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There are 4 ways to get from Merrick (Station) to Manhattan by train, bus, car, or taxi

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Train
best
1. Take the train from Merrick to Grand Central TerminalBabylon Branch
46 min
$7–17
Drive 27.5 mi
cheapest
1. Drive from Merrick (Station) to Manhattan27.5 mi
43 min
$5–8
Train, bus
1. Take the train from Merrick to JamaicaBabylon Branch
2. Take the bus from Sutphin Blvd/Archer Av to East 60th Street & 2nd AvenueQ60
1h 53m
$8–18
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Merrick (Station) to Manhattan27.5 mi
43 min
$240–300

Merrick (Station) to Manhattan by train

128Weekly Trains

46 minAverage Duration

$7Cheapest Price

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Distance: 25.5 mi
Duration: 46 min

What companies run services between Merrick (Station), NY, USA and Manhattan, NY, USA?

Long Island Rail Road operates a train from Merrick to Grand Central Terminal hourly. Tickets cost $7–17 and the journey takes 46 min.

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

There’s no city quite like the Big Apple. From the hustle of Wall Street to the bright lights of Times Square to Central Park's leafy outlook, New York City pulsates with energy. Touch the sky from the Empire State Building, rub shoulders with art buffs at the the Guggenheim or Museum of Modern Art, visit Lady Liberty on Ellis Island and walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. Spend the day lazing in Central Park, unleash your inner kid at Coney Island, sink your teeth into delectable pizza and bagels, or simply wander through some of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world – from NoHo and the Meatpacking District to Tribeca and Williamsburg.

Things to do in Manhattan

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 Manhattan

Hotel Beacon(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Hotel Belleclaire Central Park(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

The Manhattan Club(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Thompson Central Park New York, by Hyatt(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

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