Liberty Landing Ferry

What Liberty Landing Ferry does

Liberty Landing Ferry is a private passenger ferry operator founded in 1999 and headquartered at 1 Audrey Zapp Drive in Jersey City, NJ. The company runs scheduled ferry service along a three-terminal corridor on the Hudson River: Liberty Landing Marina (within Liberty State Park), Warren Street (Jersey City), and Brookfield Place Terminal in Lower Manhattan. Weekday operations span 14 round trips between 6:30am and 7:30pm at roughly one-hour headways, with a reduced 11-trip weekend schedule from 9:30am to 7:30pm. The service is operated as part of the City Experiences / Hornblower portfolio of ferry and cruise brands, which also includes Statue City Cruises, NYC Ferry, Alcatraz City Cruises, Boston Harbor City Cruises, and Niagara City Cruises.

The core product is the ferry route itself, supplemented by differentiated fare classes (Adult $10, Children 7–12 $5, Children 6 and under free, Seniors $6), a $2 short-hop shuttle between Warren Street and Liberty Landing Marina, a $80 booklet of 10 trips (20% discount), and a $320 monthly commuter pass. Charter services are available for private group bookings. The technology layer is conventional: physical ferry vessels navigating the Hudson River, supported by a WordPress-hosted booking website, in-person dock-terminal ticket sales, and social media channels (Facebook, Twitter) for customer engagement. No mobile app, API, or proprietary software platform is disclosed.

Revenue is generated on a direct-to-consumer transactional basis—per-trip tickets, booklets, monthly subscriptions, and charters—with pricing tiers designed to drive both leisure (tourists visiting Liberty State Park, Statue of Liberty views, and Ellis Island connections) and commuter (Jersey City ↔ Lower Manhattan) demand. The customer base is primarily individual travelers and tourists, with commuters as a secondary segment; enterprise or contracted B2B volume is not evident. Operational scale is small (11–50 employees), and the geographic footprint is limited to the Northeast US market.

Name

Liberty Landing Ferry

Legal name

Liberty Landing Ferry

Website

https://libertylandingcityferry.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Liberty Landing Ferry operates scheduled passenger ferries between Liberty Landing Marina and Warren Street in Jersey City, NJ, and Brookfield Place Terminal in Lower Manhattan. It serves commuters, tourists, and leisure visitors to Liberty State Park under the City Experiences/Hornblower portfolio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Passenger Ferry Services

NAICS

Coastal and Great Lakes Passenger Transportation (483114), Water Transportation (483), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water (487210)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400), Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban & Commuter Ferries (Scheduled Public Service) (THAIAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Taxi & Island-Hopping Excursions (Inter-island Day Trips) (THAJAJAK), Ferry Terminals & Water Transit Piers (THAIALAH)

Keywords

• Passenger ferry service
• Commuter ferry service
• Water transportation
• Scenic ferry rides
• Hudson River ferry

Headquarters

HQ city

Jersey City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Passenger Ferry Tickets: Revenue generated from selling one-way and round-trip ferry tickets to passengers traveling between Liberty Landing Marina (Jersey City), Warren Street, and Brookfield Place Terminal (NYC). Pricing varies by passenger category (adult, child, senior). Additional revenue streams include booklet sales (10 trips at 20% discount) and discounted monthly passes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Liberty Landing Ferry provides scheduled passenger ferry transportation between Liberty Landing Marina and Warren Street in Jersey City, NJ and Brookfield Place Terminal in Lower Manhattan, NYC, operating hourly weekday and weekend timetables. The core product is one-way and short-hop ferry ticketing for individuals, supplemented by bulk booklets, a discounted monthly commuter pass, and private charter services for groups and events.

Product overview

Liberty Landing Ferry operates a commuter and leisure ferry service connecting Liberty Landing Marina in Jersey City, NJ to Warren Street and Brookfield Place Terminal in New York, NY. The core offering consists of scheduled ferry transportation with tiered ticketing: standard one-way fares for Adults ($10), Children ($5), and Seniors ($6), plus discounted commuter options including a Booklet of 10 Trips ($80) and Monthly Pass ($320). Short-hop service between Warren Street and Liberty Landing Marina is available at $2 per trip. The Ferry Adventure Experience provides access to Liberty State Park with views of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, nature trails, and dining attractions. Charter services are available for private bookings. The service is operated under Statue Cruises and City Experiences, part of the Hornblower Companies portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scheduled Passenger Ferry Service

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City ExperiencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiberty Landing Ferry is operated as part of the City Experiences family of companies under the 'City Ferry Anchored by Hornblower' division. City Experiences is a major operator of dining, events, and sightseeing experiences including multiple city cruise brands (NYC, Boston, Niagara, San Francisco, Statue City Cruises).
• HornblowercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Statue CruisescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• City CruisesminorGTM or Marketing Partner
• Liberty State ParkminorOthers
• Liberty House RestaurantminorOthers

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SeaStreak: SeaStreak runs commuter and leisure ferry service from New Jersey coastal communities into Manhattan, including routes overlapping Liberty Landing Ferry's NJ-side catchment. Comparable vessel-based passenger transport model serving commuters and tourists between NJ and NYC.
• Statue City Cruises: Statue City Cruises is the official ferry provider to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island and is a sister brand under City Experiences alongside Liberty Landing Ferry. Direct functional overlap on the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island ferry use case addressed in Liberty Landing's marketing.
• New York Water Taxi: New York Water Taxi operates harbor loop and commuter service in New York Harbor, including stops near the same Lower Manhattan waterfront. Directly comparable passenger ferry model targeting tourists and commuters in NYC waterways.
• NY Waterway: NY Waterway operates the largest commuter ferry network on the Hudson River, serving many of the same Jersey City–Midtown/Wall Street corridors that Liberty Landing Ferry targets. It is the most direct head-to-head competitor for commuter and leisure passengers on the Hudson.

Broad incumbents

• Alcatraz City Cruises: Alcatraz City Cruises operates the official ferry to Alcatraz Island and additional bay tours under the City Experiences portfolio. Sister brand with shared ticketing, marketing, and operating standards; comparable mixed-use ferry/sightseeing business.
• NYC Ferry: NYC Ferry, operated by Hornblower (Liberty Landing Ferry's parent under City Experiences), runs the citywide municipal ferry system spanning multiple boroughs. It competes for the same Jersey City commuter base while operating a far broader route portfolio.
• Boston Harbor City Cruises: Boston Harbor City Cruises is a sister brand under City Experiences/Hornblower, operating ferries, whale watches, and harbor tours in Boston. Comparable ferry/water experience business model with shared operating infrastructure and marketing through the parent portfolio.

Regional players

• San Francisco Bay Ferry: San Francisco Bay Ferry is a publicly operated commuter ferry system across the San Francisco Bay. Comparable passenger ferry model serving commuters and leisure riders across a major U.S. urban waterway, though on a different coast.
• Puerto Rico Ferry (Hornblower): Puerto Rico Ferry, anchored by Hornblower, runs inter-island passenger ferry service in Puerto Rico. Comparable passenger ferry business model under the same parent but operating in a different Caribbean geography.

Others

• Seaward Services: Seaward Services, anchored by Hornblower, runs the Sandy Hook–Manhattan commuter ferry from NJ into Lower Manhattan. Sister brand under the same parent, closely comparable commuter ferry operation serving a similar NJ–NYC corridor use case.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/libertylanding
• Facebookfacebook.com/LibertyLandingFerry
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/liberty-landing-ferry

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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