
The ferry is slower than the subway for most Midtown-to-Midtown or local borough trips. It's a waterfront mode that specifically serves the areas where the subway network hasn't invested.
轮渡体验与地铁体验
The functional difference is significant. A subway car on a crowded weekday morning is a specific kind of experience. The ferry provides an outdoor deck, views of the harbor and skyline, and a slower pace that some commuters value enough to take slightly longer trips.
The ferry is also less crowded than equivalent subway lines at peak hours. Service frequency is lower than the subway (ferries run every 20-30 minutes on most routes, compared to 4-8 minute headways on busy subway lines), so missing a boat means a real wait. This frequency gap is the ferry's main operational weakness.
围绕轮渡时间表进行规划
Unlike the subway, the ferry runs on a fixed schedule that you need to check before arriving at the terminal. The MTA real-time system tracks subway positions continuously; the ferry departs at specific times and won't wait. Missing a ferry by two minutes means waiting for the next one.
The NYC Ferry app and website publish schedules for each route. The NYC Live Command Center's Transportation panel also shows ferry status and scheduling information alongside MTA subway alerts, making it a convenient single place to check both transit modes before heading out.
大多数初次骑手都会犯的错误
首次乘坐渡轮时的两个常见错误：
Arriving at the wrong terminal. Several Manhattan terminals exist (Pier 11, East 34th Street Pier, East 90th Street, Pier 79 on the West Side). Knowing which terminal your route uses before leaving is essential , these are not interchangeable walk-up stops the way subway stations are.
不考虑天气。露天甲板在温和的天气下令人愉悦，但在雨天或寒风中却令人痛苦。封闭的下层甲板存在但已满。纽约的冬季渡轮通勤者是一群自我选择的、真正喜欢它的人。
*The NYC Live Command Center's Transportation panel shows live MTA and NYC Ferry status alongside camera feeds across the five boroughs.*