How to get fromBasking Ridge to Forest Hillsby train, subway, car or taxi

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There are 4 ways to get from Basking Ridge to Forest Hills by train, subway, car, or taxi

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Train, subway
best
1. Take the train from Basking Ridge to HobokenMneg
2. Take the subway from 14 St to Forest Hills-71 AvF / ...
2h 3m
$9–22
Drive 42.8 mi
cheapest
1. Drive from Basking Ridge to Forest Hills42.8 mi
1h 7m
$8–12
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Basking Ridge to Forest Hills42.8 mi
1h 7m
$220–270
Train
1. Take the train from Basking Ridge to SummitMneg
2. Take the train from Summit to New York Penn StationMne / ...
2h 12m
$9–33

Basking Ridge to Forest Hills by train and subway

100Weekly Services

2h 3mAverage Duration

$9Cheapest Price

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Distance: 45.5 mi
Duration: 2h 3m

What companies run services between Basking Ridge, NJ, USA and Forest Hills, Queens County, NY, USA?

You can take a train from Basking Ridge to Forest Hills via Summit and New York Penn Station in around 2h 12m.

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Forest Hills(opens in a new window), United States(opens in a new window)

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Things to do in Forest Hills

Metropolitan Museum of Art(Opens in a new window)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially "the Met," is located in New York City, and is the largest art museum in the United States. With 7.06 million visitors in 2016, it was the second most visited art museum in the world, and the fifth most visited museum of any kind. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among seventeen curatorial departments. The main building, on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is by area one of the world's largest art galleries. A much smaller second location, The Cloisters at Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan, contains an extensive collection of art, architecture, and artifacts from Medieval Europe. On March 18, 2016, the museum opened the Met Breuer museum at Madison Avenue in the Upper East Side; it extends the museum's modern and contemporary art program.

Central Park(Opens in a new window)

Central Park is an urban park in Manhattan, New York City. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States, with 40 million visitors in 2013, and one of the most filmed locations in the world.

Barclays Center(Opens in a new window)

Barclays Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The arena is part of a $4.9 billion future business and residential complex now known as Pacific Park. The site is located at Atlantic Avenue, adjacent to the renamed Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center subway station on the, as well as directly above the LIRR's Atlantic Terminal.

Times Square(Opens in a new window)

Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment center and neighborhood in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. It stretches from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. Brightly adorned with billboards and advertisements, Times Square is sometimes referred to as "The Crossroads of the World", "The Center of the Universe", "the heart of The Great White Way", and the "heart of the world". One of the world's busiest pedestrian areas, it is also the hub of the Broadway Theater District and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. Times Square is one of the world's most visited tourist attractions, drawing an estimated 50 million visitors annually. Approximately 330,000 people pass through Times Square daily, many of them tourists, while over 460,000 pedestrians walk through Times Square on its busiest days.

Places to stay in Forest Hills

John Hotel(Opens in a new window)

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LIC Plaza Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

LIC Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Wingate by Wyndham Long Island City(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

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