transportation from NYC to Hartford

ItIsEvolutionBaby
ItIsEvolutionBaby Rogers, AR Posts: 397
edited March 2008 in The Porch
Logistically speaking, what's the cheapest way for a traveling man to NYC to get to Hartford....definitely going to MSG shows but want to make a trifecta with the Hartford show as well.
Oh please, let it rain today, this city's so filthy, like my mind in ways . . .
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  • One Song Glory
    One Song Glory Posts: 710
    Probably train...but I don't actually know if the commuter trains go as far as Hartford.

    So much for being born in Connecticut, huh? :D
    Although in all fairness, I never go as far as Hartford when I go visit, no reason to for me...until now! :D
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  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    I took a train from NYC to Boston not too long ago. I'm about 99.9 percent sure it stopped in Hartford on the way.
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  • ilovepj
    ilovepj Posts: 48
    Sorry I'm not to up on my Northeast geography. I've never been up there so I don't know much about it. How about getting from New Haven to MSG?? I'll be staying with my brother-in-law who lives just outside of New Haven. Plan on flying into Hartford and renting a car for the week. We will be going to MSG (as long as we get tickets!) and to Hartford. Does the train you're talking about go from New Haven into NYC and from New Haven to Hartford? I don't really want to drive into NYC.
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  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,475
    That's probably Amtrak. Metro North has commuter trains to go to Grand Central and takes a little longer but is probably a little cheaper.
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  • washed in black
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    metro north goes as far as new haven... amtrak will take you into hartford.
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  • washed in black
    washed in black Posts: 900
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    That's probably Amtrak. Metro North has commuter trains to go to Grand Central and takes a little longer but is probably a little cheaper.

    we once took a train from stamford to hartford. took metro north up to new haven and connected to an amtrak train there for the rest of the ride. i remember the ticket agent trying to convince me it wasn't worth making the connection, that i should just take amtrak all the way as the savings was not a lot... maybe $2- 3 bucks per person (but this had to be at least 15 years ago)
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  • ilovepj
    ilovepj Posts: 48
    washed in black wrote:
    metro north goes as far as new haven... amtrak will take you into hartford.


    So are you saying to take Metro North from New Haven into NYC and then take Amtrak to Hartford? We don't really use public transportation in Arkansas so I'm clueless when it comes to trains, subways, etc.
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  • StickmanJam
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    ilovepj wrote:
    Sorry I'm not to up on my Northeast geography. I've never been up there so I don't know much about it. How about getting from New Haven to MSG?? I'll be staying with my brother-in-law who lives just outside of New Haven. Plan on flying into Hartford and renting a car for the week. We will be going to MSG (as long as we get tickets!) and to Hartford. Does the train you're talking about go from New Haven into NYC and from New Haven to Hartford? I don't really want to drive into NYC.

    You can pick up either Metro North or Amtrak at Union Station in New Haven, both go to NYC. AMtrak (though more expensive) actually stops at Penn Station which is underneath the Garden. Problem is, they stop running trains early, so you'd have to take Metro North back to New Haven after the show(no problem, just a less luxurious ride)

    Metro North is at Grand Central Station, so you could take a cab or walk to it after the show.
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  • dontloseyourheat
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    Will the Metro North still be running by the time the show ends?
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  • StickmanJam
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    dontloseyourheat wrote:
    Will the Metro North still be running by the time the show ends?

    Yea, you can pick up Metro North trains all the way until around 1:30 a.m.
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  • ilovepj
    ilovepj Posts: 48
    StickmanJam wrote:
    Yea, you can pick up Metro North trains all the way until around 1:30 a.m.


    Thanks, that was my next question. How much do these trains costs?

    If Amtrak stops running before the show is over I guess it would be wise to drive from New Haven to Hartford. Is the traffic very bad between those two places??
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  • dlymnfld
    dlymnfld CT Posts: 923
    There will be no traffic from New Haven to Hartford at that time but you won't be able to pick a rental car that late. If I were you I would stay in New York after the show and take Amtrak from NYC to Hartford the following day or take Metro North to New Haven (or Stamford) after the show and stay overnight and then rent a car. The drive from New Haven to Hartford is less than an hour and a real easy ride. Route 91 north with very little traffic. The congested area is south of New Haven to and from New York hence the need for two trains.
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  • ItIsEvolutionBaby
    ItIsEvolutionBaby Rogers, AR Posts: 397
    ilovepj wrote:
    ... We don't really use public transportation in Arkansas so I'm clueless when it comes to trains, subways, etc.

    agreeance
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  • ilovepj
    ilovepj Posts: 48
    dlymnfld wrote:
    There will be no traffic from New Haven to Hartford at that time but you won't be able to pick a rental car that late. If I were you I would stay in New York after the show and take Amtrak from NYC to Hartford the following day or take Metro North to New Haven (or Stamford) after the show and stay overnight and then rent a car. The drive from New Haven to Hartford is less than an hour and a real easy ride. Route 91 north with very little traffic. The congested area is south of New Haven to and from New York hence the need for two trains.

    We will be flying into Hartford on the 23rd and not leaving until the 28th so we will already have the rental car. I think we'll just take the train into NYC and back both nights and then drive up to Hartford from New Haven.
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  • ilovepj
    ilovepj Posts: 48
    It'sEvolutionBaby wrote:
    agreeance


    You could take the train up to New Haven and hitch a ride to Hartford with us.
    No matter how cold the winter, there's spring time ahead...

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    2003: Little Rock, Kansas City
    2006: Denver I & II, LA I & II
    2008: MSG I & II, Hartford
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    2011: PJ20 1 & 2
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  • dlymnfld
    dlymnfld CT Posts: 923
    If that is the case, drive to Stamford, CT and take the train from there. Less of a train ride and nice safe parking garage at train station. Stamford is a smaller city than New Haven and the train station is easy access from the highway.
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  • ilovepj
    ilovepj Posts: 48
    dlymnfld wrote:
    If that is the case, drive to Stamford, CT and take the train from there. Less of a train ride and nice safe parking garage at train station. Stamford is a smaller city than New Haven and the train station is easy access from the highway.


    Well we will technically be staying in Hamden, CT. I just knew New Haven was the closest big city to it, that's why I said new Haven. So should we still drive to Stamford?
    No matter how cold the winter, there's spring time ahead...

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    2003: Little Rock, Kansas City
    2006: Denver I & II, LA I & II
    2008: MSG I & II, Hartford
    2010: Kansas City
    2011: PJ20 1 & 2
    2012: Pensacola
    2013: Chicago
  • Panic821
    Panic821 Posts: 106
    ilovepj wrote:
    Well we will technically be staying in Hamden, CT. I just knew New Haven was the closest big city to it, that's why I said new Haven. So should we still drive to Stamford?

    nah. New Haven to Stamford is about 45 minutes drive, and about an hour train ride. But since MSG gigs are on weekday, getting from New Haven to Stamford can get a little messy. you dont want to get stuck in traffic before the gig. you'd be safe if you take the train from New Haven to NYC. its about a 2 hr train ride. try to get on the one with the 'bar car'. cheap beers (2 bucks each), plus definitely some fellow jammers going to the show.
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