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Long Island Buses
Long Island is served by an extensive network of mass transportation bus routes carrying over 35 million passengers annually. Over 430 buses offer continuous service on 118 routes throughout the Nassau-Suffolk region. Buses serve most of the Island's communities and stop at many of the Island's railroad stations, shopping malls, corporate centers, airports, colleges and even beaches. For bus routes, systems maps and schedules in Nassau call 516-766-6722 and in Suffolk call 631-360-5700 or visit MTA Long Island Bus at http://www.mta.info/libus/index.html.
Long Island Trains
One alternative to driving is to take the train to Long Island. The Long Island Railroad, the nation's largest commuter railroad, operates 730 passenger trains daily on three major east-west routes from New York City along the entire length of the Nassau-Suffolk County region. With over 1,100 passenger cars and 701 miles of track, the LIRR services 124 stations in communities throughout Long Island and carries over a quarter million passengers daily. The railroad offers scheduled group rates, Beach Packages and One Day Getaways, as well as Air Train service to JFK Airport http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mta/airtrain.htm. For schedules and rates call 516-822-LIRR, 631-231-LIRR or visit the Long Island Rail Road http://www.lirr.org/lirr/index.html.
Long Island Ferries
Long Island is served by two year-round ferry lines that cross Long Island South and connect Port Jefferson to Bridgeport, Connecticut and Orient Point to New London, Connecticut. Sometimes getting there is half the fun and a ferry trip is an enjoyable boat ride as well as transportation. And if you want to visit the Long Island resort communities on Fire Island where no cars are allowed, the only way in is to take one of the six passenger ferry routes. Also, you can get from the North Fork to the South Fork of Long Island through Shelter Island using two short ferry rides. All Long Island ferries are listed below - call for current schedules and rates.
Ferry Service To Connecticut, Rhode Island, Block Island - Orient Point, Long Island to New London, Connecticut: Cross Sound Ferry, Inc., Dock Road, Orient Point. Cars, passengers, motorcoaches, trucks. 1 hour 20 minute trip each way. Year-round. Phone: 631-323-2525. Web: https://www.longislandferry.com/Default.asp. - Port Jefferson, Long Island to Bridgeport, Connecticut: Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry Company, 102 West Broadway, Port Jefferson. Cars, motorcoaches and passengers. 1 hour 15 minute trip each way. Year-round. Phone: 631-473-0286. Web: http://www.bpjferry.com/. - Montauk to Block Island; Newport, Rhode Island; New London and Mystic, Connecticut: Viking Ferry, West Lake Drive, Montauk. Passengers only. Bicycles accommodated. 1 hour 30 minutes each way. Phone: 631-668-5709. Web: http://www.vikingfleet.com/. To Shelter Island - North side Shelter Island to Greenport: North Ferry Company, Route 114, Shelter Island. Carries cars, passengers, motorcoaches, trucks. Seven minutes each way. Year-round. Phone: 631-749-0139. Web: http://www.northferry.com/. - South side Shelter Island to North Haven near Sag Harbor: South Ferry, Inc., Route 114, Shelter Island. Carries cars, passengers, motorcoaches, trucks. Five minutes each way. Year-round. Phone: 631-749-1200. Web: http://www.southferry.com/. To Fire Island - Patchogue to Davis Park, Watch Hill & Fire War Seashore: Davis Park Ferry Company, Patchogue River, Patchogue. 631-475-1665. March to September. No vehicles. 20 minutes each way. - Bay Shore to Solitaire, Ocean Beach, Atlantique, Kismet, Dunewood, Fair Harbor, Seaview & Ocean Bay Park: Fire Island Ferries, Maple Avenue, Ocean Bay Shore. Peak service May thru September. Limited service year round, weather permitting. No vehicles. 30 minutes each way. Phone: 631-665-3600. Web: http://www.fireislandferries.com/. - Sayville to Fire Island Pines, Cherry Grove: Sayville Ferry Service, River Road, Sayville. April to October No vehicles. 20 minutes each way. Phone: 631-589-0810. Web: http://www.pagelinx.com/sayvferry/index.shtml. - Sayville to Fire Island National Seashore, Sailor's Haven/Sunken Forest: Sunken Forest Ferry Service, River Road, Sayville. May-October. No vehicles. 30 minutes each way. Phone: 631-589-0810. Web: http://www.pagelinx.com/sayvferry/sf.shtml.
Long Island Airports
Three major airports serve Long Island. Long Island Islip MacArthur Airport, located in Ronkonkoma in the central portion of Long Island, offers scheduled flights through nine airlines. Over a million passengers pass through the 1,400-acre airport annually. Just over the Nassau border in adjacent Queens County are JFK International and LaGuardia Airport. JFK, one of the world's major airports handles 21 million passengers annually. LaGuardia handles 14 million passengers. Four additional airports located on Long Island feature full service fixed based operators and also serve executive and privately owned planes. They are Republic Airport in East Farmingdale, Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, Brookhaven Calabro Airport in Shirley and East Hampton Airport.

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