What is the best route from Wilmington DE to Long Island NY?

Answer 1

1. Take I-295 across the Delaware Memorial Bridge and follow signs to the New Jersey TURNPIKE (toll) NORTH to NEW YORK and ATLANTIC CITY. Take the New Jersey Turnpike (toll) NORTH to I-278 to ELIZABETH GOETHALS BR and VERRAZANO BR at EXIT 13 you want to take I-278 EAST to GOETHALS BR and VERRAZANO BR. The New Jersey Turnpike is a toll road. Your total fare will be $5.95 (if you are driving a car). For more information on the New Jersey Turnpike, visit http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/index.html for more details.
2. Take I-278 EAST across both the Goethals Bridge (toll bridge) and the Verazzano Bridge (through Staten Island on the Staten Island Expwy) into Brooklyn where it becomes the Gowanus Expwy and then later the Brooklyn-Queens Expwy. Take I-278 EAST on the Gowanus Expy and the Brooklyn-Queens Expwy to I-495 L I EXPWY and the MIDTOWN TUN to EASTERN L I (Long Island) and 48 ST at EXIT 35. The Goethals Bridge is a toll-bridge going eastbound. The cash fare will be (assuming that you are driving a car) is $8.00 or $6.00 (non-peak) or $8.00 (peak) if you have an E-ZPass.
3. Stay to the right on the exit ramp and take I-495 (Long Island Expwy) EAST to EASTERN L I and RIVERHEAD.
4. Take I-495 (Long Island Expwy) EAST to Long Island.