Originally Posted by
Repooc17
Ditto with 630.
Assuming 745am is the departure time, boarding should start a little after 7am. Plenty of time with no checked luggage and Precheck.
Personally, I would roll in at 7am, but definitely 630am to be on the safe side. You can get there even earlier, but then you would just be waiting longer at the gate. Really up to your risk tolerance.
No matter what, just get to the gate by 730am (assuming on-time departure), as boarding door normally closes 15 mins prior.
That sounds about right as if memory serves me correctly, Delta generally boards flights 40 minutes prior to their scheduled departure times.
I see but I think 7am would be cutting it way too close, especially if boarding is around 7:05am. 6:30am at the latest would be preferable so I know that the hard part is done and in the worst case, I could do a little plane spotting and grab a coffee at the Starbucks.
No problem would be on the plane well ahead of 7:30am! Thank you Repooc17!
Originally Posted by
N830MH
Actually, there is Tri-Rail from Delray Beach to Ft. Lauderdale Airport station. It will take 30 minutes to get there. There is free shuttle bus from the station. You don't have take Uber or Lyft. It is very expensive. If you catch Tri-Rail early morning. You don't have worry about your flight. You still have plenty time.
You can't take Lyft or Uber. Because the traffic is very bad on I-95. Too many rush hours. Avoid I-95 as you can. Just take Tri-Rail instead.
Hi N830MH! Always a pleasure to hear from you!
True true I have used the Tri-Rail from Delray albeit not to the airport. That's not too bad 30-minutes on the train goes quickly. Perfect makes it easy to take the train to the plane lol (I know they had "The Train to the Plane" between Manhattan and JFK before the AirTrain in I think the 80s, before my time). Don't mind using Uber or Lyft and I find them to be fairly priced and cheaper than a car service. Mom cannot drive me as I don't want her to have to do it that early. I see that there is a train and with all said and done, I could be at Terminal 2 at about 6:10AM assuming all goes well.
Wow I didn't realize traffic on I-95 southbound is already hairy at that time of day. Should I still use Tri-Rail if I leave earlier? Definitely considering it though! Thank you again N830MH!
Originally Posted by
kjnangre
Good advice here, arriving an hour or so before departure is fine. And btw, most things at the airport aren't much different than they used to be. Just wear a mask and the rest is mostly the same.
Hi kjnangre!
I agree the advice I am getting is very good and I think an hour or so should be sufficient. Perfect perfect I will just do what I have been doing except that this time, I will be masked. Thank you so much!