There are 13 ways to get from Richmond to Elmont by bus, train, car, plane, or train (Amtrak)
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus Greyhound US0670 / ...
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Acela
7h 2m$90–197Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Richmond, VA - 900 W Leigh St to New York, NY - 201 West x 37th Stbus Charlotte
8h 33m$37–68Drive 343.2 mi
- Drive from Richmond to Elmontcar 343.2 mi
6h 26m$63–91Fly Richmond International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane RIC - JFK
- Take the train from Jamaica to Valley Streamtrain
- Take the bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300bus
4h 46m$60–319Train via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Washington Union Stationtrain Northeast Regional
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Acela
8h 11m$110–242Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Northeast Regional
8h 49m$114–238Bus via Richmond - Brook + Walmart Nhood Mkt
- Take the bus from Richmond - Brook + Walmart Nhood Mkt to New York, NYbus Richmond VA
9h 11m$66–91Fly Richmond International Airport to Laguardia Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane RIC - LGA
- Take the train from Woodside to Valley Streamtrain
- Take the bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300bus
5h 19m$83–513Fly Richmond International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane RIC - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Valley Streamtrain
- Take the bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300bus
5h 53m$74–344Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Take the train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane DCA - JFK
6h 25m$950–1,892Bus to Norfolk International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Take the bus from Richmond to Norfolkbus
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane ORF - JFK
6h 12m$87–334Bus to Charlottesville, fly to Laguardia Airport
- Take the bus from Richmond to Charlottesvillebus
- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane CHO - LGA
6h 17m$114–501Fly Richmond International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane RIC - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Valley Streamtrain
- Take the bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300bus
7h 11m$92–1,069
Richmond to Elmont by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Richmond to Elmont is to bus which costs $35 - $70 and takes 8h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Richmond to Elmont is to fly and train and bus which takes 4h 46m and costs $60 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Richmond to Elmont. However, there are services departing from Richmond, VA - 900 W Leigh St and arriving at Savoy Av / Hempstead via 6 Av/W 37 St, 188 St/64 Av and 178 St / Hillside. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Richmond station to Elmont. However, there are services departing from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station and arriving at Valley Stream via Washington Union Station and New York Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 11m.
The distance between Richmond and Elmont is 354 miles. The road distance is 345.2 miles.
The best way to get from Richmond to Elmont without a car is to bus and train which takes 7h 2m and costs $90 - $200.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Richmond to Elmont, including transfers.
Richmond to Elmont bus services, operated by CoachRun, depart from Richmond, VA - 900 W Leigh St station.
Richmond to Elmont train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Richmond to Elmont is to bus which takes 8h 33m and costs $35 - $70. Alternatively, you can train via Washington, which costs $110 - $250 and takes 8h 11m.
What companies run services between Richmond, VA, USA and Elmont, NY, USA?
CoachRun operates a bus from Richmond, VA - 900 W Leigh St to New York, NY - 201 West x 37th St 5 times a week. Tickets cost $30–60 and the journey takes 6h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300 via Washington Union Station, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, New York Penn Station, Valley Stream, and Valley Stream Sta in around 8h 11m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Charlottesville to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Charlottesville to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Charlottesville to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–460
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
Train from Jamaica to Valley Stream
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $4–6
- Peak
- $3–7
Train from Woodside to Valley Stream
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $5–8
- Peak
- $6–10
Train from New York Penn Station to Valley Stream
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $6–10
- Peak
- $8–13
Train from New York Penn Station to Valley Stream
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $6–10
- Peak
- $8–13
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult Airport
- $15–19
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 617-681-0820
- [email protected]
- Website
- CoachRun
Bus from Richmond, VA - 900 W Leigh St to New York, NY - 201 West x 37th St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- CoachRun
- Phone
- +1 516-336-6600
- Website
- Nassau Inter-County Express
Bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nassau Inter-County Express
- Schedules at
- Nassau Inter-County Express Maps and Schedules
- Regular Fare
- $3
Bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nassau Inter-County Express
- Schedules at
- Nassau Inter-County Express Maps and Schedules
- Regular Fare
- $3
Bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nassau Inter-County Express
- Schedules at
- Nassau Inter-County Express Maps and Schedules
- Regular Fare
- $3
Bus from Valley Stream Sta to Elmont Rd + Beth David Cemetary#300
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Nassau Inter-County Express
- Schedules at
- Nassau Inter-County Express Maps and Schedules
- Regular Fare
- $3
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wanda Coach
Bus from Richmond - Brook + Walmart Nhood Mkt to New York, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Wanda Coach
- Book at
- GotoBus.com
- Adult One Way
- $60–85
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More Questions & Answers
Richmond to Elmont bus services, operated by CoachRun, arrive at New York, NY - 201 West x 37th St station.
Richmond to Elmont train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Richmond to Elmont is 345 miles. It takes approximately 6h 26m to drive from Richmond to Elmont.
There are 1930+ hotels available in Elmont.














