Ny train question

[Disneysun]

We are heading to NY in a few weeks to see Wicked and I was wondering about the best way to travel there. My thoughts were we would drive from home and possibly park at a train station near the city. We are heading from central CT and will be on the 84/684, does anyone know a good train station to park at. I imagine there will be a parking charge, but probably not $58 a night!

Thanks for your help!!

 

[java]

We are heading to NY in a few weeks to see Wicked and I was wondering about the best way to travel there. My thoughts were we would drive from home and possibly park at a train station near the city. We are heading from central CT and will be on the 84/684, does anyone know a good train station to park at. I imagine there will be a parking charge, but probably not $58 a night!

Thanks for your help!!

More info please. Are you going to leave it overnight? Then you might have a problem. Most train lots ticket cars left longer than 12 hours. I am assumoing that based on your $58. You generally need a "commuter pass" to park, plus add in the cost of the train.

here's a great place to see how much garages charge you can change the location I just picked theater district.
http://nyc.bestparking.com/index.php#1

 

[Disneysun]

Yes, we are staying at a hotel in the theatre district and would need to leave the car overnight. I will check out that website, thanks!!

 

[meriface11]

Brewster North is a good station right off 84. If you are staying overnight on a friday or saturday night, it's ok to park overnight.

 

[ctinct]

There are a lot of smaller small lots that do not charge anything all along the way. Seymour, Beacon Falls, Naugatuck, etc. All these would be relatively safe. Do not leave it in Waterbury, though. The problem with these stations is that there is a limited # of trains. As you get closer in to NYC, there is more service, but I don't know about the parking. My daughter frequently travels from Bridgeport, where there is plentiful train service, but I don't know if you can leave your car overnight there. I think she most often parks in the Holiday Inn lot there. Perhaps give them a call. Maybe the Metro-North website can help.

ETA: If you do decide to use a lot that is manned and gated, be sure it will be open at the time you plan to pick up your car. DD was left scrambling for a spot once when she realized the lot she had planned to park in would be closed by the time she got back, so she would not have been able to retrieve her car until the morning.

 

[MikeP22]

I can offer up info on the two trains I take to work in NYC from Westchester County (depending on where I have to go in the AM before work).

Mamaroneck is right off I-95 if you come down that way (or the Hutch if you come down 684) and costs $4.00 a day to park on the NY bound side, if you can get there early enough to get a spot.

Hartsdale is somewhat off of I-287 (which you can get to from 84/684). Parking at the train station meters is $7.50 a day. Do not park in the garage behind the stores; it costs more and you can only pay for shorter intervals.

Both are relatively safe neighborhoods in general, but Hartsdale is a much safer place to leave your car.

 

[shamrock30]

Stamford's train station has a parking garage for $10 a day. We've left our car there for as long as 2 weeks with no issues. Trains are frequent. I've also heard that for a few dollars more, New Haven's train station has a parking garage that's across from the police station.