Nassau County · Garden City
Long-Distance Medical Transportation in Garden City, NY
DachiPlus provides long-distance medical transportation from Garden City throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. From Garden City, NYU Langone Tisch Hospital in Manhattan is about 45 minutes away. Medicaid: call MAS at 1-844-666-6270 and request DachiPlus. Private pay: (516) 754-7777.
Some treatments require travel beyond Suffolk and Nassau — specialty cancer centers, transplant evaluations, family-coordinated transfers to care facilities upstate or out of state. How our long-distance transport service works.
DachiPlus coordinates long-distance transport for Garden City, NY residents. From Garden City, that usually means trips to NYU Langone Tisch Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell and Hospital for Special Surgery, roughly 45 minutes away. We accept Medicaid (via MAS), Medicare Advantage, and private pay — call (516) 754-7777.
In Garden City, long-distance transport most often serves family transfers to upstate or out-of-state care facilities and veterans accessing VA care centers for a community of about 22,368 residents. Every trip includes rest stops as needed.
- Pickup area
- Garden City, NY 11530
- Nearest specialty hospital
- NYU Langone Tisch Hospital · ~45 min
- Frequent destinations
- 3
- County
- Nassau County
- Availability
- Mon–Sat, 6 AM–8 PM
Trips from Garden City
Manhattan hospitals from Garden City
At 8 AM on a weekday, NYU Langone Tisch Hospital is about 67 minutes from Garden City by car, against 45 minutes in light traffic. The expressway and bridges into the city are the slow part, so for a morning appointment in Manhattan we usually pick up well before 7.
| Destination | Drive from Garden City | About this facility |
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| NYU Langone Tisch Hospital Manhattan | 22.1 mi · 45 min
67 min at 8 AM weekdays Get a price | Medicare rating 5 of 5 Accessible entrance and parking (212) 263-7300 |
| NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Manhattan | 26 mi · 46 min
70 min at 8 AM weekdays Get a price | Medicare rating 5 of 5 Accessible entrance and parking (212) 746-5454 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery Manhattan | 25.9 mi · 46 min
70 min at 8 AM weekdays Get a price | Medicare rating 5 of 5 Accessible entrance and parking (212) 606-1000 |
Drive times from Google Maps for the center of Garden City, light traffic and a weekday 8 AM estimate. Private pay is priced by distance from our published rates. Medicaid: $0 through MAS.
Getting there from Garden City
- 4.3% of households in Garden City have no vehicle, below the Nassau County rate of 6.8%.
- All 3 destinations above are outside Nassau County. Paratransit riders would switch to Access-A-Ride at the county line and pay a second fare; DachiPlus drives the whole way.
Sources: Medicare Care Compare (data updated 2026-07-22); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; NICE Able-Ride; bus stops from NICE schedule data (2026-10-07).
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FAQ
Long-Distance Transport from Garden City — common questions
Where does DachiPlus take Garden City patients for long-distance transport?
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From Garden City, DachiPlus most often transports to NYU Langone Tisch Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell and Hospital for Special Surgery; the nearest specialty hospital is about 45 minutes away. We also reach any other medical destination across Long Island or New York City you need.
How do I book long-distance transport from Garden City with Medicaid?
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Call MAS at 1-844-666-6270 at least 72 hours ahead and request DachiPlus as your provider. Have your Medicaid ID and the destination address ready.
How much does long-distance transport from Garden City cost?
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For Medicaid members, long-distance transport from Garden City is no cost when booked through MAS. Private pay is priced by driving distance from our published rates: NYU Langone Tisch Hospital is about 22.1 miles away, and our online cost estimator prices that trip for you. Waiting time over 15 minutes is billed separately; call (516) 754-7777 for an exact quote.