Gazetteer · No. 01 of 09

Westhampton Beach

The first village past the canal — a walkable Main Street and wide dune beaches.

Drive from Manhattan82 mi

Typical time1 h 55 m

Free-flow (OSRM)114 min

Passages5 of 7

To

Manhattan

East Hampton 2 h 33 m

Each route is plotted from real road, rail, air and water geometry; rings mark rough distance from Manhattan. Times are typical, non-peak — see method.

Westhampton Beach is the western threshold of the South Fork and the quickest of the nine to reach from the city. A compact Main Street, the performing-arts center and a long run of ocean dune make it the fastest way to stand on a genuine Hamptons beach. Gabreski Airport just inland gives it a helicopter landing the smaller villages lack.

Getting here from Manhattan

Westhampton Beach is served by 5 of the seven passages. The figures below are typical, non-peak estimates from Midtown.

Passage	Door-to-door	From
Private Black-Car Transfer	2 h – 3 h	$290	Read →
Helicopter	1 h – 1 h 20 m	$595	Read →
LIRR Train	2 h 30 m – 3 h 45 m	$24	Read →
Hampton Jitney (Coach)	2 h 45 m – 3 h 45 m	$41	Read →
Self-Drive	2 h – 3 h 30 m	—	Read →

Reading on Westhampton Beach

From the entries

Riding the Cannonball: the LIRR's reserved summer express to the East End field note
How Grand Central Madison changed the Hamptons train field note
BLADE vs. Hampton Jitney: Is the Helicopter Worth It? field note

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