East 34th Street ↔ Red Hook/Atlantic Basin

Arrive before departure with the ticket ready and confirm the boat is South Brooklyn. Regular boarding is first-come. At East 34th Street, include the crosstown journey to FDR Drive; at Red Hook, include the walk from the B61 or your destination rather than treating the landing name as the whole trip.

A regular NYC Ferry ticket currently costs $4.50 one way and covers the through South Brooklyn ride. Buy in the app or at a landing machine. Free NYC Ferry transfers last 120 minutes after activation, but a return journey is not a transfer and needs another fare.

Do not count on either landing for parking. NYC Ferry says parking is very limited near most landings and discourages driving. East 34th is better by M34, M15, bicycle or a long subway walk; Red Hook is better by B61, bicycle, drop-off or a carefully planned walk.

Yes, if the ferry's bike rack still has space. Boats accommodate about eight to ten bikes and crew can refuse another at capacity. Bikes stay outdoors on the bow unless they fold to suitcase size. Both neighborhoods have Citi Bike docks, which avoids carrying a bike through every intermediate stop.

Yes on the currently published dates, but do not turn that into a permanent rule. The captured schedule has 15 through departures in each direction on Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4, 2026. Those trips continue through Corlears Hook, Pier 11 and Atlantic Avenue. Check the live date-specific schedule before travelling on a later weekend.

The regular weekday table is about 28 minutes toward Red Hook and 32 minutes back. Regular weekend examples are about 31 minutes toward Red Hook and 37 minutes back. NYC Ferry's September 28 through October 2, 2026 Sukkot timetable stretched that to 32 to 39 minutes during the dated exception. Every pattern still ran through Corlears Hook, Pier 11 and Atlantic Avenue, so use the exact departure for your date.

The landing is at East 35th Street and FDR Drive. NYC Ferry lists the M34 at the terminal, M15 on First Avenue and 4/6 trains at 33rd Street and Park Avenue. The subway is several avenues away, so the bus can be the gentler choice with luggage.

The ferry lands at Ferris Street and Clinton Wharf beside the Atlantic Basin waterfront, making it appealing for some cruise-terminal trips. Check the ship's exact entrance, baggage load and sailing time before choosing it. A missed ferry is harder to absorb when a ship departure is fixed.