Best Route from Boston to New York

[webny99]

[No, 90/5/10/95.

That almost works, but unfortunately NY 10 ends in Deposit and doesn't make it to I-95. You'd have to take NY 17 and I-87 to get to I-95.

I meant interstates duh

I got the joke lol I just posted that anyway

There is a shorter one that works: I-90 to US 5.  Backtrack to Northampton to MA 10, then follow MA/CT 10 to I-95.

Wow, you are correct! Nicely done.

[Roadgeekteen]

This is a fun one, but it takes a long time

I-95-long island ferry-NY 25-I-495

[kphoger]

Best route, Boston to NYC:

I-93 North to I-89 North to NH/VT 9 West to VT 279/NY 915G to NY 7 West to NY 22 South to I-90 West to Taconic State Parkway South to Saw Mill River Parkway South to Henry Hudson Pkwy/NY 9A South.

Oh, the simple route!

Best route, Boston to NYC:

I-93 North to I-89 North to NH/VT 9 West to VT 279/NY 915G to NY 7 West to NY 22 South to I-90 West to Taconic State Parkway South to Saw Mill River Parkway South to Henry Hudson Pkwy/NY 9A South.

No, 90/5/10/95.

That almost works, but unfortunately NY 10 ends in Deposit and doesn't make it to I-95. You'd have to take NY 17 and I-87 to get to I-95.

I meant interstates duh

Still doesn't work, because 90 has a gap.

* kphoger ducks and runs.

[SkyPesos]

I prefer doing this route

[vdeane]

I-95 ->Cross Westchester Expwy (I-287) -> Palisades Pkwy -> GWB -> West Side Highway
Only downside is you have to use surface streets at the end of the Palisades to reach the GWB.

Only if you don't have E-ZPass.  Still, that's a rather expensive detour!

[jmacswimmer]

I prefer doing this route
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How are you getting to the airports from downtown on either end?

For BOS, how about: Green line to Park St -> Red line to Downtown Crossing -> Orange line to State -> Blue line to Airport Station -> Silver line SL3 to South Station -> Commuter Rail to Back Bay -> Amtrak Acela to South Station -> Silver line SL1 to Terminal A -> Free Massport shuttle to Terminal B -> moving walkway thru Logan parking garage to Terminal E

[Roadgeekteen]

Best route, Boston to NYC:

I-93 North to I-89 North to NH/VT 9 West to VT 279/NY 915G to NY 7 West to NY 22 South to I-90 West to Taconic State Parkway South to Saw Mill River Parkway South to Henry Hudson Pkwy/NY 9A South.

Oh, the simple route!

Best route, Boston to NYC:

I-93 North to I-89 North to NH/VT 9 West to VT 279/NY 915G to NY 7 West to NY 22 South to I-90 West to Taconic State Parkway South to Saw Mill River Parkway South to Henry Hudson Pkwy/NY 9A South.

No, 90/5/10/95.

That almost works, but unfortunately NY 10 ends in Deposit and doesn't make it to I-95. You'd have to take NY 17 and I-87 to get to I-95.

I meant interstates duh

Still doesn't work, because 90 has a gap.

* kphoger ducks and runs.

dzlsabe, is that you?

[kphoger]

That's not what I meant.

[Roadgeekteen]

That's not what I meant.

He's the one who thought I-90 had a gap in Chicago.

[kphoger]

dzlsabe, is that you?

That's not what I meant.

He's the one who thought I-90 had a gap in Chicago.

Did he?  I don't remember that.

Anyway, so did about 34% of all roadgeeks at one point.

[Roadgeekteen]

dzlsabe, is that you?

That's not what I meant.

He's the one who thought I-90 had a gap in Chicago.

Did he?  I don't remember that.

Anyway, so did about 34% of all roadgeeks at one point.

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=18751.0

[kphoger]

Wow, I had forgotten how that thread actually started.

[Roadgeekteen]

Wow, I had forgotten how that thread actually started.

We really got off track here 

[Alps]

Best route, Boston to NYC:

I-93 North to I-89 North to NH/VT 9 West to VT 279/NY 915G to NY 7 West to NY 22 South to I-90 West to Taconic State Parkway South to Saw Mill River Parkway South to Henry Hudson Pkwy/NY 9A South.

You're still paying a toll.

[Roadgeekteen]

Best route, Boston to NYC:

I-93 North to I-89 North to NH/VT 9 West to VT 279/NY 915G to NY 7 West to NY 22 South to I-90 West to Taconic State Parkway South to Saw Mill River Parkway South to Henry Hudson Pkwy/NY 9A South.

You're still paying a toll.

Is there any way to get from Boston to NYC without paying a toll?

[hotdogPi]

Best route, Boston to NYC:

I-93 North to I-89 North to NH/VT 9 West to VT 279/NY 915G to NY 7 West to NY 22 South to I-90 West to Taconic State Parkway South to Saw Mill River Parkway South to Henry Hudson Pkwy/NY 9A South.

You're still paying a toll.

Is there any way to get from Boston to NYC without paying a toll?

NH 3A only takes a few minutes longer.

[SkyPesos]

I prefer doing this route
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How are you getting to the airports from downtown on either end?

For BOS, how about: Green line to Park St -> Red line to Downtown Crossing -> Orange line to State -> Blue line to Airport Station -> Silver line SL3 to South Station -> Commuter Rail to Back Bay -> Amtrak Acela to South Station -> Silver line SL1 to Terminal A -> Free Massport shuttle to Terminal B -> moving walkway thru Logan parking garage to Terminal E

That works.

Here's my idea for LGA to downtown NYC (using the One WTC as "Downtown"):
- Q70 SBS to Roosevelt Ave
- 7 train to Woodside
- LIRR to Jamaica
- J train to Broadway Junction
- L train to Lorimer St
- G train to Court Square
- E train to 42nd St
- 42nd St Shuttle to Grand Central
- Metro North to 125th St
- 4 train to 161st St
- D train to 59th St
- 1 train to 42nd St
- R train to Cortlandt St
- Underground walkway to WTC complex.

[Roadgeekteen]

This thread has outlived its usefulness.

[kphoger]

When has that stopped us before?

(Heck, I've never even been to New York in my life.)

[vdeane]

That's not what I meant.

He's the one who thought I-90 had a gap in Chicago.

Chicago did too.  For a long while, the Chicago Skyway was posted "TO I-90" because they convinced themselves that FHWA didn't approve the designation.

[Alps]

Best route, Boston to NYC:

I-93 North to I-89 North to NH/VT 9 West to VT 279/NY 915G to NY 7 West to NY 22 South to I-90 West to Taconic State Parkway South to Saw Mill River Parkway South to Henry Hudson Pkwy/NY 9A South.

You're still paying a toll.

Is there any way to get from Boston to NYC without paying a toll?

what? you could just take I-95, the only toll is NB on the New England Thruway.

[jp the roadgeek]

No tolls is easy.  I-93 > I-95 (as long as you're not in a big rig in RI) > US 7 > CT 15 > HRP > CCP > NY 100 > I-87 > I-95 > NY 9A

[Alps]

No tolls is easy.  I-93 > I-95 (as long as you're not in a big rig in RI) > US 7 > CT 15 > HRP > CCP > NY 100 > I-87 > I-95 > NY 9A

You don't need to bypass 95 heading south, only north.

[NJRoadfan]

You don't need to bypass 95 heading south, only north.

Friends don't let friends take the Cross Bronx....especially southbound.

[Rothman]

You don't need to bypass 95 heading south, only north.

Friends don't let friends take the Cross Bronx....especially southbound.

Per Beetlejuice, friends that brave the Cross Bronx are worthy of a toast.