Army West Point Athletics
Directions To West Point
WHERE IS WEST POINT?
Located just 50 miles north of New York City, West Point is your one stop for big time collegiate football, breathtaking scenery and an unmatched look at America's history. The U.S. Military Academy has been educating, training and inspiring leaders of character for more than 200 years and your visit to this historic campus is one you won't soon forget.
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GOOGLE MAPS
To Stony Lonesome Gate (Red and White Parking Passes)
To Thayer Gate (Green Parking Pass)
To Washington Gate (Blue and White Passes)
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DIRECTIONS
GPS addresses:
RED PASS (Stony Lonesome Gate)
Stony Lonesome Gate - 1 Stony Lonesome Road. West Point, NY
BLUE PASS (Washington Gate)
Washington Gate- 917 Washington Road. West Point, NY
GREEN PASS (Thayer Gate)
Thayer Gate - 674 Thayer Road. West Point, NY
WHITE PASS/NO PASS (Washington Gate)
Washington Gate- 917 Washington Road. West Point, NY
BUS PASS (Ski Slope)
718 Victor Constant Road. West Point, NY
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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.
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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.
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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.
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 NORTH: Take I-87 (NYS Thruway) South to Exit 16 (Harriman), Follow Route 6 East to Route 293 East.
WHITE/BLUE/GOLD PASSES & GENERAL PUBLIC (NO PASS): Merge Left Onto Route 218 Toward Washington Gate.
GREEN/RED PASSES: Take Route 9W South Toward Stony Lonesome Gate (Red Pass) and Thayer Gate (Green Pass).
FROM SOUTH: Take I-87 North to Exit 16 (Harriman), Follow Route 6 East to Route 293 East.
WHITE/BLUE/GOLD PASSES & GENERAL PUBLIC (NO PASS): Merge left onto Route 218 Toward Washington Gate.
GREEN/RED PASSES: Take Route 9W South Toward Stony Lonesome Gate (Red Pass) and Thayer Gate (Green Pass).
FROM SOUTHEAST: Take I-287 West Across the Tappan Zee Bridge. Follow to Exit 13N for Palisades Parkway North. Follow the Bear Mountain Traffic Circle. Go Three-Quarters of the Way Around the Circle and Take Route 9W North to West Point.
GREEN PASSES: Take First Exit Toward Thayer Gate (Approx. 2.5 Miles from Bear Mountain Traffic Circle.)
RED PASSES: Take Second Exit Toward Stony Lonesome gate (Approx. 4.5 Miles from Bear Mountain Traffic Circle.)
WHITE/BLUE/GOLD PASSES & GENERAL PUBLIC (NO PASS): Take Third Exit Toward Washington Gate (Approx. 5.5 Miles from Bear Mountain Traffic Circle.)
FROM WEST: Take Route 17 East to Exit 130A (Harriman), Take Route 6 East to Route 293 East.
WHITE/BLUE/GOLD PASSES & GENERAL PUBLIC (NO PASS): Merge Left Onto Route 218 Toward Washington Gate.
GREEN/RED PASSES: Take Route 9W South Toward Stony Lonesome Gate (Red Pass) and Thayer Gate (Green Pass).