How to get fromPaterson to Queensby train, bus, subway, car or taxi

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

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Train
best
1. Take the train from Paterson to Frank R Lautenberg Secaucus Lower Leveltrain
2. Take the train from Frank R Lautenberg Secaucus Upper Level to New York Penn Stationtrain Nec / ...
3. Take the train from New York Penn Station to Jamaicatrain
1h 7m
$9–31
Drive 28.6 mi
cheapest
1. Drive from Paterson to Queenscar 28.6 mi
43 min
$6–8
Bus, subway
1. Take the bus from Market St At City Hall to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus 161 / ...
2. Take the subway from 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal to 104 Stsubway A
2h 5m
$12–30
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Paterson to Queenstaxi 28.6 mi
43 min
$150–190

Paterson to Queens by train

154Weekly Trains

1h 7mAverage Duration

$9Cheapest Price

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Distance: 28.4 mi
Duration: 1h 7m

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

You can take a train from Paterson to Jamaica via Frank R Lautenberg Secaucus Upper Level and New York Penn Station in around 1h 7m.

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Queens(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 Queens

Barclays Center(Opens in a new window)

Barclays Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The arena is part of a $4.9 billion future business and residential complex now known as Pacific Park. The site is located at Atlantic Avenue, adjacent to the renamed Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center subway station on the, as well as directly above the LIRR's Atlantic Terminal.

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.

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 Queens

The Waltham Private Room & bathroom John F Kennedy JFK LGA Airport Manhattan Penn Station bullet-train 15 min(Opens in a new window)

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DoubleTree by Hilton New York JFK Airport(Opens in a new window)

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Courtyard by Marriott New York JFK Airport(Opens in a new window)

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Hampton Inn NY-JFK(Opens in a new window)

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