We have a wedding in Williamsburg on a Sunday in February.
My daughter lives in Philly, the wedding is from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm but we could leave earlier
How possible would it be to get the train from Philly and get to Williamsburg by 10:30 am?
We want to spend time with our kid, don’t actually want to spend $500 or so for a hotel on a Saturday night. I would think that getting back to Philly would be ok, I think we could leave earlier after lunch. We don’t need to stay for the dancing on a Sunday afternoon.
Train is around 1 1/2 hours so definitely doable. Not sure which sunday but this coming sunday could get on a 7:17 am out of Philly and be at Penn station at 8:45 am - plenty of time to subway down to Williamsburg ahead of 10:30. Just look at Amtrak going from 30th street station in Philly to Penn Station in New York then google maps can help with transit from Penn station to wherever you’re going in Williamsburg. Hope this helps.
Totally doable. Amtrak will have the most seamless, comfortable, fast, and likely most expensive, service. Alternatively, you can take SEPTA to Trenton and switch to NJ Transit.
Typically, you get the best fares on Amtrak by booking in advance, whereas the other option is a “just show up” one. You can also mix – Amtrak to NY, then the messier option home if you feel like you might want flexibility.
You should have no problem taking a taxi/uber on a sunday morning from Penn station to Williamsburg - should take at least 1/2 hour for trip (more if lots of traffic). There is almost always a taxi line if you go out the front door of Penn station (7th ave side) but can order an uber anywhere around there as well.
Is this a typical nyc wedding? Usually the cocktail hour would start around 12:30, then the reception at 1:30, dances, speeches, and then food courses. Just to give you an idea of timing. I think Amtrak is tbd way to go, especially this far in advance (prices just go up). Refundable tickets should only have a small up-charge this early on. I’d take a taxi or Rideshare from Penn station and back. We’ve taken Amtrak from Boston to NJ as late as 7 pm on a Sunday (and it was full).
The father of the groom is a very old friend of my husbands
He called and asked if we would attend the wedding. NYC in February. Ok.
My husband wanted to drive to nyc and then drive to Philly to see our daughter. That’s how much he knows about nyc. I said no, we will drive or fly to Philly and take the train to nyc. I wasn’t expecting a brunch and we have to commit 100+ days before.
We’ve already committed to the friend. They have very little family and will probably have very few people from the grooms side so it’s a nice thing to do. We did not invite them to either of our kids weddings
Agree that a day trip is totally doable – it will just be a very early morning to be dressed for a wedding and out the door in time to make the train. Hopefully D isn’t too far from 30th Street Station.
You would spend more in parking and tolls than on train fare. A Brooklyn brunch wedding sounds like a good time, with good food (my favorite part of weddings is the cocktail hour).
Take the train to NYC. It’s a bit of a long walk to the Brooklyn Subway in Penn Station (at least that’s what we experienced). So…definitely plan for a taxi or uber. You will be in wedding clothes in the winter and you want to minimize your outdoor walking when you get to Brooklyn.
On Sunday subways usually don’t run as frequently. I would definitely take an uber.
Parking outside of Manhattan is usually not as bad. That being said it’s easier to take public transportation around nyc.