There are 5 ways to get from Albany to Cold Spring Harbor by train (Amtrak), bus, train, car, plane, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Empire Service / ...
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Cold Spring Harbortrain Port Jefferson Branch
3h 57m$102–158Drive 170 mi
cheapest- Drive from Albany to Cold Spring Harborcar 170 mi
3h 18m$31–45Bus, train
- Take the bus from Albany, NY to New York, NY - Midtownbus Nyc / ...
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Huntingtontrain Port Jefferson Branch
5h 30m$51–64Line 905 bus, fly, subway, train, bus
- Take the bus from Hawk/Capitol Station - Washington Ave & Hawk St to Colonie Station - Central Ave & Colonie Centerbus
- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane ALB - LGA
- Take the subway from Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av to Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airportsubway
- Take the train from Jamaica to Huntingtontrain
- Take the bus from Huntington LIRR Train Station to Cold Spring Harbor - Cold Spring Harbor State Parkbus
6h 7m$102–676Bus, train via Albany
- Take the bus from Albany to New Yorkbus Adt A291-D / ...
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Huntingtontrain Port Jefferson Branch
6h 6m$40–128
Albany to Cold Spring Harbor by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Albany to Cold Spring Harbor is to drive which costs $30 - $45 and takes 3h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Albany to Cold Spring Harbor is to drive which takes 3h 18m and costs $30 - $45.
No, there is no direct train from Albany station to Cold Spring Harbor. However, there are services departing from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station and arriving at Cold Spring Harbor via New York Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 57m.
The distance between Albany and Cold Spring Harbor is 179 miles. The road distance is 171 miles.
The best way to get from Albany to Cold Spring Harbor without a car is to train which takes 3h 57m and costs $100 - $160.
It takes approximately 3h 57m to get from Albany to Cold Spring Harbor, including transfers.
Albany to Cold Spring Harbor train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station.
Albany to Cold Spring Harbor train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Albany to Cold Spring Harbor is 171 miles. It takes approximately 3h 18m to drive from Albany to Cold Spring Harbor.
There are 250+ hotels available in Cold Spring Harbor.
What companies run services between Albany, NY, USA and Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA?
You can take a train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Cold Spring Harbor via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, New York Penn Station, and Cold Spring Harbor in around 3h 57m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
Train from New York Penn Station to Cold Spring Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–14
- Peak
- $15–22
Train from New York Penn Station to Huntington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–15
- Peak
- $16–23
Train from Jamaica to Huntington
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $8–12
- Peak
- $12–17
Train from New York Penn Station to Huntington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–15
- Peak
- $16–23
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- MTA Homepage
Subway from Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av to Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- MTA Schedules
- Website
- MTA Homepage
- Website
- MTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3
- [email protected]
- Website
- Gotobus
Bus from Albany, NY to New York, NY - Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $38
- Website
- Gotobus
- Adult One-way
- $38
- Phone
- +1 518-482-8822
- [email protected]
- Website
- CDTA
Bus from Hawk/Capitol Station - Washington Ave & Hawk St to Colonie Station - Central Ave & Colonie Center
- Base fare
- $2
- Phone
- +1 631 427-8287
- [email protected]
- Website
- huntingtonny.gov
Bus from Huntington LIRR Train Station to Cold Spring Harbor - Cold Spring Harbor State Park
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- huntingtonny.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Albany to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–110
- Website
- Trailways
- Schedules at
- Trailways
- Saver
- $29–100
- Flexible
- $55–110
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- [email protected]
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Albany to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult One-way
- $26–55
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