There are 5 ways to get from Great Neck (Station) to Lower Manhattan by train, subway, bus, taxi, or car
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Train, line 6 subway
best- Take the train from Great Neck to Grand Central Terminaltrain Port Washington Branch
- Take the subway from Grand Central-42 St to Spring Stsubway 4 / ...
49 min$9–14Drive 17.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Great Neck (Station) to Lower Manhattancar 17.2 mi
26 min$4–5Bus, line 7 subway
- Take the bus from Great Neck Sta / South to Union St / Rooseveltbus n20G
- Take the subway from Flushing-Main St to Grand Central-42 Stsubway 7 / ...
1h 31m$6Taxi
- Take the taxi from Great Neck (Station) to Lower Manhattantaxi 17.2 mi
26 min$160–190Train
- Take the train from Great Neck to New York Penn Stationtrain Port Washington Branch
55 min$9–15
Great Neck (Station) to Lower Manhattan by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Great Neck (Station) to Lower Manhattan is to drive which costs $3 - $5 and takes 26 min.
The fastest way to get from Great Neck (Station) to Lower Manhattan is to taxi which takes 26 min and costs $160 - $190.
No, there is no direct train from Great Neck (Station) to Lower Manhattan. However, there are services departing from Great Neck and arriving at Spring St via Grand Central-42 St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 49 min.
The distance between Great Neck (Station) and Lower Manhattan is 18 miles. The road distance is 17.3 miles.
The best way to get from Great Neck (Station) to Lower Manhattan without a car is to train and line 6 subway which takes 49 min and costs $9 - $15.
It takes approximately 49 min to get from Great Neck (Station) to Lower Manhattan, including transfers.
Great Neck (Station) to Lower Manhattan train services, operated by Long Island Rail Road, depart from Great Neck station.
Great Neck (Station) to Lower Manhattan train services, operated by Long Island Rail Road, arrive at Grand Central Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Great Neck (Station) to Lower Manhattan is 17 miles. It takes approximately 26 min to drive from Great Neck (Station) to Lower Manhattan.
There are 3556+ hotels available in Lower Manhattan.
What companies run services between Great Neck (Station), NY, USA and Lower Manhattan, NY, USA?
Long Island Rail Road operates a train from Great Neck to New York Penn Station hourly. Tickets cost $6–12 and the journey takes 37 min.
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Great Neck to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $6–9
- Peak
- $7–12
Train from Great Neck to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $6–9
- Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- mta.info
Subway from Grand Central-42 St to Spring St
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 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 Flushing-Main St to Grand Central-42 St
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 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
- +1 516-336-6600
- Website
- nicebus.com
Bus from Great Neck Sta / South to Union St / Roosevelt
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.nicebus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.nicebus.com/Tools/Maps-and-Schedules
- Regular Fare
- $3
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Estimated price
- $160–190
Long Island Taxi
- Phone
- +1 516-418-2120
- Website
- longislandtaxi.li
Always Ready Car Service
- Phone
- (718) 527-5555
Carmel Car & Limo
- Phone
- (212) 666-6666
- Website
- carmellimo.com
Dial 7 Car Service
- Phone
- (212) 777-7777
- Website
- dial7.com
Queens Village Car Service
- Phone
- (718) 776-8787
- Website
- queensvillagecarservice.com
Bethpage Taxi
- Phone
- +1 516-652-2353
- Website
- bethpagetaxi.li
Mexico Car Service
- Phone
- +1 914-968-6666
- Website
- mexicocs.com
Ernie's & Yorktown Car Service
- Phone
- +1 914 666 7379
Empire Ride Inc
- Phone
- +1 914 290 5400
Babes Taxi
- Phone
- +1 201-944-6800
- Website
- babestaxi.com
Fort Lee Taxi & Car Service
- Phone
- (201) 944-1166
- Website
- fortleetaxi.com
Lee Taxi
- Phone
- (201) 944-5566
Teaneck Taxi
- Phone
- (201) 833-2222
- Website
- teanecktaxiservice.com
Seaford Taxi and Airport Service
- Phone
- +1 516 661-1010
- Website
- seafordtaxi.li
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