FAQ

We depart from three locations in Manhattan, Battery Maritime Building/Slip 5 and East 35th St. on the East side and Brookfield Place on the West side.

The Battery Maritime Building/Slip 5 Landing is located at 10 South Street, a few blocks south of the South Street Seaport, and about a 5-minute walk north of Battery Park.

The East 35th St. Ferry Landing is between 34th and 35th Streets on the FDR Drive. It is just north of the 34th St. Heliport.

The Brookfield Place Ferry Landing is located at Battery Park City Vessey Street just east of the World Financial Center and Brookfield Place shopping center.

Not directly. South St. Seaport is Pier 17. The Seaport is a few blocks north of the Battery Maritime Building/Slip 5 pier, just a fifteen-minute walk.

The typical commute from Atlantic Highlands, NJ to Manhattan, NY takes around 45 minutes.

You can find all routes and schedules on the Routes & Schedules page.

No, but NYC offers a wealth of public transportation options. Visit www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/index.html for information and schedules.

We do not go directly from New Jersey to Brooklyn.

Across the street from the Atlantic Highlands Terminal, Sissy’s and On The Deck offer refreshment options available for purchase. Port Provisions is set up in our Highlands terminal; hours of operation may vary.

Seastreak would like to remind you to leave yourself plenty of time to arrive for your departure, find parking and purchase tickets. We recommend arriving at least 20 minutes before your departure.

Round Trip and One Way tickets are available for purchase online, and at any of the various Seastreak ticket offices in New Jersey. Currently, commuter cards must be purchased in-person at a NJ ticket office; after your initial purchase, you can top-up your commuter card using your My Seastreak account. If you are boarding in Manhattan, you may purchase a one way ticket onboard the vessel.

Atlantic Highlands
Monday – Friday from 5:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Saturday – Sunday closed (open for special event departures)

Highlands
Monday – Friday from 5:00 AM – 8:30 PM
Saturday – Sunday from 8:00 AM – 7:30 PM

East 35th Street Ferry Terminal
Ticket Window Hours
M-F: 1:30 PM – 7:15 PM
Sat/Sun: 10:30 AM – 7:15 PM

Battery Maritime Building- Slip 5
Ticket Window Hours
M-F: 1:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Sat/Sun: 11:00 AM – 7:30 PM

*Hours may vary on holidays, and when event cruises are scheduled.

Yes, you may purchase one-way tickets on board all the Seastreak ferries.

Yes! Roundtrip and one-way tickets are available for purchase online. Currently, commuter cards must be purchased in-person at a NJ ticket office; after your initial purchase, you can top-up your commuter card using your My Seastreak account.

We do not take reservations for our regular commuter runs. Boarding is ‘first come first served’, unless we are priority boarding. For our special events and sporting events, we do take reservations and they are strongly suggested.

Children’s tickets cost $4 per Round Trip and $2 per One Way for ages 0-12.

Seastreak reserves the right not to accept any passenger under the age of 13 years, unless accompanied by an adult.

You can purchase tickets for travel in advance by coming into one of our Atlantic Highlands, or Highlands ticket offices. Tickets can also be purchased online. Please note that all commuter tickets are valid for 60 days from the date of purchase- this includes Flex tickets and trip cards.

Atlantic Highlands:
Monday – Friday: 5:30 am – 6:30 pm
Saturday – Sunday: closed (open for special event departures)

Highlands:
Monday – Friday: 5:00 AM – 8:30 PM
Saturday – Sunday from 8:00 AM – 7:30 PM

*Hours may vary on holidays, and when event cruises are scheduled.

Senior tickets are not available for travel between New Jersey and Manhattan.

Yes! We are happy to offer discounted books for students commuting to the city for classes, or an internship.  In order to be eligible for this discount, there is paperwork that must be picked-up from our ticket office in Atlantic Highlands and filled out by the student, and then by the school, and then returned to us in Atlantic Highlands to verify the students’ full-time-student status. If a student will be using their pass to commute to an internship, they will also need a copy of their acceptance letter to the internship program (in addition to the school verification). Student ticket books can be purchased only in Atlantic Highlands. Student books cannot be shared with anyone- they are only for use by the student with a completed and approved application.

Seastreak offers complimentary parking at its Highlands, and Atlantic Highlands terminals during the day, with the exception of Premium spaces in the Highlands’ Main Lot. There is an overnight parking fee in Highlands and Atlantic Highlands. Links for Parking: Atlantic Highlands Overnight Parking & Highlands Premium Parking Main Lot & Highlands Overnight Parking Overflow Lot. In New York City, you must park in a provided parking garage or lot as the city does not offer parking at its docks.

Please be considerate of others when you park and do not block others in or park illegally. If you block someone’s car in and they return before you do, you will be towed at your expense.

Atlantic Highlands Lot: Commuter parking is located on your left and right as you come down First Ave. towards the Seastreak office. There is additional parking in the small lot located next to the Seastreak Ticket Office. Overnight parking is allowed in the fenced-in Seastreak lots 3 & 4 across the street from the ticket office for $20/night. All other parking lots are municipal parking (not Seastreak property), and there is absolutely no overnight parking permitted in them, regardless of snow removal or not. Cars left overnight in the municipal lots can be subjected to towing and/or ticketing by the Atlantic Highlands Police Department at the owner’s expense.

Link for Parking: Atlantic Highlands Overnight Parking.

Highlands Lot: Commuter parking is available from 5:00 AM- 11:30 PM in both the Main Terminal and Satellite Lots. Overnight parking is complimentary Thursday-Saturday Nights in all Seastreak parking lots in Highlands. From Sunday through Wednesday nights, overnight parking is permitted only in the Satellite Lot, located at 348 Shore Drive for $20 per night. Vehicles left overnight in the Main Terminal Lot at 325 Shore Drive Sunday through Wednesday are subject to towing. Premium parking spaces are available for $15 per day in front of the Highlands’ Main Lot along the sidewalk. Daily parking is permitted in these spaces between 5 AM and 11:30 PM. Overnight parking is not permitted in the premium parking spaces.

Links for Parking: Highlands Overnight Parking Overflow Lot & Highlands Premium Parking in Main Lot.

Please know that in times of heightened security or extreme weather conditions, local authorities may be forced to remove your vehicle from all parking areas and where overnight parking is normally permitted. Seastreak will not be responsible for any fees associated with you obtaining your vehicle from the tow company.

Seastreak ferries are passenger ferries and are not equipped to carry vehicles. Bicycles and scooters are allowed. There is a $5 charge and the bicycles and scooters must be stored outside on our vessels in designated areas. Passengers with any questions may reach out to Seastreak deckhands who will be happy to assist and identify these designated areas.

Unless otherwise noted, the Captain of each vessel will determine if priority boarding will be utilized based upon the volume of customers observed to be waiting to board a given departure.  If priority boarding is required, commuter card holders will be boarded first. After priority boarding if space is available aboard the vessel, roundtrip and one-way tickets will be accepted for this departure.

To qualify, passengers must present a valid commuter card with at least 1 trip available for use at the time of boarding. In the absence of a valid commuter card, passengers will board with roundtrip and one-way ticket holders.

No roundtrip or one-way tickets will be sold at the terminal for priority boarded departures until all ticket holders are boarded.

We love our pets and we’re glad you do too! We welcome dogs and cats onboard many of our trips, but they must be kept on the outdoor decks with a leash. Small dogs in a carrier can be brought inside the vessel. Service dogs are permitted onboard. Pets are not permitted on any Special Event trip, or our NJ/NYC service to Martha’s Vineyard/Nantucket.

Yes! All Seastreak ferries have a full cash bar serving spirits, beer, wine and soft drinks as well as bagged snacks. We allow passengers to bring food onboard, we just ask that you do not bring hard coolers onboard.

The Seastreak catamarans have either two or three decks. The Lower Deck is entirely indoor, the Second Deck is half indoor and half outdoor, and the Third Deck is entirely outdoor.