There are 6 ways to get from East Meadow to Fort Lee by train, subway, bus, car, taxi, or bus (Greyhound)
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Train, line 1 subway, bus
best- Take the train from Hicksville to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Take the subway from 34 St-Penn Station to 168 St-Washington Htssubway 1
- Take the bus from Gw Bridge Bus Terminal to G W Bridge Plaza Westbus 171 / ...
1h 57m$22–50Drive 27.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from East Meadow to Fort Leecar 27.8 mi
39 min$6–8Train, bus
- Take the train from Hicksville to New York Penn Stationtrain Ronkonkoma Branch / ...
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Main St At Martha Washington Waybus 158 / ...
2h 12m$18–45Taxi
- Take the taxi from East Meadow to Fort Leetaxi 27.8 mi
39 min$250–300Bus, subway
- Take the bus from Front St + East Meadow Ave to (arr.) Hemp TC / Westbus n48 / ...
- Take the bus from Hemp Trans Ctr / Bays 6-10 to 179 St / Hillsidebus n6 / ...
- Take the subway from Jamaica-179 St to 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctrsubway F / ...
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Main St At Martha Washington Waybus 158 / ...
3h 8m$16–33Bus
- Take the bus from Hempstead Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus Greyhound US0250
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Main St At Martha Washington Waybus 158 / ...
3h 52m$13–34
East Meadow to Fort Lee by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from East Meadow to Fort Lee is to drive which costs $5 - $8 and takes 39 min.
The fastest way to get from East Meadow to Fort Lee is to drive which takes 39 min and costs $5 - $8.
No, there is no direct bus from East Meadow to Fort Lee. However, there are services departing from Front St + East Meadow Ave and arriving at Main St At Martha Washington Way via Hempstead Bus Station and Port Authority Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 52m.
The distance between East Meadow and Fort Lee is 80 miles. The road distance is 27.9 miles.
The best way to get from East Meadow to Fort Lee without a car is to train and line 1 subway and bus which takes 1h 57m and costs $21 - $50.
It takes approximately 1h 57m to get from East Meadow to Fort Lee, including transfers.
East Meadow to Fort Lee bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, depart from Hempstead Bus Station.
East Meadow to Fort Lee bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between East Meadow to Fort Lee is 28 miles. It takes approximately 39 min to drive from East Meadow to Fort Lee.
There are 3395+ hotels available in Fort Lee.
What companies run services between East Meadow, NY, USA and Fort Lee, NJ, USA?
You can take a bus from Front St + East Meadow Ave to Main St At Martha Washington Way via (arr.) Hemp TC / West, Hempstead Bus Station, and Port Authority Bus Terminal in around 3h 52m.
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Hicksville to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $8–12
- Peak
- $12–18
Train from Hicksville to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $8–12
- Peak
- $12–18
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Subway from 34 St-Penn Station to 168 St-Washington Hts
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Adult
- $3
Subway from Jamaica-179 St to 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Website
- https://www.mta.info
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/world-cup-2026-new-york-new-jersey
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Bus from Gw Bridge Bus Terminal to G W Bridge Plaza West
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–17
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adults
- $5–17
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Main St At Martha Washington Way
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–24
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adults
- $7–24
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Main St At Martha Washington Way
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–24
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adults
- $7–24
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Main St At Martha Washington Way
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–24
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Website
- https://njtworldcup.com/
- Adults
- $7–24
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Gw Bridge Bus Terminal to G W Bridge Plaza West
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $8–18
- Phone
- +1 516-336-6600
- Website
- nicebus.com
Bus from Front St + East Meadow Ave to (arr.) Hemp TC / West
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.nicebus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.nicebus.com/Tools/Maps-and-Schedules
- Regular Fare
- $3
Bus from Hemp Trans Ctr / Bays 6-10 to 179 St / Hillside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.nicebus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.nicebus.com/Tools/Maps-and-Schedules
- Regular Fare
- $3
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Hempstead Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Hempstead Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $250–300
Long Island Taxi
- Phone
- +1 516-418-2120
- Website
- longislandtaxi.li
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