Newburgh/Beacon

Summer Weekend Water Taxi Service

"Water Taxi" services will be provided from the Front Street Marina to Beacon on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays from June 23rd to October 8th. Taxi Schedule

• From Noon to 7:30 pm, water taxis leave Newburgh on the hour, Beacon on the half-hour.
• The cost is $8 one-way and $10 round trip ($4 and $5 respectively for children under 12).
• The round-trip ticket is good all weekend, so visitors can come in on Saturday and leave on Sunday

Hudson Cruises Inc. is the contracted provider.

Commuter Ferry

You can take a 10-minute ferry ride from Newburgh across the Hudson to meet the morning trains at the Metro North station in Beacon, and take it back in the evening. Morning ferries start at 5:40 to meet the 5:47 train. For details, see the MTA website.

The ride costs $1, or $5 for the week, or $10 per month when purchased as part of a MetroNorth ticket for the same period. Parking on the Newburgh side is free.

Ferry service resumed on October 17, 2005, forty-two years after it stopped in 1963, when the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge opened.