Ferries, Ferry Service and Ferry Schedules for Long Island NY
In a world of trains, planes and automobiles, taking the ferry can present a welcome break from the routine. If you are going to Fire Island New York where no cars are allowed ferries represent the only means of getting from here to there.
Listed below are the various ferry services available to Long Islanders and for those of you who are just passing through. The ferries to Fire Island leave from Bay Shore and Sayville New York. The ferries that leave from Orient Point and Port Jefferson go to New London, CT and Bridgeport, CT, respectively. You can also take a ferry from Montauk to Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island and New London and Mystic, Connecticut.
You can even do the Fork to Fork thing, taking a ferry from Montauk on the South Fork of Long Island to Shelter Island and then to Orient Point on the North Fork of Long Island or vice versa.
Wherever you are going, be sure to enjoy the ocean spray in your face and the wind in your hair.
Ferries to Connecticut, Rhode Island, Block Island
Montauk to Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island, New London and Mystic, CT Viking Fleet Ferry 631-668-5700
Passengers only
Bicycles accommodated
1 1/4 hours each way
Ferries To Shelter Island New York
North Side Shelter Island to Greenport, LI North Ferry Company PO Box 589, Shelter Island Heights NY 11965-0589
631-749-0139
Cars, passengers and trucks
Seven minutes each way
Available year-round
South Side Shelter Island to North Haven near Sag Harbor South Ferry, Inc. PO Box 2024, Shelter Island NY 11964
631-749-1200
Cars and passenger trucks
Five minutes each way
Available year-round
Ferries To Fire Island New York
Patchogue to Davis Park, Watch Hill and Fire Island Seashore Davis Park Ferry Co. Inc. PO Box 998, Patchogue NY 11772
631-475-1665
No vehicles
Twenty minutes each way
Available March to September
Bay Shore to Saltaire, Ocean Beach, Atlantique, Kismet, Dunewood, Fair Harbor, Seaview and Ocean Bay Park Fire Island
Ferries 99 Maple Avenue, Bay Shore NY 11706-0224
631-665-3600
Peak Service: May through September
Limited service year-round, weather permitting
No vehicles
Thirty minutes each way
Sayville to Fire Island Pines, Cherry Grove Sayville Ferry Service 41 River Road, Sayville NY 11782-0626
631-589-0810
Available April to November
No vehicles
Twenty minutes each way
Sayville to Fire Island National Seashore, Sailor's Haven/Sunken Forest Sunken Forest
Ferry Service 41 River Road, Sayville NY 11782-0626
631-589-0810
Available May to October
No vehicles
Thirty minutes each way
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