flybynighttothecape t1_ixoekas wrote
What city are you starting from?
[deleted] OP t1_ixombms wrote
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Emptyplates t1_ixonopk wrote
Oof. It's going to be 2-3 hours each way. We lived much closer to NYC than you and it was 2+ hours each way. From Toms River?
Carittz t1_ixoom8r wrote
Your best bet then is prob to drive the parkway up to the Metro Park station and then take the train into the city. Won't save you any time, still looking at like a 3 hour commute, but you don't have to deal with the stress of tunnel traffic or the cost of city parking.
VaMoInNj t1_ixoqz2v wrote
Why drive to Metro Park instead of one of the NJCL stations? Toms River to Bay Head or Point Pleasant should be less than 20 miles for a midtown direct train.
Carittz t1_ixosjzu wrote
Still looking at a 30-45 min drive to one of those stations. Add in the fact only a handful of those trains go straight to NY and the rest require a transfer in Long Branch leaving you with less flexibility. Plus the trains on the diesel section on the line aren't very fast because diesels don't accelerate as quickly as electric. So the actual commute time works out to be pretty much equal. Personally I'd prefer the greater flexibility in train schedules out of Metro Park rather than save some drive time going out of bay head.
Castor_and_Pollux123 t1_ixoyac6 wrote
And the parking situation at the NJCL stations might be limited (e.g., only a handful of spots; limited to town residents, etc).
ScarletKnight096 t1_ixpaj3q wrote
I have commuted from new brunswick to Waldorf area, two hours each way and and and snacks and food arw going to kill you, remember food prices went up
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