Directions to West Point
West Point is, as expected, on the west bank of the Hudson River, only 40 miles
north of New York City.
Travelling here from New York City
takes about an hour and a half by car, train or bus.
Railroad
Metro-North has rail service from
Grand Central Station in mid-town Manhattan, up
the east bank of the Hudson.
Trains to Garrison, NY,
directly across the river from West Point,
take approx 1 hour and 10 minutes and cost a little under $15. If you don’t
have a car, get off at Peekskill,
one stop south of Garrison, where cabs are often waiting. You may want to call
to reserve a Highland
Falls or Peekskill
cab. Driving time from Garrison or Peekskill to West Point is approximately 20 minutes.
Bus
Short Line Bus offers daily bus service
from the New York City Port Authority, near Times Square in midtown Manhattan, to the West Point Visitors
Center; one-way trip
takes 1 hour 40 minutes and costs approx $15. Short Line also has day trip
packages with sightseeing and local discounts.
Driving
FROM NEW
YORK CITY:
Head north to the George
Washington Bridge/I-95 South. Cross the bridge via the upper deck (no toll in this direction), and stay in the right lane as
immediately at the end of the bridge you will exit right on to the Palisades
Interstate Parkway.
Take the Palisades Interstate Parkway north approximately 37 miles until it ends at the Bear Mountain Bridge traffic
circle—unless you want the more leisurely and scenic route, do not get on 9W until you get to the Bear Mountain Bridge
traffic circle. Proceed 3/4 of the way around the circle, following signs for West Point and Route 9W North. Stay on Route
9W for approximately 3 miles, then right exit onto Route 218 North toward the Village of Highland Falls. Go straight for
2 miles, through Highland Falls, past the West Point Visitors' Center (on the right) to the Thayer Gate of West Point.
- Approximate
driving time from midtown (light traffic):
1 hour, 20 minutes
- From
LaGuardia Airport (light traffic): 1 hour, 30
minutes
- From
John F. Kennedy
International Airport (light traffic): 1 hour, 45
minutes
- Cab
fares to West Point from NYC are about
$150 without tolls or gratuity
FROM SOUTH/NEW JERSEY: Approximately
5 hours from Washington, D.C.
Travel north on the NJ
Turnpike/I-95, to exit 73 toward RT-67/Fort Lee--just before the George Washington
Bridge. Stay left and
take your first left at Lemoine Ave. Continue straight for ½ mile then bear
right onto the Palisades Interstate
Pkwy North. SEE DIRECTIONS FROM PALISADES INTERSTATE PARKWAY ABOVE.
- Approximate
driving time from Newark
Liberty International
Airport (light
traffic): 1 hour, 20 minutes.
FROM THE WEST: 8 hours from Cleveland
Travel east on Interstate
80 through New Jersey and take exit 43 to merge onto Interstate 287 northbound
toward Mahwah. After entering New York, take
the exit onto the New York State Thruway South toward the Tappan Zee Bridge.
Take exit 13N for the Palisades
Parkway North toward Bear
Mountain. SEE DIRECTIONS FROM PALISADES INTERSTATE PARKWAY ABOVE.
FROM EAST/NEW ENGLAND VIA I-95: 3 hours,
30 minutes from Providence
Travel southwest on Interstate 95
into New York.
Take exit 21 to merge onto Interstate 287 W toward White
Plains and the Tappan
Zee Bridge.
Continue on I-287 W, then take exit 13N for Palisades Parkway North toward Bear Mountain. SEE DIRECTIONS FROM PALISADES INTERSTATE PARKWAY ABOVE.
FROM NORTH/NEW ENGLAND VIA I-84: 4 hours
from Boston
Travel west on Interstate 84
until you cross the Newburgh-Beacon
Bridge. Follow signs for
Route 9W South (exit 10S). Stay on Route 9W for approximately 12 miles until
you cross over a large mountain. As you are in your final descent off the
mountain, you will encounter three exits
on your right for West Point.
The first exit (labeled "RT. 218/293," NOT West Point) loops back under Route 9W, past the West Point golf course,
and onto Route 218 to the Washington Gate. This gate is ONLY for DoD ID card holders whose car has a current DoD
decal and the gate has limited hours.
The second exit (labled "West Point/Highland Falls/Rte. 218") loops over Route 9W directly to the Stony Lonesome
Gate which is open 24 hours, and offers the most direct access to the commissary, post exchange, post gas station,
shoppette and the Michie/Holleder athletic complex. The road to this gate also will take you to the visitors center and
the business district of the Village of Highland Falls--turn right at the sign immediately after you cross over 9W, and at
the bottom of the long hill you will take a hard left at the T intersection.
The third exit loops over
9W and leads through the business district of Highland Falls, past the Visitors Center
and West Point Museum, to the Thayer Gate which is open
24 hours a day. This gate provides the most direct access to the Hotel Thayer,
the Bowling Center, Army Community Service, the West
Point Post Office and eventually the Central Area.
FROM STEWART
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,
NEWBURGH, NY: Approximately: 30 minutes.
Upon exiting the airport,
turn left onto Route 207 East (Little Britain Road). At the first light at the
intersection with Union Avenue
(Route 300) route 207 becomes Route 300/207 and is called “Temple Hill Road.” Go straight on Route
300 for approximately 3 miles until you come to the third traffic light. This
intersection is known as “Five Corners.” This is the intersection of Routes
300, 94 and 32. You will go straight across the intersection toward McDonald’s
and be on Route 32 South.
Travel on Route 32 for
1.7 miles. Immediately after passing over a trestle-type bridge, you will turn
left off Route 32 onto Quaker
Avenue toward Cornwall. You will see a green sign pointing
to Bear Mountain and 9W South. Take this
right-hand exit. At this point you will merge with 9W South. Travel on Route 9W
for 5.7 miles over mountainous terrain. As you are in your final descent off
the mountain, you will encounter three exits for West
Point—see above.