Fastest way from NYC to Southampton on a Friday

The Friday LIRR express from Penn Station reaches Southampton in 1 hour 52 minutes, a shorter ride than any Jitney that leaves Midtown between 11 AM and 8 PM on a Friday.

Fares and schedules checked October 2026.

The LIRR's Friday express from Penn Station is the shortest scheduled ride to Southampton on the winter timetable: it leaves at 4:07 PM and arrives at 5:59 PM, 1 h 52 min later. The shortest Jitney ride that leaves Midtown after 11 AM takes 2 h 15 min, and the earliest arrival is 1:45 PM. For the route page with the full timetables, see NYC to Southampton.

Shortest scheduled ride, leaving the city after 11 am

LIRR: 1 h 52 min to Southampton

It starts at Penn Station at 4:07 PM and arrives at 5:59 PM. The earliest arrival of any option is 1:43 PM, on a LIRR that leaves at 11:41 AM. This is a timetable comparison; it does not include getting to the station or stop, waiting, or the ride at your end.

Every Friday option after 11 AM

Scheduled trips to Southampton on Friday, sorted by arrival
Mode	Leaves	From	Arrives	Scheduled	Notes
LIRR	11:41 AM	Jamaica	1:43 PM	2 h 02 min	Mon–Fri; change at Jamaica
Jitney	11:30 AM	40th St.	1:45 PM	2 h 15 min	Mon–Fri; Ambassador coach
Jitney	12:00 PM	40th St.	2:15 PM	2 h 15 min	Daily
Jitney	1:45 PM	40th St.	4:00 PM	2 h 15 min	Daily; Ambassador coach
Jitney	2:15 PM	40th St.	4:30 PM	2 h 15 min	Daily
Jitney	3:00 PM	40th St.	5:30 PM	2 h 30 min	Thu, Fri & Sun; Ambassador coach
LIRR	4:07 PM	Penn Station	5:59 PM	1 h 52 min	Fri
Jitney	4:00 PM	40th St.	6:30 PM	2 h 30 min	Daily
LIRR	4:30 PM	Hunterspoint Avenue	6:57 PM	2 h 27 min	Mon–Fri
Jitney	5:00 PM	40th St.	7:25 PM	2 h 25 min	Daily; Ambassador coach
LIRR	5:13 PM	Penn Station	7:46 PM	2 h 33 min	Mon–Fri
Jitney	6:00 PM	40th St.	8:15 PM	2 h 15 min	Daily
LIRR	6:31 PM	Jamaica	8:44 PM	2 h 13 min	Mon–Fri; change at Jamaica
Jitney	6:30 PM	40th St.	8:45 PM	2 h 15 min	Mon–Fri & Sun; Ambassador coach
Jitney	7:00 PM	40th St.	9:15 PM	2 h 15 min	Daily

Jitney rows for Southampton are Midtown departures from the Montauk or Westhampton Line schedule effective October 15, 2026 to January 6, 2027. LIRR rows are Montauk Branch trains in MTA's timetable data through February 28, 2027, and include trains that start at Jamaica. Fares: Jitney $43 prepaid; LIRR $33.00 peak.

What the Jitney schedule says about Friday

The Jitney builds traffic into its own timetable. Its fastest early-day trip to Southampton is scheduled at 2 h 00 min, while the slowest Friday trip leaving between 1 and 6 PM is scheduled at 2 h 30 min. That 30 min gap is the operator's own allowance for afternoon conditions.

By car on a Friday

It is 90.1 miles from Midtown to Southampton, and the OpenStreetMap router puts that at 2 h 11 min with no traffic. We do not publish a Friday driving time because we have no official traffic data to base one on. What can be checked: the Long Island Expressway's HOV lane runs from exit 32 to exit 64 and is restricted to buses, motorcycles and vehicles with two or more occupants from 6 to 10 AM and 3 to 8 PM on weekdays. Live conditions are on 511NY. The Friday traffic guide explains how to read both.

On the posted schedule Montauk Line buses reach Southampton 30 minutes after Manorville and about an hour before Montauk. Local connections are in the Southampton town guide.

If you can leave Thursday

For Southampton, Thursday is the alternative if you can leave a day early. The Thursday versus Friday comparison shows which trains and buses run on Thursday on the current timetables, and the Cannonball's travel time to Westhampton in summer 2026 was 92 minutes on Thursdays against 96 on Fridays.

Common questions

What is the fastest way from NYC to Southampton on a Friday?

On the winter timetable, the LIRR express leaving Penn Station at 4:07 PM arrives at 5:59 PM. See the table for every bus and train.

Does the schedule to Southampton change in summer?

Yes. Summer timetables add and change trains and buses to Southampton, including the LIRR Cannonball, and are published in spring. The tables here use the winter data now in effect.

Sources

Checked October 2026. Operators revise schedules and fares; use the official pages below for the final word.