Boston, Mass to Nanuet, New York (Rockland: depreciation, maintenance, live)

[b4boston]

i usually drive from boston, mass to nanuet to see my girlfriend i would like to make my life much easier since the drive is almost more than three hours i've been doing it but eventually it wear on me though i do not live/work in new york...if anyone could help me figure a better/cheaper way from boston, mass to nanuet, new york i would appreciate it so that i may research the information.

[clevedark]

You could take a bus to Manhattan and then public transportation to Nanuet, but that's going to take a lot longer than three hours.

I don't think the Amtrack train stops anywhere near Nanuet, either. Maybe post on the Rockland County thread in NY for more answers? (Nanuet is in Rockland, isn't it?)

[holden125]

Is the problem three hours or three hours of driving?

As Clevedark said, if you take the bus to NYC and then transit out to Nanuet, it will be a lot longer than 3 hours. Depending on time and day, the bus to NYC alone will be 4-5 hours, plus time getting to South Station. Once in NYC, you have to take a commuter bus to Nanuet (wait time, plus the actual trip is 1-1.5 hours) or get to Penn Station and take an NJ Transit train up there (wait time, and the actual trip is an hour to an hour 20).

Amtrak, much more expensive, doesn't really save you much time either. If you can do it in less than 6.5 hours I'd be surprised, and you'd get very tired of lugging bags all over.

It's certainly not faster, and I don't think it's cheaper either (though it's hard to calcualate depreciation on the car, effect on maintenance costs, etc.).

[b4boston]

Originally Posted by clevedark

You could take a bus to Manhattan and then public transportation to Nanuet, but that's going to take a lot longer than three hours.

I don't think the Amtrack train stops anywhere near Nanuet, either. Maybe post on the Rockland County thread in NY for more answers? (Nanuet is in Rockland, isn't it?)

it's definitely in rockland county i love the drive i guess i can continue riding that way soon enough i will make nanuet my home...i will be up there almost twice this month Oct...i'm also applying for jobs at city/state level...i will be getting married & possibly deciding on having a family next year...so my plate is full...so the drive continues.