Baggage storage @ Penn Station
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Baggage storage @ Penn Station
Flying into JFK on Dec 31st and want to watch New Year's Eve at Times Square, etc. No point in checking into an expensive hotel for s couple of hours of sleep. Have a Greyhound non-refundable ticket leaving the morning of the 1st so can sleep on the bus.
Is there overnight storage for a bag (bags) at the Penn Station bus depot? If so, how much?
Is there overnight storage for a bag (bags) at the Penn Station bus depot? If so, how much?
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I assume (and correct me if I am wrong) that greyhound buses arrive there and leave from there. I assume that occurs at a bus depot. Or is it a bus terminal (as in airport terminal)?
PLEASE remember that this is New Year\s Eve and the bags must be picked up before the bus leaves @ 8ish am on January 1st. The regular "shopping days" schedules won't apply at all in this case.
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When I go to www.greyhound.ca or .com and click on the NEON bus button, the destination menu has Toronto (origin and final destination) and New York Penn STA (origin of the return trip).
I assume (and correct me if I am wrong) that greyhound buses arrive there and leave from there. I assume that occurs at a bus depot. Or is it a bus terminal (as in airport terminal)?
PLEASE remember that this is New Year\s Eve and the bags must be picked up before the bus leaves @ 8ish am on January 1st.
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To be clear, the Port Authority Bus Terminal is the main bus station in NYC where most Greyhounds (and most other traditional intercity buses) arrive/depart.
Penn Station is just a few blocks south of the Port Authority and is an underground train station (it's the main station for Amtrak as well as two of the three major commuter lines). A lot of the new-school intercity bus companies like Boltbus, Megabus and some of the independent Chinese and Jewish bus companies pick and up and discharge passengers on the streets surrounding Penn Station, but there isn't a formal bus depot or terminal of any sort there.
Penn Station is just a few blocks south of the Port Authority and is an underground train station (it's the main station for Amtrak as well as two of the three major commuter lines). A lot of the new-school intercity bus companies like Boltbus, Megabus and some of the independent Chinese and Jewish bus companies pick and up and discharge passengers on the streets surrounding Penn Station, but there isn't a formal bus depot or terminal of any sort there.
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After reading the responses, AND looking at the Greyhound destinations menu again I decided to Skype someone in Toronto who took the Greyhound Neon bus to NYC and then returned to Toronto.
According to my conversation, the bus arrives at the Port Authority and leaves from there also. Yes, they have baggage storage too.
Problem solved. Thanks for your input.. ^
According to my conversation, the bus arrives at the Port Authority and leaves from there also. Yes, they have baggage storage too.
Problem solved. Thanks for your input.. ^
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After reading the responses, AND looking at the Greyhound destinations menu again I decided to Skype someone in Toronto who took the Greyhound Neon bus to NYC and then returned to Toronto.
According to my conversation, the bus arrives at the Port Authority and leaves from there also. Yes, they have baggage storage too.
According to my conversation, the bus arrives at the Port Authority and leaves from there also. Yes, they have baggage storage too.
Where did your friend say the baggage storage at the PA is? According to their website:
Baggage Storage
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey does not provide baggage storage facilities at the bus terminal.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey does not provide baggage storage facilities at the bus terminal.
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You could have seen that from link you provided. All buses from NYC depart from the PA.
Where did your friend say the baggage storage at the PA is? According to their website:
http://www.panynj.gov/bus-terminals/pabt-services.html
Where did your friend say the baggage storage at the PA is? According to their website:
http://www.panynj.gov/bus-terminals/pabt-services.html
As far as the PA website goes, my friend (s actually because they are my sons) stated they walked past the baggage storage facility at the Port Authority. But that was in July and August 2010 when they were flying from and into JFK.
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"As I mentioned before, the Neon Greyhound bus menu (both .ca and .com versions) show New York Penn STA. Nothing else = as in no PA"
When I click on the Neon link from the Greyhound page, the drop-down menu has two listings for New York: "New York," and "New York Penn STA." From which stop is your ticket valid?
The Amtrak Baggage Service office offers temporary baggage checking at the rate of $4.50/bag/day, but might require you to present an Amtrak or NJ Transit train ticket to use the service. If your bus ticket is only valid from the Neon Penn Station pick-up point, I would try to check the bag with Amtrak. If the clerk insists on a train ticket, ask if an NJ Transit rail ticket is acceptable. The cheapest adult-fare NJ Transit rail ticket is one to "Secaucus Junction," which I believe costs $4.25; a senior citizen/disabled ticket should cost about half that. NJ Transit one-way rail tickets are non-refundable, but they never expire.
"As I mentioned before, the Neon Greyhound bus menu (both .ca and .com versions) show New York Penn STA. Nothing else = as in no PA"
When I click on the Neon link from the Greyhound page, the drop-down menu has two listings for New York: "New York," and "New York Penn STA." From which stop is your ticket valid?
The Amtrak Baggage Service office offers temporary baggage checking at the rate of $4.50/bag/day, but might require you to present an Amtrak or NJ Transit train ticket to use the service. If your bus ticket is only valid from the Neon Penn Station pick-up point, I would try to check the bag with Amtrak. If the clerk insists on a train ticket, ask if an NJ Transit rail ticket is acceptable. The cheapest adult-fare NJ Transit rail ticket is one to "Secaucus Junction," which I believe costs $4.25; a senior citizen/disabled ticket should cost about half that. NJ Transit one-way rail tickets are non-refundable, but they never expire.
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"As I mentioned before, the Neon Greyhound bus menu (both .ca and .com versions) show New York Penn STA. Nothing else = as in no PA"
When I click on the Neon link from the Greyhound page, the drop-down menu has two listings for New York: "New York," and "New York Penn STA." From which stop is your ticket valid?
The Amtrak Baggage Service office offers temporary baggage checking at the rate of $4.50/bag/day, but might require you to present an Amtrak or NJ Transit train ticket to use the service. If your bus ticket is only valid from the Neon Penn Station pick-up point, I would try to check the bag with Amtrak. If the clerk insists on a train ticket, ask if an NJ Transit rail ticket is acceptable. The cheapest adult-fare NJ Transit rail ticket is one to "Secaucus Junction," which I believe costs $4.25; a senior citizen/disabled ticket should cost about half that. NJ Transit one-way rail tickets are non-refundable, but they never expire.
"As I mentioned before, the Neon Greyhound bus menu (both .ca and .com versions) show New York Penn STA. Nothing else = as in no PA"
When I click on the Neon link from the Greyhound page, the drop-down menu has two listings for New York: "New York," and "New York Penn STA." From which stop is your ticket valid?
The Amtrak Baggage Service office offers temporary baggage checking at the rate of $4.50/bag/day, but might require you to present an Amtrak or NJ Transit train ticket to use the service. If your bus ticket is only valid from the Neon Penn Station pick-up point, I would try to check the bag with Amtrak. If the clerk insists on a train ticket, ask if an NJ Transit rail ticket is acceptable. The cheapest adult-fare NJ Transit rail ticket is one to "Secaucus Junction," which I believe costs $4.25; a senior citizen/disabled ticket should cost about half that. NJ Transit one-way rail tickets are non-refundable, but they never expire.
Thanks for the Amtrack temporary baggage check in suggestion. Do you know when they will be closed on Dec 31st and when they open on Jan 1st? A link, perhaps? Your NJ transit ticket for $4.25 would solve the "ticket" issue nicely. Thanks ^
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Greyhound's "New York" location is the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Greyhound's "New York Penn STA" location is a street location near Penn Station.
I believe that the Amtrak Baggage Service office at Penn Station is open every day from about 5:30 AM until about 9:30 PM. If you visit amtrak.com and click on station information for New York, you might find exact times listed there.
Greyhound's "New York" location is the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Greyhound's "New York Penn STA" location is a street location near Penn Station.
I believe that the Amtrak Baggage Service office at Penn Station is open every day from about 5:30 AM until about 9:30 PM. If you visit amtrak.com and click on station information for New York, you might find exact times listed there.
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As far as the PA website goes, my friend (s actually because they are my sons) stated they walked past the baggage storage facility at the Port Authority. But that was in July and August 2010 when they were flying from and into JFK.
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"As I mentioned before, the Neon Greyhound bus menu (both .ca and .com versions) show New York Penn STA. Nothing else = as in no PA"
When I click on the Neon link from the Greyhound page, the drop-down menu has two listings for New York: "New York," and "New York Penn STA." From which stop is your ticket valid?
The Amtrak Baggage Service office offers temporary baggage checking at the rate of $4.50/bag/day, but might require you to present an Amtrak or NJ Transit train ticket to use the service. If your bus ticket is only valid from the Neon Penn Station pick-up point, I would try to check the bag with Amtrak. If the clerk insists on a train ticket, ask if an NJ Transit rail ticket is acceptable. The cheapest adult-fare NJ Transit rail ticket is one to "Secaucus Junction," which I believe costs $4.25; a senior citizen/disabled ticket should cost about half that. NJ Transit one-way rail tickets are non-refundable, but they never expire.
"As I mentioned before, the Neon Greyhound bus menu (both .ca and .com versions) show New York Penn STA. Nothing else = as in no PA"
When I click on the Neon link from the Greyhound page, the drop-down menu has two listings for New York: "New York," and "New York Penn STA." From which stop is your ticket valid?
The Amtrak Baggage Service office offers temporary baggage checking at the rate of $4.50/bag/day, but might require you to present an Amtrak or NJ Transit train ticket to use the service. If your bus ticket is only valid from the Neon Penn Station pick-up point, I would try to check the bag with Amtrak. If the clerk insists on a train ticket, ask if an NJ Transit rail ticket is acceptable. The cheapest adult-fare NJ Transit rail ticket is one to "Secaucus Junction," which I believe costs $4.25; a senior citizen/disabled ticket should cost about half that. NJ Transit one-way rail tickets are non-refundable, but they never expire.
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