Originally Posted by QG
.... arriving into JFK from HKG at night. Because of the time difference, jet lag etc, we thought it might be a good idea to begin driving from JFK up to Niagara Falls, then on to Toronto. As we get in at 9.20pm, we would like to see if we can travel a good 3-4 hrs before stopping for the night......
bad idea!
your flite, i assume, will have a stop so you will have been in-transit for 18 hours, and maybe up already for 24 hours
plus, as stated above, the hassle of immigration, baggage, customs and then the trip on Airtrain to rent a car- you will be bushed!
you should not be then on strange roads with very agressive drivers- and if you don't really know NYC you'll easily get screwed up- like I-95North (when it is the Cross Bronx Expressway) actually goes due West!
please, before you do this, consider staying at the airport- you'll get into your hotel and be asleep by midnite, wake up the next morning refreshed an un-jetlagged, then rent a car and go on to Niagara Falls
but if you didn't want to see New York State, you could fly non-stop HKG/YYZ and drive down to the canadian side (nicer!) of niagara, also eliminating the US immigration and border hassles
Flight From To Depart Arrive Stops Aircraft
AC016 (HKG) (YYZ) 15:25 18:50 0 345
good luck!