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Old 10-18-2006, 09:03 AM
 
Location: state of enlightenment
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Trying to figure out the logistics of my move from NYC to SWB. What kind of public transportation is there between SWB and NYC? Is there a rail line? What's the nearest large airport?
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Old 10-18-2006, 03:57 PM
 
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I am not sure there is public transportation from that area to NYC.
I think the closest major airport is Newark in NJ...
It probably will take you about 3 hours to NYC.
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Old 10-18-2006, 07:26 PM
 
Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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Trying to figure out the logistics of my move from NYC to SWB. What kind of public transportation is there between SWB and NYC? Is there a rail line? What's the nearest large airport?
Hey there George! Bamboo (Rosanna) is correct; there isn't much in the way of mass transit between the region and NYC (as of yet). Martz Trailways runs commuter buses between Wilkes-Barre and NYC several times per day from its downtown terminal, and more companies may follow suit, as construction of a new downtown intermodal transportation terminal is now underway.

There have been rumors fluttering about for many years about restoring a commuter rail link between Scranton and NYC (possibly with a connection to Wilkes-Barre as well), but that effort has recently picked up steam, as elected officials in both NJ and PA are finally cooperating to make this a reality. Most of the railways are already in place; we just need to cut through the red tape that is otherwise known as the PA and NJ governments! LOL! With the growing population of NJ/NY transplants in our area, especially in Monroe County, as well as the recent announcement that "Wall Street West" will be bringing thousands of jobs from NYC-based firms to Monroe County, this rail line will become even MORE essential in the upcoming years. I suspect that we'll be able to board a train in Scranton in 2010, bound for Hoboken, NJ, from where you'd take a connector into the city. This is extremely important for me; I'll be graduating from college in 2009, and I hope to utilize this new rail line to commute daily between the region and NYC for employment.

Also, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre International Airport is located midway between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre in my hometown of Pittston Township, just off I-81 and about fifteen to twenty minutes from your upcoming home in Wilkes-Barre. The word "international" is a bit of a joke though; you'd have to grab a connection from Scranton to Pittsburgh, Atlanta, or Detroit and then fly to another nation from those airports! Nevertheless, the airport just opened a huge, brand new terminal and a new cafe, bringing it into the 21st Century.
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Old 10-19-2006, 01:20 AM
 
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You can get the train up to port jervis then grab the bus.

Both train and bus run to Port Jervis. Then it is only bus. Unless you go through NJ, then i have no idea how that would go.
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Old 10-19-2006, 09:29 PM
 
Location: Wilkes-Barre
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When I take the bus from Wilkes Barre to NYC it takes aprox. 2 hours. Same for the bus from Wilkes Barre to Phila.
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