How far apart are the Hamptons from Manhattan?
Manhattan to Westhampton 78 miles Hampton Bays 85 miles Southhampton 92 miles Easthampton 106 miles Depending on traffic, about 2 hours driving to Westhampton, 3-3 1/2 hrs to Easthampton, but it could be as much as 5 or 6 hrs.
How far is it from Long Island to Manhattan and whats the best way to travel?
My friend, it depends on what town in Long Island you're staying in. The best way to get from Long Island to Manhattan is on the Long Island Railroad (LIRR), which is a commuter railway system, similar to ScotRail in Scotland. The trip to Penn Station and back take any where from 30 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the distance and the service you're taking. The train fare also varies by distance. I hope this information is very helpful. If you have any questions or need travel directions while in town, just drop me a line by clicking on the avatar and e-mail icon in the profile. I'll be glad to help. Good luck Native New Yorker
What is the best route from Manhattan to the Hamptons?
The answer depends a lot on the month, day, and time of day that you are trying to make the journey.To greatly over-simplify: if you are traveling on a Wednesday in February at 3 in the morning, drive. You could probably get there in under 90 minutes. But if you are traveling on a Friday afternoon in July, take the Cannonball (which is a special express train service on the Long Island Railroad east-bound Friday afternoon from Penn Station and westbound Sunday evening). It is always crowded, but it gets you to Bridgehampton in just over two hours. And the price is pretty reasonable. Driving at this time is simply not an option.In general I prefer the train as it’s usually on-schedule and reasonably priced and you don’t have to deal with traffic and car crashes and parking. The downsides to taking the train are that it can be crowded, you often have to switch at Jamaica, and if you have very much luggage at all it’s a real pain.The Hampton Jitney (which is a bus that picks up from a couple of different places around town) is always also an option. It’s comfortable, usually sticks to the schedule, and is the best choice if you have a lot of luggage. Downsides are that buses get stuck in the same traffic as cars do, and it’s not exactly cheap.Hope this helps.BTW, I only just thought of this after reading your question again: if you literally meant, which route, like, which roads to take, there’s basically only one way: I-495 to Route 27. There is another east-west road, the Southern State Parkway, but this route is always slower than I-495, probably because you don’t pick it up until you’re already in Nassau County. And believe it or not, the same route 27 whose eastern end threads through the Hamptons actually starts in Park Slope in Brooklyn. So you could take that all the way. But it would take a long time.
What is the commute to Manhattan from the Hamptons like?
It depends how you go:By car, driving out on the Long Island Expressway (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I...) ranges from sub-optimal (2.5 hours of boring, featureless highway) to excruciating (4 hours of bumper-to-bumper traffic during peak holiday travel.)The Long Island Railroad (http://lirr42.mta.info/fares.php) is ok, with a repeatable, $20-27 per person, 2 hour 50 minute trip on a typical commuter rail car, with one train change in Queens. (Back in the day there used to be a Parlor Car, which was way cool, but that's long gone.)The Hampton Jitney delivers a 3 hour bus trip that ranges from pretty comfortable to really luxurious ($45 Ambassador service (http://www.hamptonambassador.com) has custom leather seats, premium snacks and beverages, 3G Internet, power outlets, new release DVD movies and onboard attendants.)Finally, for the very well heeled, $600 buys you a seat on a Blade helicopter for a 45 minute flight, which is hassle-free and backed up by a Maserati in case of inclement weather (http://nypost.com/2014/08/15/swa...).There are other exotic ways to commute (seaplane, jet, boat), but not for normal people.These days, the default is probably the Jitney, which seems to be a decent compromise among schedule, cost, comfort and reliability.
Best beach in Manhattan or Long Island?!?
No beach in Manhattan . Jones beach isn't bad. Fire Island is my favorite. If you want to take a subway hike go to Rockaway Beach in Queens. Back in high school my friends and I would take the trek there from Manhattan and the train would be full of teens from all over. ALOT OF FUN! We also called Rockaway Beach ......Rockapulco.
What are the best ways to get from Long Island, NY to Manhattan, NY?
That really depends on where you start on Long Island and where you want to go in Mahattan. I’ll just list some examples.Long Island Railroad - drive to the nearest station on Long island, and take the train to either Penn Station MTA LIRR - Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan or Atlantic Terminal Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, and then take the subway/bus/Uber to wherever you actually need to go. (Atlantic Terminal+subway may be better if you’re headed for downtown Manhattan.) (Taking the LIRR to Grand Central Terminal will become another option in a few years.) If you do this many times in a month, then it may be cheaper to buy a monthly ticket for the LIRR.Drive to a convenient subway station in Queens (e.g. Flushing or Willets point on the 7 train; or E train in Jamaica; or A train in Far Rockaway), park the car, and take the subway to Manhattan. This is most feasible if you’re coming from Nassau county not far from Queens; and in this case you can look into Nassau bus - http://www.nicebus.com/NiceBus/m... - several of their routes end at subway stops in Queens.I recommend against trying to drive a car all the way to Manhattan, because it’s very likely to become a very frustrating experience for you due to traffic and parking problems. If you do want to try, do it on a Sunday, and keep in mind that other days of the week are even worse.A high-end bus called Hampton Jitney Hampton Jitney makes stops in Manhattan and in several places on Long Island. There are some cheaper, less luxurious buses to downtown Manhattan. All of them are likely to get stuck in traffic, but it may be something you want to experience once.
How far are the Hamptons from New York City by train? What is the best way to pass that time?
It depends on which train and which of the Hamptons, but the shortest ride is about 2 hours and the longest is a little less than 3. As to what to do - read, listen to music, work on computer, nap.... whatever!
What are the differences between Long Island and Manhattan?
Long Island (at least the middle part of it, where I live - I would say there are really three “Long Islands”; the fairly rural part “out East”, the part that’s actually part of NYC i.e. Brooklyn and Queens, and the part in the middle) is dense but suburban. For the most part, there is no street grid like there is in Manhattan, though there are bits and pieces of that here and there. There is no subway. (There is a commuter railroad, but this exists more or less exclusively for the purpose of moving people between Long Island and Manhattan.) Long Island has a lot more highway-type roads than Manhattan does. Generally, the traffic is not nearly as bad, except when it’s intolerable.Manhattan clearly has it all over Long Island when it comes to culture - there are relatively few museums, stage theaters, concert halls, etc. on Long Island, although there are plenty of good places to eat and drink.There are no really tall buildings on Long Island. Most people live in houses (either renting or owning), though there are garden-apartment complexes here and there, and in the denser areas people live in apartment buildings more like in NYC.Real estate is much cheaper, naturally, though taxes can be pretty high. Unemployment is significantly lower in Nassau/Suffolk counties than in Manhattan, though salaries are also lower.Long Island is lot like other suburban parts of America, with the advantage of being an hour’s train ride from the bright hot center of the universe. ;-) HTH.