Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) → How to ride, view schedule, buy tickets, board train, transfer, etc

The Long Island Rail Road (or LIRR) is a commuter rail that goes through Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk. It's a great way to see the areas east of New York City (which is Long Island). I use it to go to Far Rockaway beach, Citifield for a Mets game, and Billie Jean King/Arthur Ashe for the US Open Tennis. But how do you take the LIRR? How do you ride the Long Island Rail Road? In this video, I'm going to cover everything you need to know about the Long Island Rail Road — from defining what it is to buying a ticket from a machine or phone, finding and boarding your train, figuring out transfers, and so much more. Enjoy and Happy New York-ing!

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00:00 Intro
01:37 What and where is Long Island
02:49 LIRR train lines and stations
04:21 LIRR mobile apps and schedule
06:11 LIRR ticket prices
07:34 How to buy an LIRR ticket
11:44 How to board an LIRR Train
13:44 How to Transfer Trains on the LIRR
15:55 Outro

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[UrbanCaffeine]

Here are the links mentioned in the video:

[tasniaislam]

As a person who suffers from social anxiety, thank you. I avoided the lirr for so long because no one taught me nor did I need it the past years but ever since I moved to far eastern queens I couldn’t handle 2 hour commute to work and the 2 hours going back using regular nyc transit…

[christopherderasmo]

I love how Penn Station gives you as little time as possible to tell what track to run full speed to. Grand Central gives you a 3 hour notice for comparison.

[professional.commentator]

The LIRR seems like the airport version of trains. So complicated and confusing yet fascinating as well.

[Jonathan-coeh]

I'm going to new york tomorrow, this vid will surely save my life from trains 😂😂😂

[dougmiller]

You are an excellent communicator. I'll need to rewatch this a few times to absorb it all, but very clearly presented.

[hongliangliu]

City ticket now costs $5 and now can be used on all off-peak trains. Zone 3 stations are all covered by City Ticket.

[Ronaldofan]

Thanks for this video my grandma uses the LIRR to get the great neck in Long Island and i found you channel because i like trains

[russellgxy]

Ahhh, "All Change at Jamaica!" This is one of the best videos I've seen of breaking down the LIRR, the oldest railroad in the country still under its original name. I think it might be the longest commuter system too by a single line, since a train from NYP to Montauk is well over 100 miles! Mild shame that dual-mode trains won't be able to run to Grand Central Madison, but I understand why

[ChasMusic]

¡Very helpful! Also, don't confuse Port Washington and Port Jefferson, very different lines. A gotcha on the Port Jefferson line is that you sometimes have to change trains again at Huntington, from an electric train to a diesel. The catch is, at least when I made that trip, that the diesel train was a lot shorter than the electric train and there was no indication on the platform that the boarding area for the train was much shorter, so I found myself running for the train even though I had been waiting for several minutes for it to arrive. No fun.

[mrcarlo]

You did an excellent job in making a slightly confusing system a little easier to navigate.Great Job.Thanks

[osagiee.guobadia-secondytc]

The best educational video about learning how to ride the Long Island Rail Road ever. Thanks for uploading this video, Thea. I may be comfortable with riding with the MTA buses from here on in in New York. : )

[murlmny]

This is extremely helpful, and you posted this at a perfect time for me. Thanks for all that you do!

[adairaranda]

One year later and CRAZY TRAIN, thank you so much!!

[rolandaubert]

CRAZY TRAIN...😀 You can' imagine how helpful your videos are. THANKS!

[-Cece]

I am only 4 minutes into this video and it's is exactly what I needed. I searched for how to ride the LIRR and found this video! Thank you!!

[timhershel]

Some trains that go through Jamaica at peak hours do not stop at Jamaica. Those are flyers. The best way to know at Penn if it stops at Jamaica is to see if the sign shows the Air train logo. Also you should never use 3rd party apps like city mapper for the LIRR. Many times they will show incorrect information if there are service changes on the weekend. Or it will tell you to transfer to a train that does not hold the connection.

[michaellink]

Lol yes its true! I love trains and when I was searching one day about the LIRR, I found this video. And now I watch all of them! Thank you for the entertaining and nicely detailed video to help me understand more about the LIRR Thea! :)

[WiseAssGamer]

Well, I guess the algorithm brought me here, so far so good, I guess I'll sub.

[georgepolasky]

Phenomenal presentation, Thea. AGAIN !!! Thank you, as always.