Most major U.S. airlines and many foreign carriers offer regularly scheduled flights into New York City [1]’s La Guardia (LGA, Flushing, NY, 718-533-3400), John F. Kennedy (JFK, Jamaica, NY, 718/244-4444), or Newark International airports (EWR, Newark, NJ, 973/961-6000). Visit the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey website [2] for additional information on these airports.
Several major U.S. airlines also offer flights to other cities in the state, including Albany [3] (ALB, 737 Albany Shaker Road, Albany, 518/242-2200, www.albanyairport.com [4]), Rochester [5] (ROC, 1200 Brooks Ave., Rochester, 585/753-7001, www.monroecounty.gov [6]), Islip (ISP, 100 Arrivals Ave., Ronkonkoma, Long Island [7], 631/467-3210, www.macarthurairport.com [8]), and Buffalo [9] (BUF, 4200 Genesee St., Buffalo, 716/630-6000, www.buffaloairport.com [10]).
Bargain air fares for international travelers are often available. Most are APEX (advance purchase excursion) fares requiring advance purchase, with minimum and maximum stays.
Amtrak (800/872-7245, www.amtrak.com [11]) offers service between New York City [1]’s Pennsylvania Station and Niagara Falls [12], with stops in Croton-Harmon, Poughkeepsie [13], Rhinecliff, Hudson [14], Albany-Rensselaer [3], Schenectady [15], Amsterdam, Utica, Rome, Syracuse [16], Rochester [5], and Buffalo [9]. Amtrak also travels between New York City [1] and Montreal, Canada, making stops in Croton-Harmon, Poughkeepsie [13], Rhinecliff, Hudson, Albany-Rensselaer, Schenectady [15], Saratoga Springs [17], Fort Edward-Glens Falls [18], Whitehall [19], Ticonderoga [20], Port Henry [21], Westport [22], Port Kent, Plattsburgh [23], and Rouses Point.
Metro-North (212/532-4900 or 800/638-7646, http://www.mta.info/mnr [24]), a commuter railroad, offers service between New York City’s Grand Central Station [25] and the Hudson Valley region [26], while the Long Island Rail Road (718/217-5477 or 516/822-5477, www.lirr.org [27]) offers service between New York City’s Penn Station and Long Island [7].
Greyhound (800/231-2222, www.greyhound.com [28]) offers regular bus service to major cities and popular tourist destinations throughout the state. Adirondack-Pine Hill Trailways (800/225-6815) and New York Trailways (800/295-5555) also service major cities, as well as a variety of rural areas; the two Trailways are branches of the same company (www.trailways.com [29]).
Links:
[1] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-city-long-island/discover-new-york-city
[2] http://www.panynj.gov/airports/
[3] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-state/the-hudson-valley/albany
[4] http://www.albanyairport.com
[5] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-state/western-new-york/rochester
[6] http://www.monroecounty.gov
[7] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-city-long-island/long-island
[8] http://www.macarthurairport.com
[9] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-state/western-new-york/buffalo
[10] http://www.buffaloairport.com
[11] http://www.amtrak.com
[12] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-state/western-new-york/niagara-falls
[13] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-state/the-hudson-valley/mid-hudson-valley/poughkeepsie
[14] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-state/the-hudson-valley/upper-hudson-valley/hudson
[15] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-state/the-hudson-valley/excursions-albany/schenectady
[16] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-state/the-finger-lakes/syracuse
[17] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-state/the-adirondacks/saratoga-springs
[18] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-state/the-adirondacks/lake-george-and-southeastern-adirondacks/glens-falls
[19] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-state/the-adirondacks/washington-county/whitehall
[20] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-state/the-adirondacks/champlain-valley/ticonderoga
[21] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-state/the-adirondacks/champlain-valley/port-henry
[22] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-state/the-adirondacks/champlain-valley/westport
[23] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-state/the-adirondacks/champlain-valley/plattsburgh
[24] http://www.mta.info/mnr
[25] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-city-long-island/manhattan/midtown/grand-central-station
[26] http://www.moon.com/destinations/new-york-state/the-hudson-valley
[27] http://www.lirr.org
[28] http://www.greyhound.com
[29] http://www.trailways.com