TRANSPORTATION

Whether it's by train, bus, car, ferry, helicopter, tram or bike, below you'll find a general listing of the major NYC public transportation agencies as well as car rental companies. Please call before you embark.

TRAIN

Grand Central Station
Accessible by 4, 5, 6, 7 trains
42nd St. at Park Avenue
www.grandcentralterminal.com

Penn Station
Accessible by A, C, E,
1, 2, 3, 9 trains
33rd St. at 8th Ave.

MTA - NYC Transit
Serving NYC
718-330-1234
www.mta.info

Metro-North Railroad
Serving Connecticut,
Hudson River Valley
800-METRO-INFO
www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mnr/index.html

Long Island Railroad
Serving Long Island
NYC - 718-217-LIRR; Nassau County - 516-822-LIRR; Suffolk County - 516-231-LIRR
www.mta.nyc.ny.us/lirr/index.html

Amtrak
Serving Eastern Seaboard
800-USA-RAIL
www.amtrak.com

NJ Transit
Serving New Jersey
973-762-5100/800-772-2222 (outside NJ)
www.njtransit.com

PATH trains
Serving Manhattan and New Jersey
800-234-PATH
www.panynj.gov

MTA Staten Island Railway
Serving Staten Island
718-966-SIRT
www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/sir
/index.html


CAR

Alamo
800-GO-ALAMO
www.freeways.com

Avis
800-230-4898
www.avis.com

Enterprise
800-RENT-A-CAR
www.enterprise.com

Hertz
800-654-3131
www.hertz.com

NY Rent-a-car
800-NY-RA-CAR (800-697-2227)
www.nyrac.com

Thrifty
800-THRIFTY (800-847-4389)
www.thrifty.com

ZipCar.com
866-4ZIPCAR
www.zipcar.com


HELICOPTER

National Helicopter
800-645-3494

Liberty Helicopter
212-465-8905

JFK Airport
718-244-3501

La Guardia Airport
718-533-3701

E. 34th Street / East River
212-889-0986

West 30th Street and the Hudson River
212-563-4442

Pier 6 (at Wall Street) East River
212-248-7240


ADDITIONAL FERRIES

Sayville
Serving Long Island, Fire Island
516-589-0810
www.sayvilleferry.com/wi.shtml

Cross Sound
Serving Long Island, New London, CT
860-443-5281

Port Jefferson
Serving Long Island, Bridgeport, CT
888-44FERRY
www.pagelinx.com/
bpjferry/index.htm

Viking Fleet
Serving Montauk to Block Island, Newport, Rhode Island, New London, and Mystic
516-668-5700
www.pagelinx.com/
biferry/index.htm

Fire Island
Serving Bay Shore to Saltaire, Ocean Beach, Atlantique, Kismet, Dunewood, Fair Harbor, Seaview and Ocean Bay Park
516-665-3600
www.fireislandferries.com/

Sheffield Island
Serving western
Long Island Sound
and Norwalk, CT

www.soundnavigation.com/


ALTERNATIVE

TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES
(Biking and car-free resource)
Serving Metro-NYC Area
212-629-8080
www.transalt.org

BUS

Port Authority Terminal
Accessible by A, C, E trains
212-564-8484
42nd St. at 8th Ave.
www.panynj.gov

Academy Bus
Serving New York and New Jersey

800-242-1339
www.academybus.com

Adirondack Trailways
/Pine Hill

Serving New York
800-858-8555
Click here!

Bolt Bus
Serving NYC, DC and Philly
www.boltbus.com

Bonanza Bus
Serving Eastern Seaboard
888-751-8800
www.bonanzabus.com

Coach USA
Serving Eastern Seaboard
800-522-4514
www.coachusa.com

DeCamp Bus
Serving New York and New Jersey
800-631-1281
www.decamp.com

Greyhound
Serving Eastern Seaboard
800-231-2222
www.greyhound.com

Grayline Bus
Serving New York and New Jersey
212-397-2620
www.grayline.com

Hampton Jitney
Serving the Hamptons
212-362-8400 (or
800-327-0732 outside NY)
www.hamptonjitney.com

Hampton Luxury Liner
Serving the Hamptons
631-537-5800
www.hamptonluxuryliner.com

Lakeland Bus
Serving New Jersey
201-366-0600
www.lakelandbus.com

L.A.N.T.A.
Serving Pennsylvania
www.lantabus.com

Martz
Serving New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
800-233-8604
www.martztrailways.com

Mega Bus
Serving Eastern States and U.S.
877-462-6342
www.megabus.com

NJ Transit
Serving New Jersey
973-762-5100/800-772-2222 (outside NJ)
www.njtransit.com

Olympia Trails
Serving Newark
212-964-6233
www.olympiabus.com

Peter Pan
Serving Eastern Seaboard
800-343-9999
www.peterpanbus.com

ShortLine Bus
Serving Hudson River destinations
800 631-8405
www.shortlinebus.com

Trans-Bridge
Serving New Jersey and Pennsylvania

610-868-6001

www.transbridgebus.com

Washington Deluxe
Express service between NYC and Washington, DC
www.washny.com



FERRY

NY Waterway
NYC to New Jersey
800-53-FERRY
www.nywaterway.com

Staten Island Ferry
Manhattan to Staten island
718 815-BOAT
www.silive.com/commuter/
siferryschedule.html

Other Ferry Services MAP
Serving lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, NJ
www.panynj.gov/ferry/
fermain.htm

NYC DOT
Serving NYC, NJ
212-487-8383
www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/
dot/home.html

Seastreak
Serving lower Manhattan,
Brooklyn, Queens, NJ
800-BOATRIDE
www.seastreakusa.com

Water Taxi
Serving lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, NJ
212-681-8111

Cape May-Lewes Ferry
Serving NJ and Delaware
800-64-FERRY
www.capemaylewesferry.com

Peekskill Ferry
Serving Peekskill, Bear Mountain
914-348-7788

North Ferry
Serving Shelter Island's
north side to Greenport
516-749-0139
www.pagelinx.com/
sinferry/index.htm

South Ferry
Serving Shelter Island's
south side to North Haven
(near Sag Harbor)
516-749-1200
www.southferry.com

Davis Park
Serving Patchogue to Davis Park, Watch Hill, and Fire Island Seashore
516-475-1665
www.pagelinx.com/
dpferry/index.shtm


TRAM

AERIAL TRAMWAY
Serving Roosevelt Island
212-832-4540
www.rioc.com




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