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Old Mar 2, 2019, 12:29 am
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Question New York City Day Trip; Arrive EWR. Should I Depart from EWR or LGA?

Hello,
I am trying to weigh up my departure options for a NYC day trip so as to maximise time exploring.

I arrive into Newark at 06:00 on a Friday in August (Singapore Airlines, Terminal B)
My onward destination (separate ticket) is in Atlantic Canada.; I can either take a 4PM departure from Newark on Porter Airlines (1:20 transit in YTZ) or a 4PM departure from LaGuardia on Delta/WestJet (50 min transit in BOS).

Are there any factors I should bear in mind in terms of the time it takes to reach either airport and clear security?
I appreciate EWR has the AirTrain whilst LGA is metro & bus, but I'm not clear on the reliability of either option and the amoutn of time padding I need to add-on, considering security queues on a Friday afternoon in the summer.

(Both options will be travel in Economy).
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