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CatumEntanglement t1_iyc4us0 wrote

This post sounds like you don't live in Worcester. It's not quick to get to NYC.

There is no direct train from worcester to NYC. If you want to take a train, then you either drive to Providence and hop on the amtrack there to nyc...or drive down farther to Stamford CT and pick up the amtrack train there. Or you drive/take a bus directly to NYC. Driving might take you anywhere from 3.5hrs to 5hrs depending on traffic or where in NYC you're going to. The train, if it's the Acela line, will take 3.5hrs to go from Providence to Penn Station in nyc. No matter what mode of transportation, it's going to be around 4hrs.

If you're thinking of wanting short day trips to NYC... that's not going to happen. A short day trip would be going to a city like Boston. NYC is more like a weekend trip.

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NativeMasshole t1_iycja9c wrote

You can take a train from Union Station to NYC. You just need to take it out to Boston and all the way down the coast first. Which takes something like 6 hours.

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coldrunn t1_iycoxrf wrote

Or to Albany then down the Hudson. That's what Amtrak wants you to do.

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53mV3 OP t1_iyc7hb3 wrote

Thank you for this answer, and yeah, I definitely don't live in Worcester, nor do I know much about it. I am considering attending college in the area.

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Nalek t1_iydk24t wrote

If you're going to drive down to CT to take a train to NYC go to the West Haven Metro North Station free parking on weekends.

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CatumEntanglement t1_iydq30v wrote

Driving from worcester to Boston adds another hour out of the way, making the trip longer, while CT is on the way.

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Nalek t1_iydqbr9 wrote

The West Haven Metro North Station is in West Haven CT and closer than the Stamford stop on the same line. Idk why you're bringing up driving to Boston?? Metro North doesn't even go into MA and is overall cheaper than Amtrak typically.

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