There are 7 ways to get from Beacon to State College by train, bus, car, plane, or bus (Greyhound)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Beacon to Grand Central Terminaltrain Hudson
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to State College, Pabus New York
7h 50m$63–200Drive 243.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Beacon to State Collegecar 243.9 mi
4h 24m$45–65Train, bus via Harrisburg
- Take the train from Beacon to Croton-Harmontrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Harrisburgtrain
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to State College Bus Stationbus
9h 45m$104–350Train to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Beacon to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Penn State University Park Airport (SCE)plane LGA - SCE
7h 58m$81–386Bus
- Take the bus from Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus ShortLine Hudson
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to State College, Pabus New York
9h 5m$63–221Bus via Wilkes-Barre
- Take the bus from Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Wilkes-Barre, PAbus 124 / ...
- Take the bus from Wilkes Barre, Pa to State College, Pabus 815
10h 47m$108–231Train, bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Beacon to Grand Central Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from Bryant Park to Terminal Bbus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Penn State University Park Airport (SCE)plane EWR - SCE
8h 36m
Beacon to State College by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beacon to State College is to drive which costs $40 - $65 and takes 4h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Beacon to State College is to drive which takes 4h 24m and costs $40 - $65.
No, there is no direct bus from Beacon to State College. However, there are services departing from Beekman St & High St and arriving at State College, Pa via Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center and Port Authority Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 5m.
The distance between Beacon and State College is 335 miles. The road distance is 245.3 miles.
The best way to get from Beacon to State College without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 50m and costs $60 - $200.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Beacon to State College, including transfers.
Beacon to State College bus services, operated by Shortline Bus, depart from Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center station.
Beacon to State College bus services, operated by Shortline Bus, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Beacon to State College is 245 miles. It takes approximately 4h 24m to drive from Beacon to State College.
There are 55+ hotels available in State College.
What companies run services between Beacon, NY, USA and State College, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from Beekman St & High St to State College, Pa via Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center and Port Authority Bus Terminal in around 9h 5m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Pittsburgh, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Norfolk, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Beacon to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $15–17
- Peak
- $20–24
Train from Beacon to Croton-Harmon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–11
- Peak
- $13–16
Train from Beacon to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $14–17
- Peak
- $19–23
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Harrisburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- questions@us.megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to State College, Pa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to State College, Pa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $20–50
- Flexible
- $40–55
Bus from Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $18–45
- Flexible
- $39–43
Bus from Wilkes Barre, Pa to State College, Pa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–80
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $25–80
- Flexible
- $50–80
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912-6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Newburgh ShortLine Transportation Center to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adults
- $17–30
- Phone
- +1 800-233-8604
- Website
- martzbus.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://martzbus.com
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from Wilkes Barre, Pa to State College, Pa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912-6224
- olympia@coachusa.com
- Website
- newarkairportexpress.com
Bus from Bryant Park to Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Book at
- https://www.coachusa.com/airport-transportation
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