AA connection LGA La Guardia & JFK Kennedy, what should I do?
Dec 8, 2011, 8:14 pm
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AA connection LGA La Guardia & JFK Kennedy, what should I do?
should I first get out my luggage from LGA and then take a taxi to JFK check in again?
Dec 8, 2011, 8:25 pm
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Yes. There is no inter-airport luggage transfer service between JFK/LGA. You will have to reclaim your luggage at LGA and take a taxi to JFK. Public transport options between the two airports are limited and not worth the hassle.
Dec 8, 2011, 8:33 pm
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I did an LGA to JFK transfer in September and I took a shuttle van. After claiming my luggage I went to the ground transportation counter and asked for the shuttle to JFK. About 5 minutes later I was picked up and we just made one additional stop to pick people up from the Delta terminal. Then straight to JFK and all for only $10.
Dec 9, 2011, 12:59 am
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just ask to standby at the same airport since lga/jfk are co-terminals
Dec 9, 2011, 1:07 am
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Dec 9, 2011, 9:10 am
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I live on Long Island and the shuttle bus option is the best advice. Taxi cab will be very very expensive if and when the Grand Central and Van Wyck Expwy back up (which it always does). LEAVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE THIS TRANSFER PARTICULARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. I cannot overemphasize the importance of this. On a rainy day from the time you depart the Delta terminal you need to give yourself a minimum of one hour. At a minimum.
Jul 10, 2012, 10:06 am
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American - LGA and JFK departures (and arrivals)
Some of the award flights I'm looking at have me getting in at JFK and departing from LGA... (final destination ZRH)
A few questions concerning the logistics of that...
On an itinerary that uses both airports, does AA take care of getting your bags to each flight or do I pick up my bags at LGA and make my way to the other airport and "recheck-in"
And what's the typical method getting from one airport to the other?
Thanks
A few questions concerning the logistics of that...
On an itinerary that uses both airports, does AA take care of getting your bags to each flight or do I pick up my bags at LGA and make my way to the other airport and "recheck-in"
And what's the typical method getting from one airport to the other?
Thanks
Jul 10, 2012, 10:09 am
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You are on your own. There is a shuttle which is the most cost effective way if you are alone. 2 or more cab is about the same cost. It can take anywhere from 30 mins to 2 hours depending on traffic
Jul 10, 2012, 10:12 am
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So I'm picking up check bags and heading over to the other airport and then starting from square one as it were in regards to check in, etc?
Jul 10, 2012, 10:37 am
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You may very well be issued all your boarding passes when you check in for the first flight you take, but you will have to check your bags at JFK.
Originally Posted by pkerr
So I'm picking up check bags and heading over to the other airport and then starting from square one as it were in regards to check in, etc?
Jul 10, 2012, 10:38 am
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Thanks for the info...
Jul 10, 2012, 10:38 am
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Yep, you're starting over again. It's been a long time since I did the LGA-JFK shuffle with checked bags - with carryon it's no big deal. I would not schedule anything less than a 3 hour layover with checked bags to account for possible delays in checked bags reaching baggage claim, possible traffic and possible lines at JFK.
Jul 10, 2012, 10:39 am
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To the OP: yes you are on your own. You collect your bags at one airport and check in at the other. As long as you have time to make the connection, it's not that big a deal.
Jul 10, 2012, 10:40 am
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What would AA's take be on missing a flight out of LGA due to a delayed flight into JFK (their own planes)
