Airport Transport Questions
Aug 25, 2014, 4:25 pm
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Airport Transport Questions
Hi all,
We are travelling from the UK to NY in October and as we land past midnight at newark so we are thinking of booking a car instead of getting a cab. When booking a car and it asks for a time, do you put in the time the flight lands or the time you get through the airport? If the 2nd option how long does it take to get through with only hand luggage?
Also we are flying out to Vegas from JFK, if we check in online and only hand luggage how long should we allow to get to the plane from manhattan? (plane leaves 19:15)
Thanks in advance for any advice.
We are travelling from the UK to NY in October and as we land past midnight at newark so we are thinking of booking a car instead of getting a cab. When booking a car and it asks for a time, do you put in the time the flight lands or the time you get through the airport? If the 2nd option how long does it take to get through with only hand luggage?
Also we are flying out to Vegas from JFK, if we check in online and only hand luggage how long should we allow to get to the plane from manhattan? (plane leaves 19:15)
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Aug 25, 2014, 4:35 pm
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1. As to EWR, use either Elite or Dial7. Both services have fleets on duty at the major airports. You can just as easily call as you clear Customs. On a bad night, it will take 5 minutes for your car to pull up. The same time it will take if you pre-book and the same time it will take the driver to go and get the car if he meets you.
2. As to JFK, I would allow a minimum of 2.5 hours at that time of day. You will be encountering both rush hour traffic and rush hour at the security check point.
2. As to JFK, I would allow a minimum of 2.5 hours at that time of day. You will be encountering both rush hour traffic and rush hour at the security check point.
Aug 25, 2014, 5:59 pm
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Carmel lets you put in the flight number instead of a time and they're not supposed to charge you waiting time (I think)
But...I would not bother. I would call from the airport, even after midnight, and I think there will be plenty of cabs, and if JFK, plenty of yellow cabs. Even if not, I would Airtrain to Jamaica and LIRR to Penn, and there would be cabs there too. I can't get comfortable calling for pickup in advance unless I had a corporate account.
But...I would not bother. I would call from the airport, even after midnight, and I think there will be plenty of cabs, and if JFK, plenty of yellow cabs. Even if not, I would Airtrain to Jamaica and LIRR to Penn, and there would be cabs there too. I can't get comfortable calling for pickup in advance unless I had a corporate account.
Aug 25, 2014, 6:13 pm
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The OP is flying into EWR, not JFK.
Originally Posted by closetasfan
Carmel lets you put in the flight number instead of a time and they're not supposed to charge you waiting time (I think)
But...I would not bother. I would call from the airport, even after midnight, and I think there will be plenty of cabs, and if JFK, plenty of yellow cabs. Even if not, I would Airtrain to Jamaica and LIRR to Penn, and there would be cabs there too. I can't get comfortable calling for pickup in advance unless I had a corporate account.
But...I would not bother. I would call from the airport, even after midnight, and I think there will be plenty of cabs, and if JFK, plenty of yellow cabs. Even if not, I would Airtrain to Jamaica and LIRR to Penn, and there would be cabs there too. I can't get comfortable calling for pickup in advance unless I had a corporate account.
Aug 26, 2014, 4:55 am
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Hi all,
We are travelling from the UK to NY in October and as we land past midnight at newark so we are thinking of booking a car instead of getting a cab. When booking a car and it asks for a time, do you put in the time the flight lands or the time you get through the airport? If the 2nd option how long does it take to get through with only hand luggage?
Also we are flying out to Vegas from JFK, if we check in online and only hand luggage how long should we allow to get to the plane from manhattan? (plane leaves 19:15)
Thanks in advance for any advice.
We are travelling from the UK to NY in October and as we land past midnight at newark so we are thinking of booking a car instead of getting a cab. When booking a car and it asks for a time, do you put in the time the flight lands or the time you get through the airport? If the 2nd option how long does it take to get through with only hand luggage?
Also we are flying out to Vegas from JFK, if we check in online and only hand luggage how long should we allow to get to the plane from manhattan? (plane leaves 19:15)
Thanks in advance for any advice.
They are used to delays in passengers clearing immigration and clearing customs etc or even someone just wanting to have a coffee and decompress after the flight.
There won't be a specific driver allocated to collect you twiddling his/her thumbs waiting hours for you - they have a pool of cars. I've always pre-booked (with Carmel Limo) and given the scheduled arrival time and then called them (as per instructions) once I've cleared customs and the most I waited for a car was 10 minutes.
As to getting to JFK are you planning in using a pre-booked car, hailing a taxi or using public transport?
Aug 26, 2014, 5:00 am
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Aug 31, 2014, 10:11 pm
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Also, hailing a taxi at that time can be very difficult. It's shift change + rush hour. If you insist on a car, pre-order a car service from Carmel/Dial7/etc.
Sep 8, 2014, 10:08 pm
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From a shift change perspective, no, that could still be a problem, although there wouldn't be as much competition for the (few) available cabs as there would be on a weekday.
But there's really no downside to ordering a car service.