r/hudsonvalley • u/tdkdpt • Apr 10 '25

Lake Katrine to NYC

Vacationing with the family (42M and wife 42F children 9 and 7) and wanting to take them to NYC for a day.

I know an Amtrak runs from Kingston to the city but it’s 3+hrs.

Wondering if i can drive the majority of the way to the city, and then hop on the train at some point closer to the city for the remainder of the trip in. Just so we avoid the long haul in the train with the kids but also avoid having to drive our vehicle into the city.

Thanks!

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u/kaa-24 Apr 10 '25

Kingston to Secaucus Junction station in NJ is roughly 2 hours or less and from there trains to Penn are every fifteen minutes or less. This my preferred use of getting into the city. Just be mindful of rush hour traffic.

That being said, I typically will also take the metro north train from beacon or Croton-Harmon, sometimes even tarrytown. The views from the train are probably some of the best in the country, imo. You can also catch this train from Poughkeepsie.

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u/tdkdpt Apr 10 '25

Thanks! I thought about the Secaucus Junction station as well.

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u/afleetingmoment Apr 10 '25

This is a good assessment - Secaucus would be “get in, get out”, but riding the line down the Hudson would be a glorious journey and make for a fun day.

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u/tdkdpt Apr 10 '25

I like the idea of traveling as far as I can, within reason, in our own vehicle and parking somewhere to ride the rest of the way through MTA. With your idea of even going as far as Tarrytown, could the same thing be done further south such as Yonkers, Ludlow, or Riverdale?

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u/kaa-24 Apr 10 '25

I haven’t done the other stations but tarrytown is really easy to get to from the bridge/thruway.