I would like to know an inexpensive way to go to New York / Jersey City from Washington DC. Can anyone help ?

Question

We would be flying into Baltimore Airport (BWI) on a friday evening and want to either stay at BWI for the night or go to Washington DC in the evening itself and stay at DC for the night. We would be touring DC for a few hours next day and want to start for NY/NJ in the afternoon / evening. Can anyone please let me know about an inexpensive way to go to New York / Jersey City from Washington DC ?

Answer 1

My friend, depending on your budget you can take either Amtrak from Union Station in Washington, DC to New York Penn Station, or you can take Greyhound from DC to NYC.

Good luck

Native New Yorker

Answer 2

There are a lot of cheap bus routes specifically between Washington DC and NYC.  Some may be known as chinatown routes, but they all provide a nice coach bus and a comfortable ride.  Here is an example I have found for you (http://www.washny.com/).  Cost is only $21 for one way travel.