From / To the Airport and other New York City, NY Transportation Tips

'Mode': TO
Category: Other
Getting TO/AROUND: To NYC from Newark, LaGuardia, and JFK airports:

1. Airport ride-share shuttle services:
www.supershuttle.com (800-blue-van, 212-209-7000)
www.nyairportservice.com (718-875-8200; no service from Newark). Approximately $15 USD from JFK, $12 USD from LaGuardia.
www.expressshuttleusa.com (212-315-3006, 800-451-0455)

2. AirTrain from Newark Airport to NYC Penn Station:
800-772-3606, www.airtrainnewark.com
Approximately $12 USD.

3. Taxi: Ride from licensed taxis from the agent by taxi stand outside the baggage claims area. The agent will give you a paper with one flat rate fare covering all passengers in the car to go into Manhattan (not including tolls for bridges and tunnels). Flat rate taxi fare can be found at the official sources:
JFK: http://www.panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/airports/html/ken_taxi.html
Newark: http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/ewrtaxiframe.html
LaGuardia: http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/lgataxiframe.html

I can only recommend the taxi one way FROM the airport into NYC since it's flat rate. Going TO the airport from NYC is metered and if you are going to Newark the taxi fare is doubled since it's "crossing state line".

For more options check out the official sources:
JFK: http://www.panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/airports/html/ken_transportation.html
Newark: http://www.panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/airports/html/ewr_transportation.html
LaGuardia: http://www.panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/airports/html/lg_transportation.html
Between airports: http://www.panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/airports/html/ewr_connect.html

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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Other
Getting TO/AROUND: Walk yourself (free),
Subway ($1.50),
Taxi ($2.00 + mileage, one fare covers all passengers)

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'Mode': TO
Category: Ship/Boat
Getting TO/AROUND: Staten Island Ferry: 1 Whitehall St / South St, 718-815-2628

Who says you can't have anything for free! This free ferry runs between Manhattan and Staten Island (30 mins each way) and offers views of lower Manhattan skyline, Jersey City's "Gold Coast", and the Statue of Liberty. Position yourself towards the "rear and right side" of the ferry's deck as you go away from the city for the best views.

In the picture, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is behind the ferry.

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'Mode': TO
Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: These bus services typically goes from NYC Chinatown to Boston Chinatown and back. As of 2003, about $10 one-way.

www.fungwahbus.com (212-925-8889)
www.luckystarbus.com (888-881-0887)
www.sunshineboston.com (866-848-6877)

For bus services to/from other cities:
www.boltbus.com
www.megabus.com
www.GotoBus.com

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