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 |