By car
In addition to highways getting into Long Island, there are more to get around:
The Long Island Expressway the L.I.E. has the high-occupancy-vehicle HOV lanes in both directions in Nassau and western Suffolk Counties. From 6 am to 10 am and 3 pm to 8 pm from Monday to Friday, it can save time for motorcycles even without passengers and cars with at least two occupants.
It is extremely recommended that you use an HOV lane if possible! Traffic jams can last for hours and disrupt travel plans. Just make sure that you know what exit you will get off at. There are only certain points at which you can get out of the HOV lane.
The Meadowbrook Parkway runs from Jones Beach, through Long Beach connecting the South Shore towns to Mineola and The Northern Parkway.
