The Hamptons
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About The Hamptons
The Hamptons are a series of small hamlets and incorporated villages which make up the southern fork of the eastern end of Long Island, New York.
The Hamptons travel guide
Understand
The Hamptons is a worldwide-known reference that refers to several villages and hamlets on the east end of Long Island, New York. These villages and hamlets form a popular seaside resort for some of the wealthiest people in America. The Hamptons is known for its high status vacationers, exclusive country clubs and expensive beach houses. Three of The Hamptons zip codes are in the top 10 most expensive zip codes in the United States.
Getting there
By plane
Commercial Plane MacArthur Airport- approximately 50 miles from East Hampton Kennedy Airport- approximately 80 miles from East Hampton La Guardia- approximately 85 miles from East Hampton
Private Planes/Small Charters Private Planes or small charters are the most comfortable and quickest way to the Hamptons. The planes can fly directly into East Hamptons. Caution, this way of travel can be very expensive.
By car The Long Island expressway and Route 27 serve as the main access routes into the Hamptons. Whether travelling by limousine, personal car or rental car, travel time depends on distance and traffic which is very heavy on summer weekends.
Hamptonsvipride (Hamptons car service), East Hampton, ☏ +1 631-745-4251, [email protected]. 24 Hours. Hamptons car service provides service between Hamptons area. (updated Aug 2022)
Hampton Jitney Bus The Hampton Jitney bus runs between New York City and all the villages in the Hamptons. The bus makes two airport connection stops. One is in Fresh Meadows, Queens for Kennedy and La Guardia Airports and another is in Islip, Suffolk County for MacArthur Airport. Note, you must make previous reservations for the bus and its connections, so plan ahead.
By train The Montauk Branch of Long Island Railroad can take you to the Hamptons for no more than $15.00 and makes several stops at the villages throughout the Hamptons.
Getting around
Since the Hamptons is a region filled with many little villages, driving is the best way to get around whether it be by limousine, personal car or rental car. Within the villages some locals and tourists enjoy walking or biking around the villages popular town centers.
Go next
New York City serves as the closest major city to the Hamptons.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.