Originally Posted by
rosenkavalier
I am trying to maximize a <24h transfer on a SFO-ZRH flight, so would like to spend the day in NY to see friends.
I have the following 2 options:
1) SFO-EWR red-eye on UA, arriving the morning after, spend the day in NY and connect on LX EWR-ZRH that evening.
2) do the same as above except connect onto LX JFK-ZRH the same evening.
I would get a hotel in the city. That otherwise sounds absolutely brutal.