Is there a way to get from New Haven to Boston after 10:30 on a weeknight without a car?

Submitted by boil_water_advisory t3_10d3ax9 in newhaven

I'm looking to go to a concert on a Tuesday night in New Haven. I live in the Boston area but wanted to come visit the town for a day. I was planning on taking the Northeast Regional down early in the day, but didn't realize that the last train back on a weeknight is before 9. It doesn't look like any of the Peter Pan/Greyhound buses run after 8 or so. Is there a way to get back without a car that I'm overlooking or should I just plan on renting one? Thanks!!

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ApatheticAbsurdist t1_j4jgcqy wrote

Amtrak leaves New Haven at 10:45pm.

Wanderu.com is great for searching trains and busses.

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boil_water_advisory OP t1_j4jvose wrote

From what I'm seeing the last train that leaves on a week night is a Northeast Regional at 9:42. Thanks for the advice on wanderu, though doesn't appear to be anything after that NR

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Ecofre-33919 t1_j4jh9gw wrote

Yeah - i think you’ll have to rent a car unless you want to spend the night and take the train back in the am.

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daybeers t1_j4mcjzh wrote

Yeah, really unfortunate. #66 leaves at 4:43am and gets in before 8, otherwise #2190 leaves at 8 getting in around 10, with #190 leaving at 8:41 getting in just after 11.

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flytweed t1_j4kshe2 wrote

If you Have to get back to Boston before sunrise and need to avoid renting a car you Could do the counter intuitive train to NYC and backtrack with a late night bus NY to BOS.

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HartfordResident t1_j4xfnlm wrote

That's genius. Not sure if any of those make a pit stop in Hartford (if so, the train from New Haven to Hartford runs late)

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flytweed t1_j4jdnar wrote

Check Megabus, too, they just added additional NHV trips to BOS and NYC.

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Nerdanese t1_j4joffd wrote

If its a big(ger) concert there has to be someone else going back to boston - see if yall can organize a carpool?

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curbthemeplays t1_j4maqw6 wrote

Carpool or stay at a hotel. They should be reasonably priced on a weekday if there aren’t any big Yale events happening.

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Beneficial-Award6366 t1_j4nczsd wrote

Check wanderu that’s how I’d get from new haven to Boston when I was a student

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HartfordResident t1_j4q9pnl wrote

You could take the CT Rail commuter rail train to Hartford and then take an Uber to Boston for maybe $150. The last trains run very late. Or just take an Uber from New Haven since it might not be a huge price difference for you if you're already spending that much.

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