There are 6 ways to get from Long Island to Randalls & Wards Islands by bus, subway, ferry, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from 74 St/Roosevelt Av to 83 St/Northern Blvdbus Q33 / ...
11 min$3–75Line 7 subway
- Take the subway from 74 St-Broadway to Queensboro Plazasubway 7 / ...
12 min$3Ferry
- Take the ferry from Rockaway to East 90th Stferry Rs
1h 38m$5Taxi
- Take the taxi from Brooklyn to Randalls & Wards Islandstaxi 13.5 mi
25 min$60–75Drive 13.5 mi
- Drive from Brooklyn to Randalls & Wards Islandscar 13.5 mi
25 min$3–4Line 7 subway, bus
- Take the subway from 74 St-Broadway to Queensboro Plazasubway 7 / ...
- Take the bus from 28 St/42 Rd to 21 St/24 Avbus Q69 / ...
37 min$6–11
Long Island to Randalls & Wards Islands by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Long Island to Randalls & Wards Islands is to drive which costs $2 - $4 and takes 25 min.
The fastest way to get from Long Island to Randalls & Wards Islands is to bus which takes 11 min and costs $3 - $75.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from 74 St/Roosevelt Av and arriving at 83 St/Northern Blvd. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11 min.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Rockaway and arriving at East 90th St. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 38m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from 74 St-Broadway and arriving at Queensboro Plaza. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12 min.
The distance between Long Island and Randalls & Wards Islands is 1 miles. The road distance is 13.5 miles.
The best way to get from Long Island to Randalls & Wards Islands without a car is to bus which takes 11 min and costs $3 - $75.
The bus from 74 St/Roosevelt Av to 83 St/Northern Blvd takes 11 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Long Island to Randalls & Wards Islands bus services, operated by MTA Bus Company, depart from 74 St/Roosevelt Av station.
Long Island to Randalls & Wards Islands train services, operated by MTA, depart from 74 St-Broadway station.
What companies run services between Long Island, Suffolk County, NY, USA and Randalls & Wards Islands, NY, USA?
MTA Bus Company operates a bus from 74 St/Roosevelt Av to 83 St/Northern Blvd every 10 minutes. Tickets cost $3–8 and the journey takes 11 min. Hampton Jitney Inc. also services this route 5 times a day. Alternatively, MTA operates a subway from 74 St-Broadway to Queensboro Plaza every 5 minutes. Tickets cost $3 and the journey takes 12 min.
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- MTA Homepage
Subway from 74 St-Broadway to Queensboro Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- MTA Schedules
- Website
- MTA Homepage
- Website
- MTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3
Subway from 74 St-Broadway to Queensboro Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- MTA Schedules
- Website
- MTA Homepage
- Website
- MTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- MTA
Bus from 74 St/Roosevelt Av to 83 St/Northern Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- MTA
- Schedules at
- MTA scheduled
- Website
- MTA: World Cup 2026
- Standard Fare
- $3–8
Bus from 28 St/42 Rd to 21 St/24 Av
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- MTA
- Schedules at
- MTA scheduled
- Website
- MTA: World Cup 2026
- Standard Fare
- $3–8
- Phone
- +1 631.283.4600
- Website
- Hampton Jitney
Bus from 74 St/Roosevelt Av to 83 St/Northern Blvd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–75
- Website
- Hampton Jitney
- Schedules at
- Hampton Jitney Schedule Information
- Book at
- Hampton Jitney Reservations
- Onboard
- $25–50
- Ambassador
- $60–75
- Prepaid Online Rate
- $17–21
- Phone
- 1-844-469-3377
- [email protected]
- Website
- NYC Ferry
Ferry from Rockaway to East 90th St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- NYC Ferry
- Schedules at
- NYC Ferry Routes
- Adult one-way
- $5
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Estimated price
- $60–75
Bay Express
- Phone
- +1 718-232-3434
Chico Express
- Phone
- +1 718-256-6666
- Website
- chicoexpress.net
La Revancha
- Phone
- +1 718-236-2424
- Website
- larevancha.net
NYC.gov
- Website
- nyc.gov
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Booking & Getting There
Long Island to Randalls & Wards Islands bus services, operated by MTA Bus Company, arrive at 83 St/Northern Blvd station.
Long Island to Randalls & Wards Islands train services, operated by MTA, arrive at Queensboro Plaza station.
Yes, the driving distance between Long Island to Randalls & Wards Islands is 14 miles. It takes approximately 25 min to drive from Long Island to Randalls & Wards Islands.
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