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There are 5 ways to get from Hackensack to Wantagh by train, bus, subway, car, or taxi

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Train
best
1. Take the train from New York Penn Station to WantaghBabylon Branch / ...
1h 52m
$13–39
Drive 35.4 mi
cheapest
1. Drive from Hackensack to Wantagh35.4 mi
52 min
$7–10
Bus, subway, train
1. Take the bus from State St At Banta Pl to Port Authority Bus Terminal165
2. Take the subway from 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal to Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK AirportE
3. Take the train from Jamaica to Wantagh
2h 29m
$17–41
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Hackensack to Wantagh35.4 mi
52 min
$150–190
Bus, train
1. Take the bus from Polifly Rd At Essex St to Port Authority Bus Terminal144 / ...
2. Take the train from New York Penn Station to WantaghBabylon Branch / ...
1h 55m
$14–38

Hackensack to Wantagh by train

100Weekly Trains

1h 52mAverage Duration

$13Cheapest Price

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Distance: 42.4 mi
Duration: 1h 52m

What companies run services between Hackensack, NJ, USA and Wantagh, NY, USA?

Long Island Rail Road operates a train from New York Penn Station to Wantagh hourly. Tickets cost $8–19 and the journey takes 53 min.

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Wantagh, United States(opens in a new window)

Wantagh is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, New York, United States. The population was 18,613 at the time of the 2020 census. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Wantagh

Old Westbury Gardens(Opens in a new window)

Old Westbury Gardens is the former estate of John Shaffer Phipps (1874–1958), heir to a U.S. Steel fortune, in Nassau County, New York. Located at 71 Old Westbury Road in Old Westbury, the property was converted into a museum home in 1959 and is open for tours April through October for a fee.

Cradle of Aviation Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Cradle of Aviation Museum is an aerospace museum located in Garden City, New York on Long Island to commemorate Long Island's part in the history of aviation. It is located on land once part of Mitchel Air Force Base which, together with nearby Roosevelt Field and other airfields on the Hempstead Plains, was the site of many historic flights. So many seminal flights had occurred in the area that by the mid-1920s the cluster of airfields was already dubbed the "Cradle of Aviation", the origin of the museum's name.

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum(Opens in a new window)

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (branded as NYCB Live, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum for naming rights reasons), commonly known as just Nassau Coliseum, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York. The Coliseum is approximately 19 mi east of New York City on Long Island.

Jones Beach State Park(Opens in a new window)

Jones Beach State Park (colloquially, "Jones Beach") is a state park of the U.S. state of New York. It is in southern Nassau County, in the hamlet of Wantagh, on Jones Beach Island, a barrier island linked to Long Island by the Meadowbrook State Parkway, Wantagh State Parkway, and Ocean Parkway.

Places to stay in Wantagh

Jones Beach Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

Best Western Bar Harbour Inn(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

Jones Beach Houseboat(Opens in a new window)

9.7Exceptional

Econo Lodge Hicksville - Long Island(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

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