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My grand Trip to Long Island and Conneticut


DS4Ever

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Ok so last monday 21 march 2016 i made my fantasy trip to ride through eight bus companies in one day and ride a very very long ride outside the metro area...i went as following:

 

♦3:30am (D)/(f) at Bronx

♦ 5:02am n22 at Jamaica

♦ 6:10am n79 at Hicksville

♦ 7:00am S54 at South Huntington

♦ 7:35am S58 at Commack

♦ 9:20am S92 at Riverhead

♦ 11:00am Cross Island Ferry at Orient Point to New London.CT

 

At this point was my rest stop for 1.5 hours from 12:30pm to 2:00pm

 

♦ 2:00pm 9 Town TransIt (9TT) New London-Old Saybrook (NL-OS)

♦ 3:30Pm 9 Town Transit Old Saybrook-Madison (9TT OS-M)

♦ 5:00pm CT-NH From Madison to New Haven

♦ 6:00pm CT-NH [O] From New Haven to Milford

♦ 6:50pm GBTA #2 (Coastal Link) from Milford to Norwalk

♦ 9:11pm CT-S 41 at Norwalk to Port Chester (vía Stamford changing route coding at Atlantic Square)

 

NOW HERES THE BIG SITUATION AT THIS POINT!!!

 

As the penultimate CT-S 11 arrives at 10:50pm (10 minutes after the LAST BL-13 leaves Port Chester bounded to Tarrytown via White Plains) i had to take by no other option the Metro North to New Rochelle and thusly take the last BL 7 to Yonkers ahd transfer to the BL 20 and completed my trip at 12midnight

 

the trip cost a total price of $36 dollars riding a total diatance of 425 km (250 miles) and was worth the spending riding 8 diffferent bus companies

 

here are the photos of the buses:

 

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n22 bus at Jamaica

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n79 bus at Hicksville

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interior of the xcelsior 1909

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s54 bus at WW Mall

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s58 bus at Commack

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Coram Plaza rest stop of the s58

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Riverhead RR Station

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s92 at Riverhead RR

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rest photos are at Orient Point Ferry Dock includes the Ferry boat and s92 bus as well as the initial mark of the NYS 25

 

caption details of every photo at order...Part 2 coming up...

 

 

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the last two pictures above was the Orient Point Light house and Old Saybrook point marker

 

Now proceeding Part 2:

 

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Bridge over the Thames Bridge New London.CT

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New London from the ferry

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Ferry House at New London ferry landing

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9TT Bus Stop adjacent to the New London RR Station...this bus line is the linking bus network to New York City by way of Old Saybrook, Madison, New Haven, Milford, Bridgeport, Norwalk, Stamford and the many suburban cities and towns in southeast Westchester County

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WELCOME TO NEW LONDON,CT

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Greyhound terminal at New London

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Amtrak Station

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Bank Street New London,CT

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Panoramic view of N.L.

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A SEAT bus enroute to the Amtrak/Ferry Dock at State Street a few blocks away

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Close up of a SEAT bus route #12 bound to Cristal Mall about midway between New london and Norwich

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#13 bus SEAT

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Theres no telling that this place is unknown...This route goes to one of the two giant Casinos of Conneticut

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9TT NL-OS Bus arriving late

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Interior of a Estuary Transit bus (9TT) very similar to a Paratransit vehicle

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Estuary Transit close up exterior...very nice paint scheme

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Old Saybrook Station plaque

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Old Saybrook overpass

 

Much later part 3 hope

 you guys enjoy

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yep and to say much there is access to head all the way to Westerly,Rhode Island by taking the SEAT 108 to Mystic then transfer to the SEAT 10...since both routes are offset to meet at mystic it is optional to take the 10am #108 bus then wait for the 12:15pm #10 bus to Pawcatuck (walking distance to Westerly Amtrak Station) and take the LAST RIPTA Flex 204 route to South Kingstown South Pond Plaza and thus have easier transfer access to either the RIPTA #14 OR 66 Buses to Providence via T.D. Green Airport and URI (University of Rhode Island) respectivalety

 

so to reach Providence it is optional to rest at New Haven and take the first CT-NH #S route at 5:45am

 

Leaving Midtown Manhattan at 2pm one would arrive Hew Haven at 11pm which would be a 7 hour hiatus of service one can get to know the  nightlife of the second  most important city of Conneticut and burn some time to 530am and thus continue part 2

 

one would pay a total of $13.25 in a trip of 28 hours that excludes any expenses in the intinerary as well as the nightlife of New Haven and possibly eateries....compare that to $31 dollars in Greyhound or 60 dollars in AMTRAK...although speaking in retropect it aint that bad 31 dollars to Providence since from New York to Boston is 25 dollars followed by 10 more dollars in the MBTA Rail...one is saving up to 4 dollars

 

if going to New London then the total pricing of the trip would be of $9.00 leaving NYC at 5am and arriving New London at 4pm since NO other bus companies go to this beautiful city except the expensive AMTRAK and Metro North followed by Shore Line i won't mention the pricing on AMTRAK but in Metro North it wwould be a total of $25 dollars

 

BTW FOR PART 2 OF THE PHOTOS CHECK OUT Photos of Regional Transit (CT Transit since the following buses are CT Transit)

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