How to get fromGrand Central Terminal to Elmontby train, bus, subway, taxi or car

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There are 6 ways to get from Grand Central Terminal to Elmont by train, bus, subway, taxi, or car

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Train, bus
best
1. Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to Valley StreamFar Rockaway Branch / ...
2. Take the bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300n1
1h 28m
$9–15
Bus
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Madison Av/E 40 St to Elmont Rd/Dutch BroadwayQm64
1h 43m
$2–7
Subway, bus
1. Take the subway from 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr to Jamaica-179 StF / ...
2. Take the bus from 178 St / Hillside to Savoy Av / Hempsteadn1 / ...
1h 30m
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Grand Central Terminal to Elmont17.6 mi
26 min
$95–120
Drive 17.6 mi
1. Drive from Grand Central Terminal to Elmont17.6 mi
26 min
$4–5
Bus via 178 St / Hillside
1. Take the bus from Madison Av/E 40 St to Hillside Av/180 StQm68
2. Take the bus from 178 St / Hillside to Savoy Av / Hempsteadn1 / ...
1h 53m
$6–10

Grand Central Terminal to Elmont by foot and bus

30Weekly Services

1h 43mAverage Duration

$2Cheapest Price

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Distance: 21 mi
Duration: 1h 28m

What companies run services between Grand Central Terminal, NY, USA and Elmont, NY, USA?

MTA Bus Company operates a bus from Madison Av/E 40 St to Elmont Rd/Dutch Broadway 4 times a day. Tickets cost $2–7 and the journey takes 1h 39m.

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Elmont, United States(opens in a new window)

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Things to do in Elmont

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.

Belmont Park(Opens in a new window)

Belmont Park is a major Thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in Elmont, New York, just outside New York City limits. It first opened on May 4, 1905. It is typically open for racing from late April through mid-July (known as the Spring meet), and again from mid-September through late October (the Fall meet).

Citi Field(Opens in a new window)

Citi Field is a baseball park located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in the New York City borough of Queens. Completed in, it is the home field of the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Citi Field was built as a replacement for and adjacent to Shea Stadium, which opened in next to the site of the 1964 New York World's Fair.

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.

Places to stay in Elmont

Floral Park Motor Lodge(Opens in a new window)

6.8Pleasant

John Hotel(Opens in a new window)

7.9Good

LIC Plaza Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

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

8.3Very Good

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