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How to get fromFire Island to Long Beach Islandby ferry, train, bus, or taxi

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There are 3 ways to get from Fire Island to Long Beach Island by ferry, train, bus, or taxi

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  1. Ferry, train, bus

    best
    1. Take the ferry from Watch Hill, Fire Island to Patchogue, NYferry ferry
    2. Take the train from Patchogue to Jamaicatrain train
    3. Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Southern Ocean County Park & Ridebus bus 319
    6h 6m
    $84–161

  2. Ferry, bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Watch Hill, Fire Island to Patchogue, NYferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Patchogue LIRR to Amityville LIRRbus bus 2
    3. Take the train from Amityville to New York Penn Stationtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Southern Ocean County Park & Ridebus bus 319
    6h 47m
    $82–155

  3. Ferry, train, taxi

    1. Take the ferry from Watch Hill, Fire Island to Patchogue, NYferry ferry
    2. Take the train from Patchogue to Jamaicatrain train
    3. Take the train from New York Penn Station to Long Branchtrain train
    4. Take the taxi from Bay Head to Long Beach Islandtaxi taxi
    7h 30m
    $152–242

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  • Distance: 214.1 mi
  • Duration: 6h 6m

What companies run services between Fire Island, NY, USA and Long Beach Island, NJ, USA?

There is no direct connection from Fire Island to Long Beach Island. However, you can take the ferry to Patchogue, NY, walk to Patchogue, take the train to Jamaica, walk to Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport, take the subway to 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal, walk to Port Authority Bus Terminal, take the bus to Southern Ocean County Park & Ride, then take the taxi to Long Beach Island. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Patchogue, NY, walk to Patchogue, take the train to Jamaica, take the train to New York Penn Station, take the train to Long Branch, take the train to Bay Head, then take the taxi to Long Beach Island.

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