Many ships came to Ellis Island, from different locations overseas and using different modes of power. So, there is no true answer to this question.
HOW long as you want because when u need to go to Ellis island you could take any boat that takes you to Ellis island.
most people say it took up to 3 to 5 weeks. [from Europe to Ellis Island]
Ellis Island has no aviation facilities.
about a month
2-3 weeks
All passengers who came to America from 1855 to 1890 had to go through Ellis Island. Passengers were inspected for contagious disease.
Immigrants had to go to Ellis Island because they had to take a test, check if their sick, and get the papers this usually took a really long time.
It was the Island of Hope for many because it was the entryway to the United States, where people hoped to escape from grinding poverty and tyranny and make a better life for themselves. However, about 2% of the people who had made the long and uncomfortable voyage to the U.S. were rejected at Ellis island because of a chronic contagious disease, insanity, criminal offenses, blindness, and other reasons. For them, it was the Island of Tears.
It was the Island of Hope for many because it was the entryway to the United States, where people hoped to escape from grinding poverty and tyranny and make a better life for themselves. However, about 2% of the people who had made the long and uncomfortable voyage to the U.S. were rejected at Ellis island because of a chronic contagious disease, insanity, criminal offenses, blindness, and other reasons. For them, it was the Island of Tears.
Ellis Island officially opened as an immigration station on January 1, 1892.http://www.nps.gov/elis/faqs.htmIn November 1954, Ellis Island closed its doors.http://www.nowpublic.com/world/ellis-island-why-did-it-close
Are you walking, driving, or flying?
10-14 days