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NYC to Hampton Bays

Hampton Bays has both an LIRR station and a Jitney stop, and it sits where Sunrise Highway stops being a freeway.

Fares and schedules checked October 2026.

The Hampton Jitney stops in Hampton Bays: 7 scheduled trips from Manhattan in the current timetable, taking 2 h 05 min at best and 2 h 40 min at worst, for $32 prepaid or $40 on board. The nearest LIRR station is Hampton Bays. By car it is 83 miles from Midtown, about 1 hours 59 minutes with no traffic on the OpenStreetMap router, and much longer on summer Fridays.

Typical scheduled Jitney time

2 h 25 min by Jitney

Scheduled running times from Midtown to Hampton Bays for Hampton Bays range from 2 h 05 min to 2 h 40 min depending on the trip; the quickest Friday trip leaving between 1 and 6 PM takes 2 h 25 min. Traffic can push any of them later; the schedule is the operator's planning figure.

NYC to Hampton Bays: options in the current timetables
ModeScheduled timeCostDetail
Hampton Jitney2 h 05 min to 2 h 40 min$32 prepaid, $40 on board7 trips from Manhattan; first leaves Midtown 9:00 AM, last 10:00 PM
LIRRSee the board below$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
Car1 hours 59 minutes with no trafficGas, parking and tolls83 miles from Midtown

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

Hampton Jitney to Hampton Bays

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

LeavesFromArrives Hampton BaysScheduledDays and notes
9:00 AM41st St.11:10 AM2 h 10 minDaily
12:00 PM41st St.2:25 PM2 h 25 minDaily
2:15 PM41st St.4:40 PM2 h 25 minDaily
4:00 PM41st St.6:40 PM2 h 40 minDaily
6:00 PM41st St.8:25 PM2 h 25 minSun
7:00 PM41st St.9:25 PM2 h 25 minDaily
10:00 PM41st St.12:05 AM +12 h 05 minDaily

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

Coming back from Hampton Bays, 7 trips run to Manhattan, taking 2 h 20 min to 2 h 40 min. The first leaves at 8:05 AM and the last at 8:05 PM.

Hampton Jitney from Hampton Bays to Manhattan

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

LeavesFromArrives MidtownScheduledDays and notes
8:05 AMHampton Bays10:30 AM2 h 25 minDaily
9:55 AMHampton Bays12:30 PM2 h 35 minDaily
12:05 PMHampton Bays2:30 PM2 h 25 minDaily
1:50 PMHampton Bays4:30 PM2 h 40 minSun
3:05 PMHampton Bays5:30 PM2 h 25 minDaily
6:10 PMHampton Bays8:30 PM2 h 20 minDaily
8:05 PMHampton Bays10:30 PM2 h 25 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 serves Hampton Bays through Hampton Bays. Trains start in Jamaica, Hunterspoint Avenue or Long Island City, so most riders connect from Penn Station or Grand Central Madison. The board lists every scheduled train. Fares to Hampton Bays 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 Hampton Bays

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

LeavesFromArrives Hampton BaysScheduledDays and notes
12:40 AMJamaica2:36 AM1 h 56 minSat–Sun
1:05 AMJamaica3:04 AM1 h 59 minMon–Fri
7:15 AMJamaica9:06 AM1 h 51 minSelect weekend dates
8:15 AMJamaica10:02 AM1 h 47 minSat–Sun
8:18 AMJamaica10:05 AM1 h 47 minMon–Fri
10:27 AMJamaica12:10 PM1 h 43 minSat–Sun
11:41 AMJamaica1:33 PM1 h 52 minMon–Fri
12:14 PMJamaica2:15 PM2 h 01 minSat–Sun
4:30 PMHunterspoint Avenue6:47 PM2 h 17 minMon–Fri
5:13 PMPenn Station7:36 PM2 h 23 minMon–Fri
6:31 PMJamaica8:34 PM2 h 03 minMon–Fri
8:50 PMJamaica10:44 PM1 h 54 minMon–Fri
9:45 PMJamaica11:34 PM1 h 49 minSat–Sun

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

LIRR from Hampton Bays toward New York

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

LeavesToArrivesScheduledDays and notes
2:03 AMJamaica4:05 AM2 h 02 minMon–Fri; change at Jamaica for Penn or Grand Central
4:42 AMPenn Station6:56 AM2 h 14 minMon–Fri
5:30 AMLong Island City7:55 AM2 h 25 minMon–Fri
6:38 AMLong Island City8:57 AM2 h 19 minMon–Fri
7:57 AMJamaica9:48 AM1 h 51 minSat–Sun; change at Jamaica for Penn or Grand Central
12:23 PMJamaica2:29 PM2 h 06 minMon–Fri; change at Jamaica for Penn or Grand Central
12:37 PMJamaica2:11 PM1 h 34 minSelect weekend dates; change at Jamaica for Penn or Grand Central
3:43 PMJamaica5:25 PM1 h 42 minMon–Fri; change at Jamaica for Penn or Grand Central
4:06 PMJamaica5:56 PM1 h 50 minSat–Sun; change at Jamaica for Penn or Grand Central
5:58 PMJamaica7:46 PM1 h 48 minSat–Sun; change at Jamaica for Penn or Grand Central
8:49 PMJamaica10:35 PM1 h 46 minSat–Sun; change at Jamaica for Penn or Grand Central
11:07 PMJamaica1:00 AM +11 h 53 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 Hampton Bays 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 Hampton Bays is 83 miles by the routes the OpenStreetMap router picks. Hampton Bays is where Sunrise Highway stops being a freeway. East of the Route 24 interchange it crosses the Shinnecock Canal and continues as North Highway, a four-lane surface road better known as the Southampton Bypass. For traffic by day and season, read the guides to Friday traffic and Sunday traffic.

Getting around Hampton Bays when you arrive

Suffolk County Transit's Route 92 stops at Montauk Highway and Ponquogue Avenue, which SCT lists as a quarter-mile walk from the LIRR station. The bus runs about every 60 minutes, every day.

Hampton Bays is the last stop on the Westhampton Line eastbound, so a bus arriving here continues no further east. The Montauk Line buses use the Southampton stop instead.

A one-way LIRR fare from Penn Station is the same $33.00 peak to Hampton Bays as to Montauk, because both are in Zone 14.

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

Is Hampton Bays cheaper to reach than Southampton?

By Jitney, yes: the Westhampton Line fare is lower than the Montauk Line fare. By LIRR the fare is the same, because both stations are in Zone 14.

Is there a bus from the train station?

Suffolk County Transit's Route 92 stops within a quarter mile of Hampton Bays station, running about hourly every day.

Sources

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