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Old Jan 27, 2023 | 7:10 am
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Originally Posted by themicah
There are also a bunch of new surcharges for taxis at LGA. I don't know exactly which are new as it's been a while since my last LGA cab ride, but when I took a cab to the Lower East Side at the end of December the receipt included the following surcharges:
  • $1.25 Airport Fee (apparently only for pickup--not dropoff--at JFK or LGA)
  • $5.00 LGA surcharge (for pickups or dropoffs)
  • $2.50 Congestion Surcharge (this one "dinged" as we crossed the Willy B to Manhattan, not airport specific)
  • $0.50 State Surcharge (I think that one's been on all taxi rides for many years, not airport specific)
  • $1.00 Improvement Surcharge (not airport specific)
  • Airport Access Fee
    • Taxi: $1.25 for pick up only at LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy Airports
    • FHV: $2.50 for both drop off and pick up at LaGuardia, Newark, and John F. Kennedy airports
  • Trips to and from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) are charged the standard metered fare, plus a $5.00 surcharge and all other applicable surcharges.
  • Trips between Manhattan and John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) in either direction:
    • $70
    • Plus 50 cents MTA State Surcharge.
    • Plus $1.00 Improvement Surcharge.
    • $5.00 rush hour surcharge (4pm to 8pm weekdays, excluding legal holidays).
    • Plus New York State Congestion Surcharge of $2.50 (Yellow Taxi) or $2.75 (Green Taxi and FHV) or 75 cents (any shared ride) for all trips that begin, end or pass through Manhattan south of 96th Street.
    • Plus tips and any tolls.
    • The on-screen rate message should read "Rate #2- JFK Airport."
  • Trips between John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) and other New York City destinations are charged the standard metered fare.
  • Trips to Newark Airport (EWR):
    • Standard metered fare.
    • Plus $20.00 Newark Surcharge.
    • Plus tip and tolls to and from EWR (passengers are charged for the drivers’ return tolls).
    • The on-screen rate message should read "Rate #3 - Newark Airport."
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