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There are 4 ways to get from Rockaway to Hempstead by train, car, or bus

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1. Take the train from Dover to New York Penn Stationtrain Mne
2. Take the train from New York Penn Station to Mineolatrain Port Jefferson Branch / ...
3h 1m
$9–37
Drive 57.2 mi
1. Drive from Rockaway to Hempsteadcar 57.2 mi
1h 9m
$11–16
Train via Jamaica
1. Take the train from Dover to New York Penn Stationtrain Mne
2. Take the train from Jamaica to Hempsteadtrain Hempstead Branch
3h 33m
$9–39
Train, bus
1. Take the train from Morristown to New York Penn Stationtrain Mne
2. Take the bus from 178 St / Hillside to (arr.) Hemp TC / Eastbus n6 / ...
4h 20m
$10–30

Rockaway to Hempstead by bus and train

64Weekly Services

3h 1mAverage Duration

$9Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Rockaway to Hempstead.

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Distance: 66.6 mi
Duration: 3h 1m

What companies run services between Rockaway, NJ, USA and Hempstead, NY, USA?

You can take a bus from W Main St At Wall St to Mineola via E Blackwell St At Bergen St, Dover, and New York Penn Station in around 3h 1m.

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

The Town of Hempstead (historically known as South Hempstead) is the largest of the three towns in Nassau County (alongside North Hempstead and Oyster Bay) on Long Island, in New York, United States. The town's combined population was 793,409 at the 2020 census, which is the majority of Nassau County's population and makes it, by far, the largest population of any town in the United States.

Things to do in Hempstead

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.

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.

Places to stay in Hempstead

Garden City Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Residence Inn Long Island Garden City(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Hyatt Place Garden City(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

Hampton Inn by Hilton Garden City Long Island(Opens in a new window)

7.9Good

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