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Taxis are available from The two bridges merge into one
the station, and buses run and offer a striking view of the
downtown on Seventh Avenue city skyline on the approach.
and uptown on Eighth. The Those driving in from
Lexington and Broadway lines Queens can avoid tolls by
also serve the station. taking the Queensboro Bridge.
Amtrak trains are very Queens is also connected to
com fortable, with ample Manhattan by the Midtown
legroom and snack-bar services, Tunnel, which feeds into the
as well as dining cars on longer Long Island Expressway.
routes. Sleeping compart ments The most famous approach
are available on long-distance to New York is via the Brooklyn
trips, some with showers and Bridge, with its vistas of the
toilets en suite. skyscrapers of the downtown
Amtrak’s USA Rail Pass allows Financial District. Brooklyn is
eight journeys over a 15-day Brooklyn Bridge, which connects Manhattan also connected to the city by
period for $459; children pay and Brooklyn across the East River the Brooklyn Battery tunnel.
half-fare. The most used train
service from New York is entries are from New Jersey Bridge and Tunnel Tolls
Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor via the Holland Tunnel to the
route between Boston, New Financial District, or the Lincoln Most of the major access
York, Philadelphia, and Tunnel to Midtown. A more routes in and out of New York
Wash ington, DC. Most of scenic approach is the George City levy tolls. Tolls for the
the trains on this route have Washington Bridge, which tunnels to and from Long Island
unreserved seating, but high- arrives at 178th Street to the and Brooklyn cost $8, as does
speed Acela Express trains offer north of the city. the Robert Kennedy Bridge. The
an hourly service with reserved The Robert Kennedy Bridge Lincoln Tunnel, Holland Tunnel,
first-class and business-class (formerly known as the Tri- and the George Washington
seating plus electrical outlets borough Bridge) has branches Bridge between New York and
for laptops. from two boroughs connecting New Jersey are free for those
to Manhattan. The bridge from leaving New York, but they
Arriving by Car Queens, east of the city, is used charge $15 coming into the city.
by those arriving at LaGuardia or Tolls must be paid in cash. Avoid
Manhattan is an island, so it JFK airports. The second branch, E-Z Pass lanes, marked with
must be approached via bridge from the Bronx, approaches purple signs, which are only for
or tunnel. From the south, the Manhattan from the north. holders of pre-paid passes.
DIRECTORY
Air Travel Helicopter Flight Virgin Atlantic Arriving by Long-
Services Tel (800) 862-8621. Distance Bus
Air Canada Tel (212) 355-0801. ∑ virgin-atlantic.com
Tel (888) 247-2262. ∑ heliny.com BoltBus
∑ aircanada.com Arriving ∑ boltbus.com
JetBlue by Sea
Airport Tel (800) 538-2583. Greyhound Lines
Information Service ∑ jetblue.com Brooklyn Tel (800) 231-2222.
Tel JFK: (718) 244-4444. Cruise Terminal ∑ greyhound.com
EWR: (973) 961-6000. Newark Airport Pier 12, Building 112,
LGA (718) 533-3400. Express Bowne Street, Red Hook. Port Authority
∑ panynj.gov/airports Tel 877-863-9275. Tel (718) 246-2794. Bus Terminal
∑ newarkairport
American Airlines express.com ∑ nycruise.com Eighth Ave and W 40th St.
Tel (800) 433-7300. Cape Liberty Map 8 D1. Tel (212) 564-
∑ aa.com Southwest Cruise Port 8484. ∑ panynj.gov
Airlines
British Airways Tel (800) 435-9792. 4 Port Terminal Blvd, Arriving by Train
Tel (800) AIRWAYS. ∑ southwest.com Bayonne.
∑ britishairways.com Tel (201) 823-3737. Amtrak
SuperShuttle ∑ cruiseliberty.com Tel (800) 872-7245.
Delta Tel (212) 209-7000.
Tel (800) 241-4141. ∑ supershuttle.com New York ∑ amtrak.com
Cruise Terminal
∑ delta.com Penn Station
United Pier 90, 711 12th Avenue.
Frontier Airlines Airlines Map 11 B4. Eighth Ave & 31st St.
Tel (801) 401-9000. Tel (800) 241-6522. Tel (212) 246-5450. Map 8 E3.
∑ flyfrontier.com ∑ united.com ∑ nycruise.com ∑ amtrak.com

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