We come in from Suffolk and on our original trip took the LIRR to Atlantic Terminal (in Brooklyn), and then the Q down to Coney Island. It works really well, and it's a somewhat shorter subway ride than going all the way from Penn Station. If you were going in to Penn you could walk to the Q or the F at Herald Square and take those all the way down. If you want to check your options based on the time of day you're going, Google Maps also has public transit directions that are decent. In any case, coming from Long Island it's definitely better to take public transit than drive!
Sara Port Jefferson Station, NY On Aug 4, 2011, at 10:49 AM, Jim Osterlund wrote: > Taking Bob's and John"s points together points up something else we outsiders > need. I live in Suffolk County; I'd take the LIRR to Penn Station, but then > be at a loss how to proceed further, and, in fact, not even be sure Penn > Station was the best choice. Can we get some input from you insiders on > connecting with the subway system from public transit points like Amtrak, the > LIRR, etc.? > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
