Islip airport to Penn Station
I will be arriving at Islip airport on a tuesday morning and need to get into NYC. I want to take the Ronkonkoma train into Penn Station.
Can someone give me detailed step by step instructions for a plan to follow. Please help with what I should expect to pay for each part. I do not want to take a taxi. Thank you. |
There's a shuttle from outside of baggage claim to the Ronkonkoma train station for the LIRR into Penn Station. I have no idea of cost but it runs every half hour.
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the schedule really depends...
rush hour, or mid-day. there are certainly more trains at rush hour, but after 11am or so, it will be less frequent. the website for schedule and fares is www.lirr.org. it's probobly $12 or so for a one way ticket. (i only ever had the monthly passes, so not exactly sure...) you can by tickets from a machine with debit, credit card, or cash before the train. if you buy it on board the train, they charge you quite a bit. |
The shuttle at the airport charges something like $2-5/person to take you to the train station.
Here's the link to the train schedule. http://www.mta.info/lirr/html/ttn/ronkonko.htm Prices fluctuate depending on which train you take. It may be possible (and less expensive) to buy the ticket online now. |
PS the trains are only every half hour during rush hour (up to 9:15am). After that they're once an hour.
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The airport shuttle runs every 30 minutes but outside or rush hour the trains run only once per hour. Depending on when you arrive you may want to spring for a cab to the train station to avoid a longer wait.
There are no cabs to the city. You can organize a car service - but the cost is about $125. The train from Ronkonkoma to Penn Sta takes about 1:15 and costs $15 one way off peak (after 8:30am). The trains run once an hour except for a few extras at rush hour. |
is this a direct train to Penn Station? I can make the 12:11 train hopefully.
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It is direct in that you won't need to change trains. It makes multiple stops between Islip and Penn Station.
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