Ferries , run by Circle Line, go to both the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island and leave from the pier in Battery Park, every twenty minutes between 8.30am and 4.30pm all year long. Round-trip tickets are $8 (senior citizens $6, children 3-17 $3) and can be purchased inside Castle Clinton in Battery Park (tel 212/269-5755, www.statueoflibertyferry.com ).