Boston to Stony Brook

Between Boston and Stony Brook:

TRANSPORTATION TIME (hr.) COST^† round trip (approx.) COMMENTS
Plane Islip + cab 1.5 $480 planes are small (~ 20 people), prop, and rain delays can be hours
JFK/La Guardia + limo 2 (+ 1 rush hr. traffic) $310 (1 wk. advance)
bus + Providence-Islip + cab 2.7 $180 jet (Southwest Airlines)
Car + ferry New London-Orient Point 5 $100 (incl. gas, not rental) nicer drive on LI side cheapest for more than one
Bridgeport-Port Jeff. more frequent
Train + Bridgeport-Port Jeff. ferry direct train 5.5 $120 infrequent most pleasant choice
switch trains at New Haven to MTA buy ticket at N.H.
Bus to Port Authority, subway (/walk 1/3 mi.* along 8th Ave., from 40th to 33rd St.), LIRR from Penn Station 6.5 $90
*1 St. = 1/20 mi. exactly.
^†way outdated: scale for inflation

TRANSPORTATION		TIME (hr.)	COST^† round trip (approx.)	COMMENTS
Plane	Islip + cab	1.5	$480	planes are small (~ 20 people), prop, and rain delays can be hours
	JFK/La Guardia + limo	2 (+ 1 rush hr. traffic)	$310 (1 wk. advance)
	bus + Providence-Islip + cab	2.7	$180	jet (Southwest Airlines)
Car + ferry	New London-Orient Point	5	$100 (incl. gas, not rental)	nicer drive on LI side	cheapest for more than one
	Bridgeport-Port Jeff.			more frequent
Train + Bridgeport-Port Jeff. ferry	direct train	5.5	$120	infrequent	most pleasant choice
	switch trains at New Haven to MTA			buy ticket at N.H.
Bus to Port Authority, subway (/walk 1/3 mi.* along 8th Ave., from 40th to 33rd St.), LIRR from Penn Station		6.5	$90