Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
is a money-saving (though time-consuming) alternative, but may make sense if a visit to
the Hamptons or other parts of Long Island are in your plans.
BUS
The massive and confusing
Port Authority Bus Terminal
( 212-564-8484;
www.panynj.gov
; 41st St at Eighth Ave; A, C, E, N, Q, R, 1, 2, 3, & 7)
is the gateway for buses in-
to and out of Manhattan. Short Line (
Click here
) runs numerous buses to towns in north-
ern New Jersey and upstate New York, while
New Jersey Transit
(
www.njtransit.state.nj.us
)
buses serve all of New Jersey.
A number of comfortable and reliably safe bus companies with Midtown locations, in-
us.megabus.com
)
, link NYC to Philadelphia ($10, two hours), Boston ($25, 4¼ hours) and
Washington, DC ($25, 4½ hours); free wi-fi on board.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
Note that renting a car in the city is expensive, starting at about $75 a day for a midsized
car - before extra charges like the 13.25% tax and various insurance costs.
FERRY
Martha's Vineyard (summer only; return $220) in Massachusetts from Pier 11 on the East
River near Wall St and E 35th St. New York Waterway (
Click here
)
ferries leave from Pi-
er 11 and the World Financial Center on the Hudson for Hoboken (one-way $7), Jersey
City and other destinations.
TRAIN
Penn Station
(33rd St, btwn Seventh & Eighth Aves; 1/2/3/A/C/E to 34th St-Penn Station)
,
not to be confused with the Penn Station in Newark, NJ, is the departure point for all
service to Boston (3¾ hours) and Washington, DC (two hours 52 minutes). Fares and
durations vary based on the day and time you want to travel. Also arriving into Penn Sta-
tion (NYC), as well as points in Brooklyn and Queens, is the
Long Island Rail Road
(LIRR;
www.mta.nyc.ny.us/lirr
)
, which serves several hundred-thousand commuters each
day. New Jersey Transit (
Click here
)
also operates trains from Penn Station (NYC), with
services to the suburbs and the Jersey Shore. Another option for getting into New Jersey,
but strictly to points north of the city such as Hoboken and Newark, is the
New Jersey
PATH
(
800-234-7284;
www.panynj.gov/path
)
, which runs trains on a separate-fare system
