BY TRAIN

LONG ISLAND RAILROAD - MTA

  • Take the Long Island Railroad from Penn Station to Sayville. You will transfer trains at the Jamaica or Babylon Station (The conductor will confirm which station you will transfer at when they collect your ticket).
  • Once you arrive at Sayville Station a $5 shuttle bus will be waiting to take you to Fire Island ferry.
  • If you are traveling off-peak season, call Colonial Taxi at 631-589-3500 for a car to the ferry.
  • Take the Fire Island Pines ferry which is $14 roundtrip or $7.25 one-way.
  • Travel time fro NYC to Fire Island Pines: 2 – 2.5 hours.

MTA's BEACH GETAWAY PACKAGE DEAL

Available daily May 26 to September 3. Package is for same day use only.

Package includes...

  • An LIRR train ticket to Sayville Station.
  • A Colonial Taxi to the Sayville Ferry.
  • Sayville Ferry ticket to Fire Island Pines.

Price...

  • From New York and Brooklyn $32
  • From Jamaica $31.50

Package includes (4) stubs: (1) Discounted LIRR Off Peak round trip ticket (1) Round Trip Fire Island Pines Ferry Ticket (same day use only) for exchange at ferry window (2) Colonial Taxi One Way Taxi tickets (same day use only)

For schedule of ferry departure times call Sayville Ferry Service (631) 589-0810 or visit: sayvilleferry.com. Remember to take the train to Sayville Station and board Colonial Taxi only.

All FI package stubs are subject to same day use. Not valid Fridays after 5:30 PM. For Travel information, see schedules or call 511and say "LIRR".

Buying Tickets

At Gray, Green or Blue Ticket Machines (not available at Red, Daily Ticket Machines): All machines accept credit and debit cards; gray and green machines also accept cash. Select “Deals & Getaways”, then “Beach Getaways” followed by the package of your choice.

At Ticket Offices: Open ticket offices accept cash, credit and debit cards.

Things to know:

Rail tickets are valid for 14 days from date of sale, refundable for 30 days - subject to $10 refund processing fee. Admission tickets are only valid on dates indicated for each package; beaches may not have life guards before these dates and the LIRR is NOT responsible for ticket use on non-valid dates.

Fire Island package tickets that include ferry/taxi must be used on the same day and are not valid after 5:30 PM on Fridays. Please check ferry and connecting train information prior to trip.

For Travel information, see schedules or call 511and say "LIRR".

For more information visit the MTA website here.