Silver Spring to New York - 11 ways to travel via train, bus, car, and subway

There are 11 ways to get from Silver Spring to New York by train, bus, car, subway or plane

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Train

Take the train from Washington Union Station to New York Penn Station

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Bus

Take the bus from Silver Spring Bus Stop to New York Port Authority

Bus via Washington Union Station

Take the bus from Washington Union Station to New York Midtown

Subway to Reagan Washington, fly to New York JFK, train

Take the subway from Silver Spring, Red Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Red Line Track 2 Platform
Fly from Reagan Washington (DCA) to New York JFK (JFK)
Take the train from Jamaica to New York Penn Station

Subway to Reagan Washington, fly to New York La Guardia, train

Take the subway from Silver Spring, Red Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Red Line Track 2 Platform
Fly from Reagan Washington (DCA) to New York La Guardia (LGA)
Take the train from Woodside to New York Penn Station

Subway to Reagan Washington, fly to Newark, train

Take the subway from Silver Spring, Red Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Red Line Track 2 Platform
Fly from Reagan Washington (DCA) to Newark (EWR)
Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to New York Penn Station

Subway to Washington Dulles, fly to Newark

Take the subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
Fly from Washington Dulles (IAD) to Newark (EWR)

Subway to Washington Dulles, fly to New York La Guardia

Take the subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
Fly from Washington Dulles (IAD) to New York La Guardia (LGA)

Subway to Reagan Washington, fly to White Plains, train

Take the subway from Silver Spring, Red Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Red Line Track 2 Platform
Fly from Reagan Washington (DCA) to White Plains (HPN)
Take the train from White Plains to Grand Central

Train to Baltimore, fly to Islip, train

Take the train from Washington Union Station to Bwi Thurgood Marshall Airport Station
Fly from Baltimore (BWI) to Islip (ISP)
Take the train from Central Islip to New York Penn Station

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Questions & Answers

What is the cheapest way to get from Silver Spring to New York?

The cheapest way to get from Silver Spring to New York is to bus via Washington Union Station which costs $22 - $80 and takes 5h 23m.

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What is the fastest way to get from Silver Spring to New York?

The quickest way to get from Silver Spring to New York is to train which costs $11 - $500 and takes 3h 24m.

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Is there a direct bus between Silver Spring and New York?

Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Silver Spring Bus Stop and arriving at New York Port Authority. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 40m.

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Is there a direct train between Silver Spring and New York?

No, there is no direct train from Silver Spring to New York station. However, there are services departing from Silver Spring, Red Line Center Platform and arriving at New York Penn Station via Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 24m.

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How far is it from Silver Spring to New York?

The distance between Silver Spring and New York is 202 miles. The road distance is 222.1 miles.

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How do I travel from Silver Spring to New York without a car?

The best way to get from Silver Spring to New York without a car is to train which takes 3h 24m and costs $11 - $500.

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How long does it take to get from Silver Spring to New York?

It takes approximately 3h 24m to get from Silver Spring to New York, including transfers.

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Where do I catch the Silver Spring to New York bus from?

Silver Spring to New York bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Silver Spring Bus Stop station.

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Where do I catch the Silver Spring to New York train from?

Silver Spring to New York train services, operated by Amtrak Acela, depart from Washington Union Station.

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Train or bus from Silver Spring to New York?

The best way to get from Silver Spring to New York is to train which takes 3h 24m and costs $11 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $5 - $70 and takes 4h 40m.

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Distance: 201.8 miles
Duration: 3h 24m

What companies run services between Silver Spring, MD, USA and New York, NY, USA?

Amtrak Acela operates a train from Washington Union Station to New York Penn Station hourly. Tickets cost $50 - $490 and the journey takes 2h 49m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from Silver Spring Bus Stop to New York Port Authority 3 times a day. Tickets cost $25 - $70 and the journey takes 4h 40m. Peter Pan Bus Lines also services this route once daily.

Airlines

United Airlines

Website: united.com

Flights from Reagan Washington to Newark

Ave. Duration: 1h 33m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $95 - $400

Flights from Washington Dulles to Newark

Ave. Duration: 1h 24m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $120 - $430

Flights from Washington Dulles to Newark via Pittsburgh

Ave. Duration: 3h 37m
When: Monday to Friday
Estimated price: $120 - $430

Flights from Washington Dulles to New York La Guardia

Ave. Duration: 1h 23m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $170 - $600

American Airlines

Website: aa.com

Flights from Reagan Washington to New York JFK

Ave. Duration: 1h 26m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $100 - $440

Flights from Reagan Washington to New York La Guardia

Ave. Duration: 1h 23m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $140 - $400

Flights from Reagan Washington to New York La Guardia via Philadelphia

Ave. Duration: 3h 10m
When: Monday to Friday
Estimated price: $140 - $400

Flights from Reagan Washington to White Plains

Ave. Duration: 1h 19m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $320 - $650

Delta

Website: delta.com

Flights from Reagan Washington to New York JFK

Ave. Duration: 1h 30m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $100 - $330

Flights from Reagan Washington to New York La Guardia

Ave. Duration: 1h 24m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $110 - $350

Southwest Airlines

Website: southwest.com

Flights from Baltimore to Islip

Ave. Duration: 1h 6m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $120 - $460

JetBlue Airways

Website: jetblue.com

Flights from Reagan Washington to New York JFK

Ave. Duration: 1h 5m
When: Every day
Estimated price: $80 - $650

Train operators

Amtrak Acela

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Contact Details

Phone: +1 800-872-7245
Website: amtrak.com

Train from Washington Union Station to New York Penn Station

Ave. Duration: 2h 49m
Frequency: Hourly
Estimated price: $50 - $490
Schedules at: https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
Website: https://www.amtrak.com/home.html

Business Seat - Child 2-12: $25 - $180
Business Seat - Seniors and Active Military: $45 - $320
Business Seat - Adult: $50 - $360
First Class - Child 2-12: $85 - $290
First Class - Senior Citizens: $170 - $500
First Class - Adult: $170 - $490

Train from Washington Union Station to Bwi Thurgood Marshall Airport Station

Ave. Duration: 20 min
Frequency: Every 4 hours
Estimated price: $18 - $340
Schedules at: https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
Website: https://www.amtrak.com/home.html

Business Seat - Child 2-12: $9 - $110
Business Seat - Seniors and Active Military: $17 - $180
Business Seat - Adult: $18 - $200
First Class - Child 2-12: $30 - $130
First Class - Senior Citizens: $60 - $270
First Class - Adult: $60 - $340

Amtrak Northeast Regional

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Contact Details

Phone: +1 800-523-6590
Website: amtrak.com

Train from Washington Union Station to New York Penn Station

Ave. Duration: 3h 23m
Frequency: Hourly
Estimated price: $30 - $220
Website: http://www.amtrak.com
Schedules at: https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
Book at: https://www.amtrak.com/home.html

Child 2-12 with paid adult: $11 - $110
Reserved Coach Seat: $30 - $220
Business Class Seat: $110 - $260

Train from Washington Union Station to Bwi Thurgood Marshall Airport Station

Ave. Duration: 26 min
Frequency: Hourly
Estimated price: $14 - $200
Website: http://www.amtrak.com
Schedules at: https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
Book at: https://www.amtrak.com/home.html

Child 2-12 with paid adult: $1 - $100
Reserved Coach Seat: $14 - $200
Business Class Seat: $50 - $150

Northeast Regional exterior

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Northeast Regional interior

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Amtrak

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Contact Details

Phone: +1 800-872-7245
Website: amtrak.com

Train from Washington Union Station to New York Penn Station

Ave. Duration: 3h 53m
Frequency: 3 times a day
Estimated price: $9 - $110
Website: https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html

Child Coach - Advance Purchase: $9 - $40
Child Coach - short notice: $24 - $40
Child Business Class - advance purchase: $20 - $65
Child Business Class - short notice: $22 - $70
Coach Seat - Advance Purchase: $29 - $60
Business Seat - advance purchase: $40 - $140
Business Seat - short notice: $45 - $130
Coach Seat - short notice: $27 - $110

Train from Washington Union Station to Bwi Thurgood Marshall Airport Station

Ave. Duration: 25 min
Frequency: 3 times a day
Estimated price: $1 - $65
Website: https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html

Child Coach - Advance Purchase: $1 - $16
Child Coach - short notice: $7 - $19
Child Business Class - advance purchase: $10 - $35
Child Business Class - short notice: $11 - $40
Coach Seat - Advance Purchase: $10 - $24
Business Seat - advance purchase: $22 - $70
Business Seat - short notice: $28 - $55
Coach Seat - short notice: $6 - $65

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Business Class seating

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Crescent line lounge

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Standard Amtrak coach interior

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Standard Amtrak train

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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Phone: 202-637-7000
Website: wmata.com

Subway from Silver Spring, Red Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Red Line Track 2 Platform

Ave. Duration: 22 min
Frequency: Every 10 minutes
Estimated price: $2 - $4
Website: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

after 9:30 p.m. and weekend fare: $2
Senior / Disabled: $1 - $2
standard fare: $2 - $4

Subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform

Ave. Duration: 53 min
Frequency: Every 15 minutes
Estimated price: $2 - $6
Website: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

after 9:30 p.m. and weekend fare: $2
Senior / Disabled: $2 - $4
standard fare: $4 - $6

Ticket Vending machine

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Long Island Rail Road

Phone: +1-718-217-5477
Website: new.mta.info

Train from Jamaica to New York Penn Station

Ave. Duration: 19 min
Frequency: Every 10 minutes
Estimated price: $3 - $12
Website: https://new.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
Schedules at: https://new.mta.info/schedules

Peak: $3 - $12
Off-Peak: $4 - $7

Train from Woodside to New York Penn Station

Ave. Duration: 11 min
Frequency: Every 20 minutes
Estimated price: $3 - $11
Website: https://new.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
Schedules at: https://new.mta.info/schedules

Peak: $3 - $11
Off-Peak: $3 - $5

Train from Central Islip to New York Penn Station

Ave. Duration: 1h 11m
Frequency: Hourly
Estimated price: $3 - $20
Website: https://new.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
Schedules at: https://new.mta.info/schedules

Peak: $3 - $20
Off-Peak: $12 - $18

NJ Transit

Phone: +1 973-275-5555
Website: njtransit.com

Train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to New York Penn Station

Ave. Duration: 26 min
Frequency: Every 20 minutes
Estimated price: $13 - $16
Website: https://www.njtransit.com/
Schedules at: https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to

Child 5-11 and Senior: $10 - $12
Adult Airport: $13 - $16

Metro-North Railroad (MNR)

Phone: 511
Website: mta.info

Train from White Plains to Grand Central

Ave. Duration: 55 min
Frequency: Every 20 minutes
Estimated price: $9 - $21
Website: http://mta.info
Schedules at: https://new.mta.info/schedules

At Station Off-Peak: $9 - $12
Onboard Off-Peak: $16
At Station Peak: $12 - $15
Onboard-Peak: $19 - $21

Grand Central Terminal

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Maryland Transit

Phone: 1-866-743-3682
Website: mta.maryland.gov

Train from Washington Union Station to BWI RAIL STATION MARC nb

Ave. Duration: 35 min
Frequency: Hourly
Estimated price: $2 - $9
More information at: Maryland Transit

Senior / Disabled: $1 - $5
Standard Fare: $2 - $9

Bus operators

Greyhound USA

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Contact Details

Phone: +1 214-849-8100
Email: ifsr@greyhound.com
Website: greyhound.com

Bus from Silver Spring Bus Stop to New York Port Authority

Ave. Duration: 4h 40m
Frequency: 3 times a day
Estimated price: $25 - $70
Website: https://www.greyhound.com/

Peter Pan Bus Lines

Phone: 1-800-343-9999
Website: peterpanbus.com

Bus from Silver Spring Transit Center, Silver Spring, MD to Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York, NY

Ave. Duration: 4h 10m
Frequency: Once daily
Estimated price: $5 - $70
Website: https://peterpanbus.com/

Adult: $5 - $70

Flixbus USA

Phone: +1 (855) 626-8585
Website: flixbus.com

Bus from Washington Union Station to New York Midtown

Ave. Duration: 4h 25m
Frequency: Hourly
Estimated price: $20 - $75
Schedules at: flixbus.com

Adult: $20 - $75

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New York City (NYC), often called the City of New York or simply New York (NY), is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2018 population of 8,398,748 distributed over about 302.6 sqmi, New York is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the U.S. state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With almost 20 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and approximately 23 million in its combined statistical area, it is one of the world's most populous megacities. New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, significantly influencing commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, fashion, and sports. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy. - Wikipedia

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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.
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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.
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Flights from Reagan Washington to White Plains

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Train from Washington Union Station to New York Penn Station

Train from Washington Union Station to Bwi Thurgood Marshall Airport Station

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Train from Washington Union Station to New York Penn Station

Train from Washington Union Station to Bwi Thurgood Marshall Airport Station

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Train from Washington Union Station to New York Penn Station

Train from Washington Union Station to Bwi Thurgood Marshall Airport Station

Subway from Silver Spring, Red Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Red Line Track 2 Platform

Subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform

Train from Jamaica to New York Penn Station

Train from Woodside to New York Penn Station

Train from Central Islip to New York Penn Station

Train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to New York Penn Station

Train from White Plains to Grand Central

Train from Washington Union Station to BWI RAIL STATION MARC nb

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Bus from Silver Spring Bus Stop to New York Port Authority

Bus from Silver Spring Transit Center, Silver Spring, MD to Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York, NY

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