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NYC to East Hampton

East Hampton is served by the Jitney, the LIRR and East Hampton Town Airport, and its station is the end of the line for SCT's hourly Route 92 bus.

Fares and schedules checked October 2026.

The Hampton Jitney stops in East Hampton: 17 scheduled trips from Manhattan in the current timetable, taking 2 h 30 min at best and 3 h 00 min at worst, for $43 prepaid or $51 on board. The LIRR Friday express from Penn Station reaches East Hampton in 2 h 10 min, 4:07 PM to 6:17 PM, for $33.00 peak or $24.50 off-peak. By car it is 102.1 miles from Midtown, about 2 hours 36 minutes with no traffic on the OpenStreetMap router, and much longer on summer Fridays.

Friday afternoon, as scheduled

Train 2 h 10 min, bus 2 h 45 min

The LIRR express leaves Penn Station at 4:07 PM and reaches East Hampton at 6:17 PM. The quickest Jitney leaving Midtown on a Friday between 1 and 6 PM runs 1:45 PM to 4:30 PM. Train times start at Penn Station and bus times at 40th Street, and neither counts the trip to the platform or the ride at the end. The express is a winter-timetable train; the Cannonball page explains how summer service differs.

NYC to East Hampton: options in the current timetables
ModeScheduled timeCostDetail
Hampton Jitney2 h 30 min to 3 h 00 min$43 prepaid, $51 on board17 trips from Manhattan; first leaves Midtown 9:00 AM, last 10:00 PM
Ambassador class2 h 30 min to 3 h 00 min$68 prepaid, $78 on boardSame stops, select trips only: 8 of those trips run as Ambassador coaches
LIRR2 h 10 min on the Friday express from Penn$33.00 peak, $24.50 off-peak, to or from Penn StationMost trains start at Jamaica or Hunterspoint; the Friday express and the weekday 5:13 PM train start at Penn Station
Car2 hours 36 minutes with no trafficGas, parking and tolls102.1 miles from Midtown

The East Hampton figures for the Jitney and LIRR are scheduled times from the operators' own data, with effective dates on each board below. Car time is a no-traffic estimate.

By Hampton Jitney

The timetable below is the Montauk Line schedule effective 10/15/2026 to 1/6/2027. Each row is one bus: when it leaves Midtown, when it reaches East Hampton, and the scheduled running time. The Jitney guide explains the lines, the fare options and the booking rules.

Hampton Jitney to East Hampton

Montauk Line, eastbound. Effective 10/15/2026 to 1/6/2027.

LeavesFromArrives East HamptonScheduledDays and notes
9:00 AM40th St.11:30 AM2 h 30 minDaily
9:30 AM40th St.12:00 PM2 h 30 minFri; Ambassador coach
10:00 AM40th St.12:45 PM2 h 45 minSat
10:30 AM40th St.1:15 PM2 h 45 minMon–Sat; Ambassador coach
11:30 AM40th St.2:30 PM3 h 00 minMon–Fri; Ambassador coach
12:00 PM40th St.2:45 PM2 h 45 minDaily
1:45 PM40th St.4:30 PM2 h 45 minDaily; Ambassador coach
2:15 PM40th St.5:00 PM2 h 45 minDaily
3:00 PM40th St.6:00 PM3 h 00 minThu, Fri & Sun; Ambassador coach
4:00 PM40th St.7:00 PM3 h 00 minDaily
5:00 PM40th St.7:55 PM2 h 55 minDaily; Ambassador coach
6:00 PM40th St.8:50 PM2 h 50 minDaily
6:30 PM40th St.9:15 PM2 h 45 minMon–Fri & Sun; Ambassador coach
7:00 PM40th St.9:45 PM2 h 45 minDaily
8:15 PM40th St.10:45 PM2 h 30 minDaily; Ambassador coach; limited stops on some days, see official timetable
8:30 PM40th St.11:00 PM2 h 30 minSun; limited stops on some days, see official timetable
10:00 PM40th St.12:30 AM +12 h 30 minDaily

Official timetable and booking: Hampton Jitney: view the timetable. Schedules change by season; confirm before you travel.

Coming back from East Hampton, 20 trips run to Manhattan, taking 2 h 15 min to 3 h 00 min. The first leaves at 4:45 AM and the last at 8:00 PM.

Hampton Jitney from East Hampton to Manhattan

Montauk Line, westbound. Effective 10/15/2026 to 1/6/2027.

LeavesFromArrives MidtownScheduledDays and notes
4:45 AMEast Hampton7:20 AM2 h 35 minMon–Sat; limited stops on some days, see official timetable
5:45 AMEast Hampton8:30 AM2 h 45 minSat & Sun
6:15 AMEast Hampton9:15 AM3 h 00 minMon–Sat; Ambassador coach; limited stops on some days, see official timetable
7:05 AMEast Hampton10:00 AM2 h 55 minMon–Fri; Ambassador coach
8:00 AMEast Hampton10:30 AM2 h 30 minDaily
9:30 AMEast Hampton12:15 PM2 h 45 minDaily; Ambassador coach
9:45 AMEast Hampton12:30 PM2 h 45 minDaily
11:00 AMEast Hampton2:00 PM3 h 00 minThu, Fri & Sun; Ambassador coach
12:00 PMEast Hampton2:30 PM2 h 30 minDaily
12:10 PMEast Hampton3:00 PM2 h 50 minDaily; Ambassador coach
1:15 PMEast Hampton3:30 PM2 h 15 minDaily
2:00 PMEast Hampton4:45 PM2 h 45 minMon–Fri & Sun; Ambassador coach
2:30 PMEast Hampton5:30 PM3 h 00 minDaily
3:15 PMEast Hampton6:00 PM2 h 45 minDaily; Ambassador coach
4:15 PMEast Hampton7:00 PM2 h 45 minSun
4:45 PMEast Hampton7:30 PM2 h 45 minSun; Ambassador coach
6:00 PMEast Hampton8:30 PM2 h 30 minDaily
6:30 PMEast Hampton9:00 PM2 h 30 minMon & Sun; Ambassador coach
7:20 PMEast Hampton10:00 PM2 h 40 minSun; also Mon through 11/30; Ambassador coach
8:00 PMEast Hampton10:30 PM2 h 30 minSun; Westside drop-off

Official timetable and booking: Hampton Jitney: view the timetable. Schedules change by season; confirm before you travel.

By train

The Long Island Rail Road's Montauk Branch stops in East Hampton. On the winter timetable the Friday express leaves Penn Station at 4:07 PM and arrives at 6:17 PM; other trains start in Jamaica or at Hunterspoint Avenue and need a connection from Manhattan. The board lists every scheduled train; weekday and weekend patterns differ. Fares to East Hampton from Penn Station are $33.00 peak and $24.50 off-peak, or $41.00 and $33.00 bought on board, per the MTA fare chart in effect since January 4, 2026.

LIRR to East Hampton

Montauk Branch, eastbound. Timetable data for Oct 26, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027.

LeavesFromArrives East HamptonScheduledDays and notes
12:40 AMJamaica3:06 AM2 h 26 minSat–Sun
1:05 AMJamaica3:32 AM2 h 27 minMon–Fri
7:15 AMJamaica9:34 AM2 h 19 minSelect weekend dates
8:15 AMJamaica10:30 AM2 h 15 minSat–Sun
8:18 AMJamaica10:33 AM2 h 15 minMon–Fri
10:27 AMJamaica12:50 PM2 h 23 minSat–Sun
11:41 AMJamaica2:01 PM2 h 20 minMon–Fri
12:14 PMJamaica2:44 PM2 h 30 minSat–Sun
4:07 PMPenn Station6:17 PM2 h 10 minFri
4:30 PMHunterspoint Avenue7:16 PM2 h 46 minMon–Fri
5:13 PMPenn Station8:05 PM2 h 52 minMon–Fri
6:31 PMJamaica9:02 PM2 h 31 minMon–Fri
8:50 PMJamaica11:12 PM2 h 22 minMon–Fri
9:45 PMJamaica12:02 AM +12 h 17 minSat–Sun

Official timetable: MTA Long Island Rail Road: view the timetable. Schedules change by season; confirm before you travel.

LIRR from East Hampton toward New York

Montauk Branch, westbound. Timetable data for Oct 26, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027.

LeavesToArrivesScheduledDays and notes
1:34 AMJamaica4:05 AM2 h 31 minMon–Fri; change at Jamaica for Penn or Grand Central
6:04 AMLong Island City8:57 AM2 h 53 minMon–Fri
7:25 AMJamaica9:48 AM2 h 23 minSat–Sun; change at Jamaica for Penn or Grand Central
11:54 AMJamaica2:29 PM2 h 35 minMon–Fri; change at Jamaica for Penn or Grand Central
12:04 PMJamaica2:11 PM2 h 07 minSelect weekend dates; change at Jamaica for Penn or Grand Central
3:10 PMJamaica5:25 PM2 h 15 minMon–Fri; change at Jamaica for Penn or Grand Central
3:37 PMJamaica5:56 PM2 h 19 minSat–Sun; change at Jamaica for Penn or Grand Central
5:29 PMJamaica7:46 PM2 h 17 minSat–Sun; change at Jamaica for Penn or Grand Central
8:20 PMJamaica10:35 PM2 h 15 minSat–Sun; change at Jamaica for Penn or Grand Central
10:30 PMJamaica1:00 AM +12 h 30 minMon–Fri; change at Jamaica for Penn or Grand Central

Official timetable: MTA Long Island Rail Road: view the timetable. Schedules change by season; confirm before you travel.

The LIRR times for East Hampton above are the winter 2026-27 data MTA has published through late February 2027. Summer service, including the Cannonball, is announced in spring, and this page will be updated then.

By car

Midtown to East Hampton is 102.1 miles by the routes the OpenStreetMap router picks. East Hampton Village has the four-lane stretch of Montauk Highway. NY 114 runs north from here to Sag Harbor and the Shelter Island ferries. For traffic by day and season, read the guides to Friday traffic and Sunday traffic.

Getting around East Hampton when you arrive

The station is on Railroad Avenue at Race Lane. SCT Route 92 begins there, and the East Hampton On-Demand zone covers East Hampton, Springs, Amagansett and Montauk. Taxis and rideshare fill in the rest.

The Friday express is a Montauk train, so East Hampton is one of its few stops; read the board for the exact times.

East Hampton is also the nearest train station to Springs and Wainscott.

South Fork stops, west to east
  1. SpeonkLIRR
  2. WesthamptonLIRR, Jitney
  3. QuogueJitney
  4. East QuogueJitney
  5. Hampton BaysLIRR, Jitney
  6. SouthamptonLIRR, Jitney
  7. Water MillJitney
  8. BridgehamptonLIRR, Jitney
  9. Sag HarborJitney
  10. WainscottJitney
  11. East HamptonLIRR, Jitney
  12. AmagansettLIRR, Jitney
  13. NapeagueJitney
  14. MontaukLIRR, Jitney

Square marks an LIRR station. Round marks a Hampton Jitney stop only. The highlighted stop is the one this page is about or nearest to it.

Common questions

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

The Friday afternoon LIRR express from Penn Station on the current winter timetable. See the Friday comparison for the numbers.

Where is the East Hampton train station?

Railroad Avenue at Race Lane, per Suffolk County Transit's stop listing.

Sources

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