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Jones Beach service for the 2009 summer season has concluded. Please check back in Spring 2010 for service information.
Thank you for riding LI Bus to Jones Beach this summer! See you next year!

Customer Information

  • Timepoints indicate bus departure time. Please arrive five minutes before scheduled departure time.
  • Exact fare is required. MetroCard and/or coins are accepted. (No dollar bills please!)
  • Senior citizens, disabled persons and Medicare card holders pay half-fare upon presentation of proper identification. Personal care attendants traveling with eligible disabled customers ride at no charge.
  • All Jones Beach trips are air conditioned and wheelchair accessible.
  • Children under 44" tall ride free. Limit three children and only when accompanied by an adult.

LIRR Island Getaways

  • In less than an hour from Manhattan, you can be at Jones Beach sunbathing or swimming in the cool ocean surf.
  • The LIRR Jones Beach Package includes round-trip rail fare to Freeport plus round-trip Long Island Bus connections to the beach.
  • Weekends, May 23 - September 13 plus Memorial Day, May 25.
    Weekdays, June 29 - September 7.
  • From New York and Brooklyn - $16.50. From Jamaica - $13.50
  • For train schedule information, call (516) 822-LIRR or (718) 217-LIRR.

Queens Customers
From Queens

  • Board the N4 Freeport at Parsons Blvd./Archer Ave. or eastbound along the route, and transfer to the N88 in Freeport, or
  • Board the N22 Hicksville or N24 Roosevelt Field eastbound along the routes, transfer to the N40/41 Freeport in Mineola, and transfer to the N88 at Freeport, or
  • Board the N6 Hempstead eastbound along the route, transfer to the N40/41 Freeport in Hempstead, and transfer to the N88 at Freeport, or
  • Board the N20 Hicksville or the N22 Hicksville eastbound along the routes and transfer to the N87 in Hicksville.