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novolog t1_j9obdz6 wrote

Reply to comment by WaketheDeadDonuts in People are leaving Mass. Thoughts? by Original_Musician103

How long does it take you to get from Northampton to grand central on a train?

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WaketheDeadDonuts t1_j9obx25 wrote

4.5 hours on a nice, comfy, wifi-equipped train

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novolog t1_j9ocn2e wrote

Interesting. Do you use this amenity often?Wouldn’t it be much quicker to drive?

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WaketheDeadDonuts t1_j9oi60r wrote

Ha, absolutely, but that's not the point.

Parking one's bike in sleepy Northampton, taking a nap, then waking up in Manhattan without having to find parking is a dream.

Still, driving and parking in Manhattan rarely takes less than 4 hours and can take significantly longer depending on traffic, so 4.5 hours on a train is nothing.

I can drive to Boston in under 2 hours, but between busing to Springfield and busing to Boston, it would be 6 hours...not even close.

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PakkyT t1_j9ouc86 wrote

>Parking one's bike in sleepy Northampton, taking a nap, then waking up in Manhattan without having to find parking is a dream.

Or reading a book or playing a computer game or writing your own book or learning how to edit photo with Gimp or enjoying the scenery outside or ... ANYTHING other than clutching a steering wheel, staring straight ahead, and hoping you get there without an accident. 4+ hours of doing whatever you want always beats less than 4 hours driving.

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novolog t1_j9oucxj wrote

Nice! And you don’t have to transfer, it’s just a straight shot in? How often do you do this?

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WaketheDeadDonuts t1_j9p07er wrote

You can take the Vermonter direct to Penn Station. If you miss it or need more options, you can take one of a few trains to New Haven then switch to the Metro-North that goes to Grand Central.

I don't do it that often because I don't go to NYC that much anymore, but with Phish doing a 7 night residency this summer at Madison Square Garden...bet your bippy I'll be training it down to funk town!

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