Brooklyn Amtrak Station ?

[mrg0433]

Thinking of booking a cruise from Brooklyn.   Will be taking Amtrak from Providence to Brooklyn and use Uber or Cab to the ship.   Just wanted to know if anyone else has done this and can give any advice.  We have taken cruises from Manhattan and NJ and never had a problem.   Just wanted to be sure Amtrak stops in Brooklyn and if the station.is in a safe area to pick up a cab or Uber.   

 

[TheOldBear]

The Amtrak station in New York City is 'NYP' [New York Penn Station] on Manhattan Island

[jcl410]

Amtrak uses the newly renovated Moynihan Train Hall. (In the old Post office building across the street from the rest of Penn station.)  It's very nice, and safe. Easy access to ride share and taxis. 

 

Aloha,

 

John

[Charles4515]

2 hours ago, mrg0433 said:

Thinking of booking a cruise from Brooklyn.   Will be taking Amtrak from Providence to Brooklyn and use Uber or Cab to the ship.   Just wanted to know if anyone else has done this and can give any advice.  We have taken cruises from Manhattan and NJ and never had a problem.   Just wanted to be sure Amtrak stops in Brooklyn and if the station.is in a safe area to pick up a cab or Uber.   

 

Amtrak does not stop in Brooklyn. The closest Amtrak station is New York Penn in Manhattan. 

[GTJ]

18 hours ago, mrg0433 said:

Will be taking Amtrak from Providence to Brooklyn and use Uber or Cab to the ship. Just wanted to know if anyone else has done this and can give any advice. * * * Just wanted to be sure Amtrak stops in Brooklyn and if the station.is in a safe area to pick up a cab or Uber.

No, the only passenger railroad serving Brooklyn in the Long Island Rail Road. In years past I have traveled from Providence via ferry to Montauk (making a connection enroute at Block Island), and then traveling by Long Island Rail Road from Montauk into Brooklyn. It may also be possible to cross the Sound by ferry to Orient Point and travel by Long Island Rail Road from Greenport to Brooklyn. However, these routes are long and not particularly convenient, and might not even get you to Brooklyn timely to board your vessel. I would consider crossing the Sound and going by railroad into Brooklyn only if truly adventurous and willing to plan out all the details in advance.

 

More direct is travel by Amtrak (or by bus) from Providence to New York, then by local subway, bus, ferry, and/or taxi from New York to Brooklyn. From the station used by Amtrak in New York, the Moynihan Train Hall at Pennsylvania Station, among the options is travel on the Eighth Avenue subway (the "A" or "C" train) to the Jay Street-MetroTech station in downtown Brooklyn, then continue either by taxi or B61 bus to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal.

[wheezedr]

What is the best address to give Uber/ Lyft for the Brooklyn cruise terminal 

[Charles4515]

42 minutes ago, wheezedr said:

What is the best address to give Uber/ Lyft for the Brooklyn cruise terminal 

In the app where it asks where you are going put Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. 

 

[TheOldBear]

46 minutes ago, wheezedr said:

What is the best address to give Uber/ Lyft for the Brooklyn cruise terminal 

See https://nycruise.com/brooklyn-terminal/directions/

 

[mrg0433]

On 10/1/2023 at 11:02 PM, Charles4515 said:

Amtrak does not stop in Brooklyn. The closest Amtrak station is New York Penn in Manhattan. 

Thanks for.the info.    There used to.be bus service from MA directly to ships.  I will search around for more info. 

[GTJ]

5 hours ago, mrg0433 said:

There used to.be bus service from MA directly to ships. I will search around for more info.

Greyhound Lines used to offer regular bus service to and from the Manhattan Cruise Terminal serving many places in New England, and Yankee Trails continues that tradition today from Albany, New York. I don't know of any regularly scheduled bus services to and from the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, so it would helpful for many were you to post details of any such services found. Otherwise, it is reasonably convenient getting to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal by ferry from lower Manhattan, but that's about it (absent from having to walk a few blocks from a local bus stop in Red Hook).