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Getting around New York, and how long it really takes

The 30 journeys in our New York itinerary, measured between places with real coordinates. How much you walk, how much you ride.

6h 47m

on the move, over 5 days

on foot

5h 52m 86%

27 legs

by public transport

55m 14%

3 legs

The longest single journey

30m · on foot

The lines the itinerary names

  • Official Statue City Cruises ferry from Castle Clinton
  • Ferry to Ellis Island, the same ride's intermediate stop
  • Ferry back to Battery Park and a short walk to Stone Street

Tickets and fares: the official site

We do not print ticket prices here, and that is deliberate: they change, and a page that quotes them turns false on its own without anyone noticing. We send you straight to the operator.

MTA

link checked on August 18, 2026

⚠️ These are the times of OUR itinerary: calculated on the route between two places with real coordinates, not pulled live from the transport service. They show you what a day in New York is shaped like, not what the tram timetable says: strikes, works and queues are beyond us.

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