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Concert and Daytime Beach Service Offered
Hempstead, NY – Since the Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) kicked off its non-stop summer bus service to Jones Beach State Park and the Nikon Jones Beach Theater earlier this summer, ridership has increased by 40% on the N88 line that serves Jones Beach, according to Michael Setzer, CEO of NICE Bus.
On May 26, NICE bus resumed the N88 to Jones Beach on weekends and on June 23 daily service to the beach began. NICE Bus also reestablished round trip bus service from the Freeport LIRR station to the popular Jones Beach concerts, which had been discontinued by the MTA in 2010.
“Jones Beach State Park is one of Nassau County’s most spectacular destinations and we are especially pleased to be able to offer a reliable transportation option to the beach this summer,” said Mr. Setzer. “It’s even more gratifying to see the overwhelming response of our ridership.”
The N88 offers daily non-stop bus service to Jones Beach and Nikon Jones Beach Theater through Labor Day from the Freeport LIRR Station every 30 minutes on the half hour from 8:30 a.m. through 7:30 p.m., stopping at Jones Beach’s West and East Bathhouses and the Central Mall, and returning to the Freeport station. Additional buses depart for the Freeport LIRR station following concerts at the Nikon Jones Beach Theater. For a list of these concerts, please visit www.nicebus.com or www.livenation.com. The one-way bus fare is $2.25. Metro Cards as well as exact change are accepted. A special train-bus package fare is also available.
The LIRR offers a discounted travel package to Jones Beach from Penn Station and Jamaica, Queens, which includes a one-day round-trip LIRR ticket to the Freeport station and a round trip NICE bus voucher for Jones Beach. The package fare is $17.50 from Penn Station and $14.50 from Jamaica. For more information on this package and schedules, please go to www.mta.info.
Jones Beach State Park features a host of family attractions, including two swimming pools, a miniature golf coarse, and expansive beaches with a two-mile boardwalk. The park offers 6.5 miles of ocean beaches for surf bathing, and a half-mile bay beach for still-water bathing. Jones Beach is also home to the Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center, which offers educational tours and programs for all ages. For more information about Jones Beach State Park please go to www.nysparks.com.
For the N88 Jones Beach bus schedule, trip planner, and concert information, please go to www.nicebus.com. A mobile version of this website is available for smart phones
“The best way to reach Jones Beach is with NICE.”