The 1770 House
Getting there
- Planes The nearest airport is Islip MacArthur (+1 631 467 3210; www.macarthurairport.com), 50 miles from East Hampton (around a 90-minute drive). JFK and LaGuardia are both around 80 miles away. If you’re feeling fancy, arrive at East Hampton Airport by seaplane with Sound Aircraft Services (+1 631 537 2202).
- Trains Long Island Rail Road’s Montauk line (www.lirr.org) will get you to East Hampton from New York's Penn Station in just under three hours. The Cannonball (express train), departing on Fridays in the summer, is even faster.
- Automobiles For car hire, Avis and Budget have desks at MacArthur Airport. Bus options along the Long Island Expressway include the Hampton Luxury Liner and Hampton Jitney.
- Others Yacht-owning seafarers can sail the Long Island Sound and moor up somewhere in Gardiners Bay or Three Mile Harbour.
The 1770 House 143 Main Street, The Hamptons, 11937
