RIDE NY WATERWAY TO THE NEW YORK AUTO SHOW WITH SPECIAL REDUCED-PRICE ADMISSION COMBO TICKETS
Auto Show begins Friday, April 3 and runs through Sunday, April 12 at the Jacob Javits Center
Weehawken, NJ (March 9, 2026)—The New York International Auto Show returns to the Jacob Javits Center this Spring, and NY Waterway ferries are the fastest, easiest, and most reliable way to get there from New Jersey. The Auto Show and NY Waterway are partnering to offer reduced-price admission for ferry riders as part of a special Ferry/Auto Show Combo Ticket.
The Combo Ticket includes round-trip ferry rides between Port Imperial (Weehawken) and the Midtown W39th St. / 12th Ave Ferry Terminal along with reduced admission to the Auto Show. NY Waterway provides free shuttle service from its Midtown Ferry Terminal directly to the Javits Center main entrance, which is also just a short walk across from the ferry terminal.
Riders can purchase the Combo Tickets online at New York Auto Show 2026 and redeem their mobile or paper voucher at the Port Imperial Ferry Terminal for round trip ferry tickets, along with their discount admission to the New York Auto Show. The discount Combo Tickets are $39.50 for adults and $19 for children (6-12). Children age 5 and under are free with an Adult Combo Ticket holder.
Additionally, riders can enter NY Waterway’s Auto Show ‘Cool Car' social media contest for a chance to win four tickets to the Auto Show. To be considered, riders must post their “cool car” photo to Facebook and/or Instagram, tag @NYWaterway, and use the hashtag #RideTheFerry2NYAS in their post. Those entering must also like and follow NY Waterway’s social channels. Two winners will be chosen weekly for 4 weeks, beginning the week of March 10 giving riders eight opportunities to win!
Visit NYWaterway.com/autoshow for more information and to purchase discounted Ferry/Auto Show Combo Tickets. Visit nywaterway.com/CoolCar for more information regarding the social media contest.
About NY Waterway
NY Waterway operates the nation’s largest privately owned commuter ferry service, including the biggest fleet traveling between New Jersey and New York. Every day, NY Waterway’s ferries, together with its free shuttle buses in New York and New Jersey, provide tens of thousands of commuters with safe, fast, convenient, and reliable transit service.
NY Waterway ferry routes feature daily service between terminals in Hoboken, Jersey City, Weehawken, Edgewater and South Amboy in New Jersey and Midtown, Battery Park City and Wall Street in Manhattan. In cooperation with MTA Metro North Railroad, ferries bring commuters from the west side of the Hudson River in Haverstraw to the Hudson Line station Ossining.
NY Waterway continues to evolve and innovate, adding new routes to meet changing commuter demand and upgrading its fleet to utilize hybrid-electric power.
Celebrating 40 Years
Founded in 1986, NY Waterway is celebrating four decades of exceptional service. NY Waterway ferries regularly provide emergency service when public transit systems are disrupted. On 9/11, NY Waterway ferries evacuated more than 150,000 people from Manhattan, part of the largest maritime evacuation in history. Ferry crews have also rescued more than 300 people from New York waters, most notably the 2009 rescue of 143 people from US Airways Flight 1549, the Miracle on the Hudson.