<p>BrownEyes – I regularly take the train into Manhattan from Poughkeepsie or Rhinecliff. I can tell you for a fact that it takes 1 hour, 45 minutes to get from Rhinecliff to Penn Station. Add the 15 minute drive from Bard and you’re looking at 2 hours. The trip from Poughkeepsie takes an hour and a half to Penn Station by Amtrak, 20 minutes longer by Metro North.</p>