# Help! Ultra cheap places to stay in NYC!

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**Created:** [June 22, 2004, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ultra-cheap-places-to-stay-in-nyc/251620 "2004-06-22T13:28:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ultra-cheap-places-to-stay-in-nyc/251620/21 "2004-06-23T14:06:41Z")

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> [@ralph124c](#):
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> I have checked out the “cheap” hotels in NYC…none of them appeal to me. Is it possible to stay in Stamford CT, and take he commuter rail in to Manhattan? Does the train run on weekends?  
> This would be ideal! It is only about 45 minutes to Penn Station from Stamford.

Yep, they run all the time (not much between 1 am and 6 am though)

Here’s a schedule checker

> **[Metro-North Railroad Schedules](https://new.mta.info/schedules/metro-north-railroad)**

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