Gazetteer · No. 06 of 09

Sag Harbor

A former whaling port turned wharf-side village with real maritime bones.

Drive from Manhattan104 mi

Typical time2 h 28 m

Free-flow (OSRM)149 min

Passages6 of 7

To

Manhattan

East Hampton 2 h 33 m

Each route is plotted from real road, rail, air and water geometry; rings mark rough distance from Manhattan. Times are typical, non-peak — see method.

Sag Harbor faces north onto the bay rather than the ocean — a former whaling capital with a deep harbor, a windmill-era Main Street and a writerly, bohemian streak the ocean villages lack. It is the natural end of the ferry crossing, just across the water from North Haven.

Getting here from Manhattan

Sag Harbor is served by 6 of the seven passages. The figures below are typical, non-peak estimates from Midtown.

Passage	Door-to-door	From
Private Black-Car Transfer	2 h – 3 h	$290	Read →
Helicopter	1 h – 1 h 20 m	$595	Read →
Seaplane	1 h 10 m – 1 h 40 m	$595	Read →
Hampton Jitney (Coach)	2 h 45 m – 3 h 45 m	$41	Read →
Self-Drive	2 h – 3 h 30 m	—	Read →
The Shelter Island Ferry Crossing	3 h 30 m – 4 h 30 m	$33	Read →

Reading on Sag Harbor

From the entries

Getting Around Once You're Out East field note
Seaplane vs. Helicopter to the East End field note
BLADE vs. Hampton Jitney: Is the Helicopter Worth It? field note
The Shelter Island ferry crossing, step by step field note

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