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There are 4 ways to get from Islip to Paterson by train, bus, car, or subway

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Train
best
1. Take the train from Islip to JamaicaMontauk Branch
2. Take the train from Frank R Lautenberg Secaucus Lower Level to PatersonMnbn / ...
2h 23m
$15–48
Drive 60.7 mi
cheapest
1. Drive from Islip to Paterson60.7 mi
1h 17m
$12–16
Line 2 bus, train, bus
1. Take the bus from Islip Town Hall to Amityville LIRR2
2. Take the train from Amityville to New York Penn Station
3. Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Market St At City Hall161 / ...
3h 29m
$19–50
Train, subway, bus
1. Take the train from Islip to Jamaica
2. Take the subway from Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport to 42 St-Port Authority Bus TerminalE
3. Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Main St At Market St190
2h 39m
$20–50

Islip to Paterson by train

138Weekly Trains

2h 23mAverage Duration

$15Cheapest Price

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Distance: 61.7 mi
Duration: 2h 23m

What companies run services between Islip, NY, USA and Paterson, NJ, USA?

You can take a train from Islip to Paterson via Jamaica, New York Penn Station, and Frank R Lautenberg Secaucus Lower Level in around 2h 23m.

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Paterson(opens in a new window), United States(opens in a new window)

Paterson is the largest city in and the county seat of Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city was the state's third-most-populous municipality, with a population of 159,732. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Paterson

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.

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.

Empire State Building(Opens in a new window)

The Empire State Building is a 102-story skyscraper located on Fifth Avenue between West 33rd and 34th Streets in Midtown, Manhattan, New York City. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet (381 m), and with its antenna included, it stands a total of 1454 ft tall. Its name is derived from the nickname for New York, the Empire State.

Places to stay in Paterson

Courtyard by Marriott Wayne Fairfield(Opens in a new window)

7.9Good

Crowne Plaza Saddle Brook by IHG(Opens in a new window)

7.7Good

Hyatt Place Fair Lawn Paramus(Opens in a new window)

7.9Good

Residence Inn Wayne(Opens in a new window)

9.3Superb

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