Easiest way to 87/NY Thruway from LI

[hotkarl]

Thanks for all the help everyone!

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by twingles

Cross Bronx to GWB to palisades parkway to 87 north. I went to college outside Albany and this was by far - on a regular basis - the quickest route. Of course that was *ahem* quite a few years ago. But we also used to go to Saratoga every summer till about 10 years ago and that was the route we always took. You can make it to Albany in 3 hours barring any major traffic issues. I have tried every route there is and this one was always the best.

My cousins lived in Sloatsburg and I was at SUNY Albany freshman year. We would drive GWB to 4 to 17 and pick up 87 outside Ramapo, just south of the Sloatsburg travel plaza. I also used this route to drive up to the Quickway..

[sirtiger]

Originally Posted by NYTom

This is exactly the way you want to go!

Use the upper GWB and just make sure you are over the bridge by 7:00 am to avoid traffic during rush hours.

I actually favor the lower level.

-no trucks
-I like to get my NJ gas off the lower exit oppose to that one gas station off the Palisades....line is always way too long.

[Peppin0]

Funny how popular this thread got when the premise was really "What's the best way to get out of Long Island?"

[Omar_Comin_Yo]

Originally Posted by nassau2suffolk

simplest way is nsp/gcp, over rfk bridge to the bronx. That puts you on major deegan expwy which is i 87.

+1

[kmrlongisland]

I go to the Adirondacks 8 to 10 times per year. Do yourself a favor and get the mobile app Waze. It will provide you the most efficient path from point A to point B and update the route in real-time.

[hotkarl]

Originally Posted by Pinuzzo

Funny how popular this thread got when the premise was really "What's the best way to get out of Long Island?"

Ha ha! I didn't want to be so blunt!