Transport from Long Island to new york?

[Originatek]

I am planning on taking a trip to NY for a day or two in November, and was planning on flying into Long Island to save some money on airfare, is anyone familiar with how to get from the airport in Long Island to New york?

[ddohnggo]

LIRR is your friend

[///mzeasy]

yeah, i think my ticket on the lirr was something like $12 one-way and its about an hour from the closest station to grand central

[DaBestSpoona]

Long Island is New York

30 bucks to Manhattan, by yellow cab.

[peteyross]

Long Island is New York

30 bucks to Manhattan, by yellow cab.

I'm not sure what you mean by "yellow cab" but if you mean an NYC cab, they don't go out that far (and if they did, it would be way more than 30 bucks...)

Just take the LIRR

[DaBestSpoona]

I'm not sure what you mean by "yellow cab" but if you mean an NYC cab, they don't go out that far (and if they did, it would be way more than 30 bucks...)

Just take the LIRR

my bad, its 40 dollars flat now, there are alot of taxi stands at the airport. I said yellow cab because it would probably be easier for him to differentiate from the car service hacks I just assumed he was flying into JFK since he said Long Island.

[///mzeasy]

my bad, its 40 dollars flat now, there are alot of taxi stands at the airport. I said yellow cab because it would probably be easier for him to differentiate from the car service hacks I just assumed he was flying into JFK since he said Long Island.

nah, you can fly into MacArthur (also called Islip if I recall correctly)

I usually am forced to as I fly standby for Delta and both JFK and Laguardia book up like crazy

[herpsky]

what's the best way to travel from JFK to manhattan?

i've always been using EWR and i'm not too familar with the transporation options

from JFK to manhattan.

[isdenn]

for jfk to the city, taxi is the easiest, but also expensive...airtrain will put you in penn station for 12 bucks or so i think.

[peteyross]

for jfk to the city, taxi is the easiest, but also expensive...airtrain will put you in penn station for 12 bucks or so i think.

Air Train does not take you to Penn St. It just hooks you up with the A train (which you can take through BK all the way into Manhattan). If you're not in a rush and don't have deep pockets, this is the best option.

If you're in a rush, just suck it up and take a cab.

[herpsky]

how long does that airtrain-to-A combo take?

[ddohnggo]

fly into laguardia and a cab is about $10-15 cheaper. depending on where you want to in the city.

[DaBestSpoona]

fly into laguardia and split a cab with a stranger

[Moderate Gatsby]

Which airport are you arriving at? Because if it's JFK or Laguardia, like others said, just take a cab into wherever in the city you want to go.

[herpsky]

Looking for ideas besides take-a-damn-cab

[peteyross]

how long does that airtrain-to-A combo take?

Of course it depends on several things (luck, time of day, etc) but probably 45min to 1 hour. I've gotten really lucky and made it home in 35 minutes once. I've also gotten unlucky and it took 1h20min

[herpsky]

thanks .

[cchen]

Air Train does not take you to Penn St. It just hooks you up with the A train (which you can take through BK all the way into Manhattan). If you're not in a rush and don't have deep pockets, this is the best option.

If you're in a rush, just suck it up and take a cab.

the air train also connects to jamaica queens, where you can take the lirr to penn station. faster than taking the a train, but a bit more expensive.

[herpsky]

i might do supershuttle

how often does lirr train run? is it like new jersey transit (runs not-so-frequently

[DaBestSpoona]

lirr has a set schedule, you can look it up on the lirr site, just google mta lirr

[Originatek]

Thanks for all your help and suggestions!

[Blindfolk]

The cheapest is to fly into LaGuardia and take the M60 bus into the Harlem or the Upper West Side.