Manhattan on the Web: Transportation

Air | Alternative | Bus | Car | Rail | Water

Air

John F. Kennedy International Airport
Getting to and from JFK, getting around JFK, airlines, terminal services, services for travelers with disabilities, links to other airports around the country and the world, and information on helicopter travel.

LaGuardia Airport
Getting to and from LaGuardia, getting around LaGuardia, airlines, terminal services, services for travelers with disabilities, links to other airports around the country and the world, and information on helicopter travel.

Liberty Helicopters
Charter service from Manhattan to many locations, including the airports.

Newark Airport
Getting to and from Newark, getting around Newark, airlines, terminal services, services for travelers with disabilities, links to other airports around the country and the world, and information on helicopter travel.

Alternative

Bicycle Development Network Program

NYC Inline Skating Guide: Where to Skate
This site includes a list of Manhattan streets that are good for skaters.

Roosevelt Island Tramway
Official page for the Roosevelt Island Tramway which links Manhattan to Roosevelt Island. Gives information including when and where to get it and how much it costs.

Transportation Alternatives
Manhattan based non-profit advocacy organization for cyclists and pedestrians.

Bus

Hampton Jitney
Daily motorcoach service between Manhattan and Long Island beaches.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Bus)
The MTA oversees New York City busses. On their web site, you can find maps, schedules, changes and diversions, facts and figures, fares, and telephone numbers.

Car

E-ZPass New York Service Center
The toll paying system used for New York's tunnels, bridges and highways. Sign up and account information. Links to automobile related sites.

MetroCommute NYC
Up to the minute traffic, transit and weather information.

New York State Deptartment of Motor Vehicles
Information on driving in New York including getting a driver's license, registering a vehicle, and Manhattan office hours and locations.

NYC Department of Transportation
Information on New York City roadways, bridges and parking.

Taxi and Limousine Commission
Agency responsible for licensing and regulating New York City's taxicabs, limousines, neighborhood car services, vans and wheel-chair accessible ambulettes. Contacts for complaints, lost property and other consumer affairs.

Rail

Long Island Railroad

Metro-North Railroad

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (subway)
Information on subway schedules, fares, routes, delays. Includes maps. Everything a straphanger needs to get around, except the fare.

New Jersey Transit Rail System
The official site of New Jersey's public transportation corporation. Maps, timetables, and fare information for rail routes.

PATH Trains
Maps and schedules for the PATH trains. The Port Authority's official site.

Water

Ferry Information
A NYC Department of Transportation site listing public and privately owned ferries to and from New York City.

Official Staten Island Ferry and Schedule
The NYC Department of Transportation's official ferry time table.