Nostalgia Ride: Beach Bound, Coney Island    

Saturday, July 19, 2025

10:00 am ET

Off-site Program

$60 / $40 - Adult / Child
$50 / $30 - Museum Member Adult / Child 
*Children ages 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult

Join us on our ever-popular, boardwalk-bound Coney Island Nostalgia Ride! Leaving from 96th Street-Second Avenue station in Manhattan, we’ll ride vintage 1930s R1/9 vintage train cars on a two-hour jaunt to Coney Island. Once we arrive at our seaside destination, you can brave the rides at Luna Park, check out the action on the legendary boardwalk, or nosh on one of Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs. Visit the Transit Museum's special exhibit Five Cents to Dreamland: A Trip to Coney Island on display at the Coney Island Museum or enjoy an additional ride before heading out. Stay at the beach and make your own way home or join the Transit Museum for a return trip leaving Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue at 4pm and traveling to 96th Street-Second Avenue where the trip will end.

Members enjoy early access! Tickets go on sale to Museum members on Tuesday, June 10th at 10am ET. Remaining tickets go on sale to the public Thursday, June 12th at 10am ET.

Ticket prices: $60 adult and $40 child 17 years and under 

Member ticket prices: $50 adult and $30 child 17 years and under 

Nostalgia Rides run rain or shine. Equipment, route, timing, and duration are subject to change. The ride will last about 90-120 minutes.

The train will depart 96th Street-2nd Avenue at 10am and we will travel to Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue.

Children ages 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Photography and video recording are permitted. However, tripods, stands, selfie sticks, and external lights may not be used. All photographs taken are for personal use only and permission to photograph may be revoked at any time.

Accessibility: All stations are ADA accessible. Review and download the Nostalgia Ride Social Narrative to learn more about what to expect at this popular event. For accessibility inquiries please email [email protected].

All ticket sales are final. Should you be unable to attend the program on the date you reserved, the full price of unused tickets may be treated as a donation to the Transit Museum and is tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. The Museum is not able to provide refunds or reschedule reservations to another date.

Questions? Email [email protected].