Long Island Getting there & around

Getting there & around

The most direct driving route is along I-495, aka the LIE (Long Island Expressway) though avoid rush hour, when it’s commuter hell. Once in the Hamptons, there is one main road to the end, Montauk Hwy. The Long Island Railroad (718-217-5477; www.mta.nyc.ny.us/lirr) serves all regions of Long Island, including the Hamptons ($20 one way) and North Fork, from Penn Station, Brooklyn and Queens. The Hampton Jitney (631-283-4600; www.hamptonjitney.com; one way $27) and newly established Hampton Luxury Liner (631-537-5800; www.hamptonluxuryliner.com; one way $25) bus services connect Manhattan’s Upper East Side to various Hamptons villages; the former also has new service to/from various spots in Brooklyn.

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