Water Taxis on Long Island

Water taxis offer a different way to get around Long Island’s waterfront, connecting passengers with Fire Island communities, harbor moorings, waterfront restaurants and destinations across the East End and Long Island Sound. Unlike traditional scheduled ferries, many of these services operate on demand, by reservation or as harbor launch services, making them useful for boaters, visitors and anyone looking for point-to-point transportation by water.

Water Taxis on Long Island Map

Use the interactive map below to explore water taxi and passenger-boat transportation services across Nassau and Suffolk counties. Search by business or service area, filter by county and service type, or select a specific operator from the directory. Marker locations represent each operator’s Long Island base, dock or principal departure area; actual service areas may extend far beyond the mapped point.

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How to Use the Water Taxi Map

The map includes conventional water taxis, harbor launches and private passenger-transport services that currently advertise transportation by boat. Use the search field for a community such as Fire Island, Port Washington or Sag Harbor, or use the county and service-type filters to narrow the results. Clicking a map marker or directory listing opens additional information, including the operator’s service area, website, telephone number when available and a link for directions.

Nassau County Water Taxis

Port Washington Water Taxi

Port Washington Water Taxi operates on Manhasset Bay and provides water taxi and launch service around the Port Washington waterfront. The service can connect passengers with docks, waterfront destinations and boats using the bay’s mooring areas. Its Long Island base is listed at 347 Main Street in Port Washington.

Long Island Fishing Charters Water Taxi

Long Island Fishing Charters operates a separate private water taxi and commuting service from Port Washington. In addition to destinations along Long Island’s North Shore, the operator advertises transportation to New York City, Westchester, New Jersey and Connecticut, making it one of the broader point-to-point services in the directory.

Freeport Water Taxi & Tours

Freeport Water Taxi & Tours is based at 211 Woodcleft Avenue on Freeport’s Nautical Mile. Although much of its business centers on sightseeing and specialty cruises, it also advertises water shuttle transportation between Freeport and Point Lookout, placing it within the water taxi category as well as the broader boat-tour market.

Suffolk County Water Taxis

Fire Island Water Taxi

Fire Island Water Taxi is one of Long Island’s most extensive dedicated water taxi operations. It provides lateral transportation between 17 Fire Island locations and also offers cross-bay charter service between mainland Long Island and Fire Island. The mainland office is at 99 Maple Avenue in Bay Shore.

H2O Limo

H2O Limo provides water taxi transportation along Fire Island with particular emphasis on Fire Island Pines and Cherry Grove. Its service includes seasonal lateral trips and advance-arranged cross-bay transportation between Fire Island and the Blue Point area on mainland Long Island.

Port Jefferson Launch & Water Taxi

Port Jefferson Launch & Water Taxi, operated by Murphy’s Marine Service, provides passenger transportation within Port Jefferson Harbor. The service carries passengers between the downtown transient dock and anchored or moored vessels and also handles deliveries to boats within the harbor.

Sag Harbor Launch & Moorings

Sag Harbor Launch & Moorings operates a ship-to-shore launch service for Sag Harbor’s mooring fields and anchorages. This is a harbor-focused water taxi rather than a long-distance passenger route, providing boaters with transportation between their vessels and the Sag Harbor waterfront.

Hampton Boat Charters

Hampton Boat Charters offers private water transportation across the Hamptons and East End. Its current service information identifies destinations including Sag Harbor, East Hampton, Shelter Island, Greenport and Orient Point, with additional longer-distance transportation available depending on the trip and vessel.

Sag Harbor Excursions

Sag Harbor Excursions operates private water taxi trips from Long Wharf in Sag Harbor. Published trips include Shelter Island, Greenport, Orient Point and Montauk, along with longer excursions to Fishers Island, Block Island and Connecticut. The service is reservation-based and uses a private charter model rather than a fixed public schedule.

Davis Park Ferry Private Water Taxi

Davis Park Ferry is primarily a scheduled ferry company, but it also offers advance-arranged private passenger trips outside its regular schedule. The company describes these as after-hours and off-season water taxi services that depend on crew availability, timing and weather. This is not a conventional call-on-demand taxi, so travelers should arrange service directly with the operator in advance.

Water Taxis, Ferries and Boat Tours Are Different

A water taxi generally provides passenger transportation between docks, communities, boats or waterfront destinations without functioning as a large scheduled ferry route. Harbor launches are included here because they perform the same basic transportation function between shore and moored vessels. Private charter companies are included only when they specifically advertise point-to-point water transportation. Traditional scheduled ferries and businesses offering only sightseeing cruises, fishing trips or recreational charters are better covered in separate Long Island Guide directories.

Planning a Water Taxi Trip

Water taxi service can be highly seasonal, and routes, pickup points, operating hours and fares may change with weather, tides and passenger demand. Some operators run scheduled lateral service during the summer while others require reservations for every trip. Contact the operator before traveling, especially for cross-bay transportation, late-night service, restaurant transfers or longer trips outside the operator’s home harbor.

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Key Facts & Details

Category	Water taxis and private passenger transportation
Area Covered	Nassau County and Suffolk County, Long Island, New York
Businesses Mapped	10 active services identified for this directory
Nassau County Listings	3
Suffolk County Listings	7
Common Service Types	Water taxi, harbor launch, cross-bay service, private water transportation and advance-arranged after-hours service
Major Service Areas	Manhasset Bay, Freeport, Great South Bay, Fire Island, Port Jefferson Harbor, Sag Harbor, Shelter Island and the East End
Reservations	Often required for private and cross-bay trips; policies vary by operator
Seasonality	Many services operate seasonally or with expanded summer schedules

Long Island’s water taxi network is relatively small but geographically diverse, with services ranging from short harbor launches in Port Washington, Port Jefferson and Sag Harbor to Fire Island lateral routes and private East End transportation. Because many operators adjust schedules and availability seasonally, the map is best used as a starting point for finding the appropriate service, followed by direct confirmation with the operator before departure.