Connecticut to Long Island experts needed

For the first time in my life I am going to drive into he!!, I mean Long Island from Connecticut with a 24' enclosed trailer. Those of you that have done it please give me the insights. What is the best route, how much are the tolls, when is the best time to do it, and what about the Ferry from Bridgeport? I already looked up the cost for the Ferry at around $220 plus taxes, is it worth doing it? Any help would be appreciated...

Take 95 over the Throggs Neck Bridge, the Whitestone is deeper into Queens and is a construction nightmare. It seems like they are always working on the bridge on the queens side. New York now sends you toll bills in the mail unless you have e-z pass. I'm not sure about toll cost, I have e-z pass so I don't pay attention to the cost, it auto replenishes.
There is a toll in New Rochelle, other than the bridge I don't know of anymore tolls. Throggs Neck is $9.50, that's the car rate. I would go after rush hous before construction. Beaches are a nuisance but that's over now. Saturday or Sunday morning are your best bet traffic wise, consider that because traffic coming off the island on Sunday can be a bear. DO NOT GET ON PARKWAYS WITH THE TRAILER! The fines will be hefty!

Jim,
It's not that bad. Take 95 to 495 to the the LIE the only tolls are the TNB and New Rochelle toll. Like said do not go on any parkways, no trailers on parkways. Stay on interstate hwys
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Bob

Jim, After in Long Island where are you planning on going? Back Home

Thanks guys, I do have an EZ-Pass so I will follow your advice. I accidentily got on a parkway a couple years ago with the enclosed trailer and got multiple people waving at me and flashing their lights. A bit later I saw some signs and got off quickly! LOL Yes I plan on heading back home ASAP after picking up in LI.

Cross Bronx Expressway going to GWB does have lots of traffic.Travel off peak, less traffic.

I do plan on going there on Saturday just don't know the exact timing as of yet.

If you're Coming from CT you don't have to worry about the New Rochelle toll as it's not collected on the southbound side, it's collected northbound only.

LOL, I'm having flashbacks to my first trip heading out onto LI. Got on the BQE around 3PM on a Friday afternoon driving a Ford Excursion pulling a 28' enclosed car trailer. I didn't touch the gas pedal for about 5 hours...just on and off the brakes. I don't know how yall deal w/ that traffic all the time. What a nightmare.
Now when we drive through NY heading to Mass., I time it so I'm going through there after midnight.

Yep , When I was working for the chemical company a few years ago I had to make a delivery to Maspeth , Queens every Wednesday morning in a box truck from Rahway N.J. 26 miles , two hours at least one way via the BQE. The record for me was driving the tanker trailer from Mamaroneck, ( Westchester Cty. ) N.Y. back to Rahway sat on the Cross Bronx heading to the GWB for 4 1/2 hours. Any delivery to Long Island was an all day trip.

what city to city? I have done the ferry a few times with a 24 ft
gary

I am going from Cheshire, CT to Medford, NY...

Made it to Youngstown tonight, always stay at the Super 8 right near I-80. Just 480 miles to drive tomorrow, then into Lon Guyland Saturday morning...

Good ole Chesire. Years ago I spun my open trailer 180 degrees on rt 84 in Chesire. 2 days before Christmas. Cops were in a giving mood and helped me get it turned around and no ticket. Landed a couple inches parallel to the guard rail. Was towing an extended full size Dodge van and not enough tongue weight and brakes were shorted out.

Hopefully the Saturday traffic won’t be a killer JB. Haven’t been up around the LIE/495 and rt. 112 in some time, a lot of lights, like was said ... Expressways not Parkways ... just saw a guy yesterday bagged on the Southern State Pkwy. towing a trailer with 4 jet skis on it...blindly follow gps...good luck👍

you passed close to my work! I am 1 mile off exit 60 I-80 in PA.

I got on a parkway in CT today for about 15 miles, got off as soon as I could as just south of me was backed up for miles. Had to go through downtown New Haven, hope I never have to do that again! I am staying in Stamford, CT tonight, so 91 miles left to go in the morning, then head back west ASAP!

SO 95 to 695 to 295 to 495 is not the way to go? Throgs Neck Bridge?

I think the 695 is called the throgs neck expwy, yes, 95 to the throgs neck bridge, once over throgs neck, turns into the clearview expwy, about 2 miles or so to 495/lie 2 lane exit on right, e/b traffic is left lane to 495 East, watch speed on clearview, HWY patrol there can be tough, that exit for 495 can jam up with tractor trailers...

Just a reminder, NO, PARKWAYS!!! There are quite a few of them in that area and they are for cars only, No trailers of any kind are allowed. The signs are also well marked saying no trucks or trailers. While you don't have to worry about making your trailer an open top, you can get nailed for having it on a parkway.. If you're using a car type GPS it won't tell you that no trailers are allowed. A truck GPS shouldn't even direct you to one.

Went over the TNB and got to the location for pick-up with no issues! Got there an hour early too as there was no traffic to speak of! On the way out the darn cops shut down the LIE for a funeral procession! It took me a lot longer to go back, ended up missing my exit to the 295 and took a half hour longer to get back to it. Had to go over the Cuomo bridge, didn't it used to be called the Tappan Zee? Anyway, I made it to Ohio tonight after breaking a shackle on my trailer and fixing it in a T/A parking lot, took and hour and a half, but thank goodness I had the parts...

Jim, good for you, see it's not that bad at all. We still call it the Tappan Zee bridge. It's almost better spending a little more time going to the TZB instead of going over the GWB in my opinion.
Be careful
Bob

Aww man, I live in Stamford, wish I had seen this earlier! Not too much traffic yesterday, I actually went to the city (Queens) from Stamford, took less than an hour.

Northeast region "Parkways" always seem to get people in trouble. I've seen plenty of sardine-canned trailers on the Merritt coming in from Port Chester, NY, happens all the time. Like said above, people just blindly follow GPS and then somehow remain totally oblivious to the multitude of subsequent warnings. By the time they blow through the 11'4" sign 20 yards before the overpass they've already ignored the "No trucks on parkway" sign on the on-ramp or or the one that flashes 1/2 mile later that says low bridge ahead, turn off now.

I can guess who you went to see in Cheshire.

Yep, have known Dave for years, he now has what he needs to finish the Barracuda I brought him last year. I stayed at the Super 8 in Stamford, scary place but comfortable and had no issues. Made it easy to get into LI to pick up the car. Got back home and delivered this beauty around 12:30 today, 2018 Demon in Indigo, one of only 32 and came with the $1 crate and $3 carpet and seats, LOL!