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i8chillywilly t1_iyez2xl wrote

Metro North will be a lot less than Amtrak. It goes into Grand Central.

https://new.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad

Download the app. It has the schedules and you buy the tickets on the app.

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Max1035 t1_iyfc2ls wrote

Just to add: Not only is metro north cheaper, there is way more flexibility in schedule. More trains per hour, and you don’t have to buy the ticket in advance, so you are not locked into a certain schedule. If you aren’t ready to leave at 7pm, just take the 8pm instead, etc.

I usually drive to Milford and take the train from there (there is free parking on the weekends). I don’t know anything about the Hartford line because I’m not up there, but it sounds like a reasonable option. I only take Amtrak when I am going to the airport (Newark or Boston)- for that, it is a lot easier than navigating the commuter trains.

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Lilcoqui17 t1_iyf0cis wrote

Agreed!!

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D_Squiz t1_iyf2jzh wrote

This is the answer. Please don’t take Amtrak for areas covered by Metro North. It’s great to go to Boston or DC but not when you have a commuter train into NYC.

It’s either Hartford Line into New Haven or West Haven direct to NYC.

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i8chillywilly t1_iyfdvsb wrote

Just to add there are station in almost every CT from New Haven to NY.
No need to make a reservation. Trains almost every hour both ways.
Lots of pay parking or if off hours free parking.

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