Greenwich’s location offers a bucolic lifestyle in a woodsy, slower-paced environment less than a hour from the business and cultural mecca of Manhattan. Its proximity to New York connects Greenwich to the to the major transportation routes of the U.S. by air, railway and road.

The leading global airlines and the U.S. domestic carriers fly out of five airports in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, all conveniently or reasonably accessible by motor vehicle from Greenwich, either private car or limousine and scheduled van and bus service.

Four railway stations in Greenwich link its community center to New York’s Grand Central Station and central Manhattan with express and non-transfer Trains, with most trips less than an hour. Neighboring Stamford is part of the Amtrak network with regularly scheduled trains to and from Boston, along the Eastern seaboard and extending across the U.S. and Canada.

Greenwich is also bisected by two major roads, Interstate 95, a major three lane highway, and the Merritt Parkway, a wooded, scenic two lane route limited to non-commercial traffic. These roadways tie the community to New York and major cities north and south like Hartford, Boston, Washington, D.C and Albany.Greenwich is within reasonable proximity of five active airports that among them serve the major airlines covering the globe and the domestic U.S. market. . All are linked to various forms of ground transportation and offer parking hourly, metered, short-term parking and long-term.

Air Travel

LaGuardia Airport: From downtown Greenwich, LaGuardia is 28 miles away and between 44 and an hour and 15 minutes by car, depending on traffic. LaGuardia is served by 25 airlines and 400,000 flights in and out a year, largely domestic.

John F. Kennedy International Airport: JFK is 44 miles away and from 51 minutes to an hour and 25 minutes by car.

Newark International Airport: Newark, 47 miles from downtown Greenwich, is an hour and 15 minutes to an hour and 45 minutes by car.

Bradley International Airport: Farthest away but without the frenetic pace of larger airports is Bradley, 95 miles, about 12 miles north of Hartford, CT and up to two hours or more by car.

Westchester County Airport: Westchester offers the convenience of being minutes away by car, off King Street (Route 1230A, north of the Merritt Parkway), just across the New York state border and less than five miles from downtown Greenwich. The airport is also the base of one of the largest fleets of U.S. corporate jets.

Buses

Greenwich is served by two main bus routes running across the community, linking Port Chester, NY to the west and Stamford, CT to the east. The service is provided by CT Transit, an agency of the Connecticut Department of Transportation which provides mass transit in communities statewide, either directly or by sub-contract.

Stamford to Portchester: This Greenwich bus route operates daily and weekends and generally follows East Putnam and West Putnam Avenues, commonly known as Route 1 or the Post Road, with a loop to Delevan Avenue, Armstrong Court, Hamilton Avenue and Field Point Road

Stamford to Old Greenwich: This smaller bus route operates Mondays through Fridays and loops south into Old Greenwich, following Sound Beach Avenue and Shore Road. 

Rentals

Budget Rent A Car 
44 Railroad Avenue 
Greenwich, CT 06830 
203.629.8500 
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Hertz a Car 
111 West Putnam Ave 
Greenwich, CT 06830 
203.622.4044 
Web site

Enterprise Rent-A-Car 
15 Edgewood Avenue 
Greenwich, CT 06830 
203.622.1611 
Web site

Toyota Rent a Car 
246 West Putnam Avenue 
Greenwich, CT 06830 
203.661.0236 
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Rail: Subject to Change with Covid-19.

Greenwich has two major rail lines which cross the community daily. These lines are Metro-North Commuter Railroad and Amtrak. 

Metro-North: Greenwich has four stations on the 73-mile Metro-North Railroad line running between New York’s Grand Central Terminal and New Haven, CT and is also less than five miles from the Stamford Metro-North station. The Metro-North line extends from Greenwich east to Port Chester, NY and west to Stamford from the four stations--Greenwich, Cos Cob, Riverside and Old Greenwich.

Greenwich Station: In peak periods, in addition to the 41-minute express out of Greenwich there are two trains that make one stop en-route to Grand Central Station and four trains that make two stops.

Cos Cob Station: A number of daily trains with one full express, two one-stop and two two-stops trains.

Riverside Station: A number of daily trains with one express, two one-stop and three two stops trains. 

Old Greenwich Station: A number of daily trains with one express, five one-stop and two two-stop trains.

Amtrak: This train line, which crosses via the Metro-North-Port Authority of New York rail system serves the Eastern U.S and linked to the rail network across the U.S. and in Canada. The Amtrak service out of Stamford offers trains daily to Boston’s downtown South Station and Route 128 Station and an equal number to Washington’s Union Station. To Washington, up to four of the trains are express runs of 31/2 hours or more and the other regional trains of more 4 ½ hours with an $88 basic one-way adult coach fare.

Amtrak can be contacted for up to the minute schedules and news at 800-USA-RAIL. www.amtrak.com

Taxis and Limousines