Originally Posted by
RooseveltL
There are some exceptions to the rule -
JFK - T4 or T5
EWR - Terminal C (United)
LGA - well none are great but Delta's new terminal offers more shops and offerings.
The rest of the NYC airport terminals are accurately described as a dump.
All NYC airports are easy to get to via public transportation (assuming carry on baggage) and departure from NYC. Maybe the most difficult concept for out of towners (excluding Europe/Asia) - one doesn't need a taxi or Shuttle unless traveling with kids/elderly or heavy bags.
LGA is about 45 minutes or less
EWR is about 45-50 minutes or less
JFK is about 45-50 minutes or less
The above estimates assume rush hour, weekday and no train delays plus you haven't missed the prior transport options requiring waiting another 15 minutes for next departure.
What he said.
And while NYC airports are dumps, who cares? I go to the airport to board an airplane and go somewhere else, not to dine or shop. And I certainly am not choosing which airport to fly in or out of based on how nice it is. I much prefer LGA, which, while a dump, is easily accessible to where I want to be (NYC) over DEN, which I hate because, while relatively new, is light years away from anywhere I want to be, and even when curbside one needs to allot an absurd amount of time to actually get to an airplane, which is why one is there in the first place.
Also, people love to complain about the public transportation options at NYC airports, the options are, as pointed out in the quoted post, pretty convenient. Sure it would be great to have a single seat ride from all NYC airports to my office and apartment, but still for little money I can get between all of NYC's airports and my office and apartment in a reasonable period of time.