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Originally Posted by nmenaker
I would say, from JFK the 45$ flat rate cab is for me at least the best option.(you can make it cheaper with a pair up) the Airtran to the lower city, then subway connection can take a LONG time, well over 1:20 sometimes longer depending on connection times. It also can take a long time to get to the JFK terminal depending on which airline one flies in to.
From LGA cabs for me to IC Barkley tend to be about 30$,
The fastest and cheapest option is the airtran from EWR (newark) to PENN, and from there it wouldn't be more than a 5$ cab ride to the new IC.
JFK AirTrain to Jamaica Station, followed by the Long Island Rail Road to Penn Station will normally be both faster and cheaper than EWR AirTrain and NJ Transit to Penn Station. (The LIRR runs with greater frequency than NJ Transit.)
If I were flying into EWR, I would seriously consider taking the airport express bus, for a one-seat ride from any of EWR's terminals to Manhattan's Port Authority Bus Terminal, which is just two blocks from the IC.
From LGA, the fastest public transportation options would be the M60 bus to the Astoria Boulevard subway station (it's actually an elevated station at that part of the line), and then the N or Q train to Times Square; or the Q72 bus to the Junction Boulevard elevated station, and then the #7 train to Times Square; or the Q33 bus to the end of the line (74th Street/Roosevelt Avenue subway station), and then the E train to 42nd Street/Eighth Avenue (the closest subway station to the IC). I would simply take whichever of those three buses arrived first. Any of the three routes should take about 50-60 minutes from LGA to the IC, and cost $2.25 with a Metrocard, or $4.50 without one.