Getting Here, Getting Around
While Long Island has some heavily populated areas, it’s primarily very suburban, composed of small to medium-size towns. So, depending on where you want to go within Long Island, driving is probably the easiest way to get to your destination, though taxi, town car, or limo services are available (but potentially costly).
From the major airports, scheduled and door-to-door shuttle buses and shared vans are available to various Long Island areas. Or, if you’re coming from or going to Manhattan (New York City), train service, provided by the Long Island Railroad, is a very popular mode of transportation, particularly among daily commuters.
Mass-transit bus service can get you around Long Island, but these buses tend to be less convenient, due to the fact that they make frequent stops and have very defined routes.
To put things in perspective from a mileage standpoint, here’s the distance between a few major cities and Long Island’s Nassau/Suffolk border:
1. All Hampton Taxi
City: Long Island, NY
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (631) 287-2121
2. All Island Transportation
City: Long Island, NY
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: Uniondale, (516) 489-3333
3. Bay Shore Taxi
City: Long Island, NY
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (631) 655-0600
4. Colonial Taxi
City: Long Island, NY
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (631) 588-5555
5. David Brothers Taxi
City: Long Island, NY
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (631) 655-1515
6. Dawson Taxi
City: Long Island, NY
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (516) 223-2400
7. Ollie’S Taxi & Airport Service
City: Long Island, NY
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: South Shore, (516) 437-0505
8. Oyster Bay Taxi
City: Long Island, NY
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (516) 931-2929
9. Quick Taxi Of South Hampton
City: Long Island, NY
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (631) 259-8294
10. Reliable Taxi
City: Long Island, NY
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (631) 342-1111
11. Taxi Of The Hamptons
City: Long Island, NY
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (631) 324-9294
City: Long Island, NY
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
13. John F. Kennedy International Airport (Jfk)
City: Long Island, NY
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (718) 244-4444
Description: Often referred to as “Kennedy Airport” or “JFK,” this is one of the major international airports that service New York City and all surrounding areas. It is located on Long Island, in the southeastern section of Queens, on Jamaica Bay. This airport handles the majority of the area’s international incoming and outgoing flights, and is serviced by more than 50 major airlines. For information about ground transportation options to and from this airport, call (800) 247-7433.
14. Laguardia Airport (Lga)
City: Long Island, NY
Category: Getting Here, Getting Around
Telephone: (718) 533-4000 or (718) 533-34
Description: Composed of several terminals, including the Main Terminal, US Airways Terminal, Delta Terminal, and the Marine Air Terminal, this major airport is serviced by about 15 primarily domestic airlines, including Air Canada, AirTran, American, Colgan, Comair, Continental, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Midwest, Southwest, Spirit, United, and US Airways. LaGuardia is also located on Long Island, in the borough of Queens.