nyc: We're going on vacation to Boston, and want to spend a day in NYC. What is the easiest way besides driving to get to NYC? Is there a commuter train system that can accomplish this?|||Easiest is Amtrak, either the more expensive and faster Acela Express or the slower and cheaper Regional. Either way is faster downtown to downtown than flying -- the NYC airports are outside the city and require expensive cabs or slow transit to get into the city. All Amtrak trains go from Boston South Station or Boston Back Bay Station (better for the Back Bay hotels) and go to New York Penn Station. Very cheap is one of the many buses that have sprung up to go direct from Boston South Station to various locations in NYC. They are faster than regular Greyhound as they don't make intermediate stops. Depending on the trip/date/time, it's dirt cheap. Try www.busjunction.com www.Boltbus.com www.megabus.com www.gotobus.com The fastest trip is about 3.5 hours, regular train is about 4 hours, buses about 4.5.|||Fastest would probably be to fly, but that may be the most expensive. You could drive I-95 and that will get you into the bronx, but then you would have to deal with traffic and other associated headaches. If I had my choice I would either take the bus (best for a low budget), or take the accella train (it is also the greenest way). you can easily get a taxi from grand central or the bus terminal, or you can take transit from either one. which ever way you go i highly suggest that you plan in advance so as not to get confused, also take a map of NYC if it is your first time.|||The Acela runs between Boston and NYC http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentSer鈥?/a> There are also greyhound run between Boston and NYC as well, they will be cheaper than Acela http://www.greyhound.com/home/ If you do own a car however, I recommend you drive 95 S to Stamford CT and take the commuter rail from there, but that is only if you ow a car|||Check out the Fung Wah Bus. It's somewhat of a local secret but for $15 each way you can get from South Station in Boston to Chinatown in New York. Its not the classiest but its by far the cheapest and they sell out almost all of their trips so order online in advance if you're interested. https://www.fungwahbus.com/default.html|||yea, take the amtrack, my family lives in manhattan and my uncle takes the train to work in boston everyday.|||My opininon is taking the bus. There are lots of good companies that can take you there for a great deal, but most are round-trip (even better!). The cheapest one-way I found was 20 dollars for adults, 15 for kids, and 17 for seniors.|||Amtrak.|||train will take you about 5 hours each way. its not worth it.|||I guess AmTrak.