Closest train station to York area?

Hello Chris

Closest and easiest I think is Harrisburg.

Are you traveling from Utah? From Chicago, I would take the Cardinal to Baltimore. To avoid the change of trains in Pittsburg. Chris I never road the Cardinal.

Clem

A quick view of the List, I would guess Lancaster, PA.  about 30 miles east of York on Rt 30.  Harrisburg is about the same distance, 30 miles north of York. 

No flying to York, Actually was going to head from York to New York Sunday after the meet.

Rabbit Transit operates busses from York direct to the Harrisburg Amtrak Station.

Information here.

Other bus lines might as well. The station in Harrisburg is both bus and train.

Greyhound goes to Harrisburg at the train station,  too. Looks like two schedules a day, at least on Saturday.

Check on web site..........here

Heck I bet you could catch a ride with a forum member to harrisburg or new york.

Airports of any significance usually have rental car agencies.  Is that true for train

stations?  It is one of the reasons I haven't taken the train.  Sounds like same problem

facing someone on another thread who would like to fly into the York airport...no

rental car service...

I feel like I'm reading the "Who's on First?" script. How are you getting from your home in Utah to the East? I'm not sure where Harrisburg/Lancaster train stations fit into your trip.

Flying from Utah into BWI, spend a few days in York area (Weds-Sat) , then get to a train station and ride into New York, spend a few days there and fly out of JFK back to Utah

Right now trying to find a hotel in Manhattan that doesn't cost an Arm and Leg is proving to be tough. I am just catch a real early train Sunday into NYC and then take the last one back to Harrisburg Sunday night

Chris, Try the NY Hilton at 53 rd st & 6th ave. It's the best location in NY. You should be able to get a room there for around $350. $400.

Ouch Eddie, that is about what I find. I'm a motel 6 kind of guy

"THIRD BASE !"

Jerry

Stay in New Jersey and ride the PATH Train into New York.  Look for a hotel near one of the station cities.  There may be bus service from York to Lancaster or Harrisburg.  If you goggle 'york pa train station' it put up a map.  Click on the map and it will bring up all the train stations.  Hanover Junction Station is a tourist railroad stop.

http://www.panynj.gov/path/maps-schedules.html

There's an Amtrak station at BWI (about 1 hour from York,PA) and another in Downtown Baltimore (about 45 minutes from York, PA). If you're renting a car at BWI it might be easiest to return the car at BWI and catch the train there. The Amtrak Acela is my personal favorite from BWI to NYC Penn Station.

Do you think the Acela is worth 3X the cost? ($146. vs $49. one way)

If it were for a daily commute then definitely not worth the extra fare. I take the Acela to NYC 3 or 4 times a year. It's 30 minutes faster and has fewer stops but I mostly like the comfortable ride and watching the scenery roar by at high speed. I like the way the Acela "Leans into" the curves. For the experience as well as the time savings, It's worth it to me. Since Chris is coming from Utah, I'm assuming this is a special occasion and so I do think it is worth the higher fare.

I agree one should try it...I've ridden it to NYC and DC. It no longer has the plus of wii on board. I think a large % of people riding it are on business trips, with their company footing the bill.

The Acela is one thing I am looking at trying out as a one time thing. Other goal is to visit BH Photo in Manhattan. Still working on the NYC lodging,

The Park Savoy on 58th street usually has rooms for around $100 per night. That's really inexpensive for Midtown Manhattan. The area is safe and close to a lot, although you will have to take to Subway to BH Photo. The trade-off is that the rooms are small and kind of gloomy. There's not really a lobby, more of a check-in window. The rooms do seem clean and they have private bathrooms. If your not planning to spend much time in your room, this could be a good spot.

B&H is truly a sight to be seen. But since I'm a local, there's a way to be in and out real fast IF you know exactly what you want beforehand:

--Assuming you've compiled a list of items you're looking for, look them up on B&H's website. Record the "B&H number" for each item.

--Visit the customer service areas and hand the list to the counter person. They'll bring them up on the computer and the items will be dispatched from their warehouse right to their workstation via the automated conveyor system.

--Once your items are scanned in, you'll get a receipt to take to the cashier, and your items will make their way via the conveyor system to the pick-up area, tagged with your receipt number.

I've sailed into there with a half-dozen or so items on my list and exited in less than 10 minutes . Of course, this being your first visit, you'll want to spend much more time there marveling at the selection and even the conveyor system speeding merchandise all over the store (remember they close early on Friday and aren't open at all on Saturday or major Jewish holidays--their website will let you know which ones)

---PCJ

Someone would have to pay ME that much to stay overnight in New York City.

That city is definitely NOT on my bucket list of places I want to visit. No thanks!

Your loss Rich.

The Park Savoy doesn't have rooms available for the next 2 years, so it doesn't matter what the price is.

I have walked the streets of Paris, London, Frankfurt, Berlin, Oslo, Copenhagen,

Stockholm, and others, etc., etc. including even one that was then behind the Iron Curtain, where I was followed around by the Volkspolizei, and driven around Philly, Boston, S.F, LA, and Chicago....for THAT city I want an armed and armored humvee....just as if visiting Pyongyang or Bagdad.  Hey... the Volkspolizei did not

have "stop and frisk", although they ran mirrors on wheels under the bus to make

sure no citizens wanted to start new lives elsewhere.

You're right! Wow! I can't believe that relic is booked solid for two years after March. Maybe they're closing for renovation...or demolition. Either one would help. 

I haven't used this site in a long time but if you follow their suggestions and use their information you can frequently get a smokin deal on a good hotel in a big city.  http://www.betterbidding.com/index.php?showforum=123

Chris

Try the Roosevelt Hotel at 45th and Madison.

It's usually about $200/night.

Old, but elegant and clean.

A block from Grand Central and easy walking to Times Square.

Peter

Does anyone have any idea of what this post is about?

Chris from Utah is coming to York in April. Afterward, he plans to continue his trip by traveling from there to New York City. He is looking for local advice/tips. Some forum members offered tips, a few offered their genuine distain for New York City. Chris is probably rethinking his decision to travel to the East Coast.

Just like giving the Acela a try, it might be worth spending the big bucks on a hotel overlooking the heart of Times Square, or the very upscale Plaza Hotel at Central Park. I love NYC, and so does my wife. We even spent our one week Honeymoon at the Plaza (but back then, in 1967, the room was only $75./night...however, I was only making $8,000. per year). NYC is a very "walkable" city, with many great things to do and see.

And Grand Central Terminal is awesome to see. The train from BWI/Baltimore goes into the less awesome Penn station. 

Chris

TRY Hotels.com. they usually have some amazing deals especially this far in the future

Steve

Stay on the Jersey side and catch the ferry into Manhattan.

Is that the same hotel in the movie, The Out of Towners, with Jack Lemmon?

Interesting thread.  I would think a resident of Utah needs to know that the East coast corridor has a lot of people.  Of the 15 million Pennsylvania residents, 8 million are in Philly and the three counties around Philly.  Population thins a bit toward Harrisburg/York area, IMO not much. Just part of the experience.  Lots to do, don't over plan.  I got that advice the first time my wife and I planned an extended stay in the Great South West, (Nevada/Arizona).  Things look easy on a map, there are a lot miles, and here in the east, a lot of people, between points A and B.  I assume BWI, is Baltimore, Washington International Airport.

(Suggestions) You may want to explore Baltimore's inner harbor area, and yes, there is a very good train museum in Baltimore.  D.C. is classic, every citizen should do D. C., IMO.  There is the Smithsonian also.  I biked into D.C. a few years ago, along the C&O Canal Path trail, part of the National parks system. I was amazed at how rustic, and rugged the Potomac River basin was and then it opened into Georgetown and D.C.  There is a slim chance you could catch D.C. at Cherry Blossom time.   Working your way back to York, you would be experiencing most of the  area in spring planting mode. A lot of Amish presence, York/Lancaster, PA. There is a very popular tourist Railroad, Lancaster, PA and the Pennsylvania Train Museum.    There is also a lot of Civil War historical sites.  Just down the road from York is Gettysburg.   I did the Antietam Battle Field on the Canal path bike trip.  Harpers Ferry is another heavy train area, that has historical significance,  another stop on the Canal Path bike trip.   

Best wishes and enjoy your trip east.

Mike   

This remindes me of a time when a couple from Europe stopped at the fire house and asked for directions.  They flew into New York and visited the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty.  They wanted to go see Fort Mc Henery, The Smithsonian and Washington Monument, The Gateway Arch in St Louis.  Hit the Grand Canion, Las Vegas and the Golden Gate Bridge.  All in a week while driving. 

If you are going to BH Photo,make sure you check the opening and closing times. It's operated by Hasidic Jews and will close before and during Sabbath. Usually Friday afternoons and all day Saturdays. Also they will close on Jewish holidays,especially Passover and the High Holy days in September/October. Make sure you look at the website for closing times at the store.

CONGRATULATIONS FORUM MEMBERS!!!!!!  Again we've managed to FUBAR a perfectly simple question.  Chris simply asked where is the closest AMTRAK station is to York or Hanover PA.  OMG!