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Old Jan 23, 2023 | 12:54 pm
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Originally Posted by Repooc17
I have in NYC for the entirety of the past ten years (and longer). There are a lot of factors (such as time of the day, traffic/demand), but fares haven't only increased recently. My records show fares in the 70 USD even a few years ago.
The base fare for JFK- Manhattan is a fixed fare plus tolls and the other extras so isn’t subject to the vagaries of traffic.

It has been $52 for about 10 years and now it’s $ 70 before the add ons.
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