JFK....Terminal 7 arrival to LGA...experiences
Sep 25, 2019, 4:23 pm
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All that being said, 1.5 hours is not a realistic JFK-LGA connection time.
Sep 25, 2019, 4:36 pm
#17
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I have made curbside out of Terminal 7 in under 20 minutes, with picking up a checked bag (I was first to deplane, bag was the first one out)and GE.
However, getting into LGA during that time in a car these days is a sh*t show. Curbside to curbside, it will take at least an hour. So if every is done as fast as possible, you'll make it check in by the time your plane is taxiing.
However, getting into LGA during that time in a car these days is a sh*t show. Curbside to curbside, it will take at least an hour. So if every is done as fast as possible, you'll make it check in by the time your plane is taxiing.
Sep 25, 2019, 6:26 pm
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OP - You still have not told us whether this is on a single ticket. If so, it is an "illegal" connection on pretty much every carrier and you will be rebooked without fee. If it is on separate tickets, that is a different issue.
What is your final destination and on what domestic carrier are you booked? If there is service xJFK and you are already making a change, consider whether there is service xJFK which cuts off an expensive, time-consuming, and stressful land transfer.
What is your final destination and on what domestic carrier are you booked? If there is service xJFK and you are already making a change, consider whether there is service xJFK which cuts off an expensive, time-consuming, and stressful land transfer.
Sep 26, 2019, 1:30 am
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No. Way.
I can only repeat what has already been said here. I fly IB MAD-JFK 5-6 times a year. I have GE. I have only carry-on luggage. I’m a pretty fast walker. I also have seen the mess at LGA a few times in the past year. There is no way I would attempt this. None. Zero. Isn’t that the saying? Something like “Friends don’t let friends attempt impossible connections?”
Sep 26, 2019, 5:19 am
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I've flown IB MAD to JFK many times, I have Global Entry.
My fastest time through - wheels down to standing at the exit - 30 minutes. Longest, about one hour.
Getting on a flight leaving LGA at 3:45 - I would say you have no chance of doing that and I am sorry. The lengthy and unpredictable (as well as predictable) delays would start as soon as you left JFK.
I would give myself 4 hours between flights at very minimum. With no checked bags.
My fastest time through - wheels down to standing at the exit - 30 minutes. Longest, about one hour.
Getting on a flight leaving LGA at 3:45 - I would say you have no chance of doing that and I am sorry. The lengthy and unpredictable (as well as predictable) delays would start as soon as you left JFK.
I would give myself 4 hours between flights at very minimum. With no checked bags.
Personally, I could make it IF arrival is on time and light traffic between airports; I have actually done it during an IRROP, arriving in LGA with hours of wait time. LGA/JFK/EWR are my home hubs.
All that said, OP, I would not do it. PERIOD.
Oct 5, 2019, 12:30 am
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I would not recommend it. Real world numbers from Friday.
MAD JFK scheduled arrival 1415. This flight don’t have a good track record. Left MAD 30 min late and arrive JFK gate 47 min late at 1502. I was in first row of economy. Landslide with GE at 1516 with no checked bags.
Picked up rental car and drove by LGA around 1557. While NYC was final destination, my number show even if MAD JFK arrived on time, you need 15 minutes with GE to get to JFK curb followed by 45 minutes transit from JFK-LGA curb to curb (assuming no wait for taxi which I glanced and there were no wait for taxi), and arrive at LGA at least 60 minutes prior to departure assume you have PreCheck.
You need 2 hr minimum with GE and PreCheck assuming on time arrival to JFK, no checked luggage, no CBP secondary, no wait for taxi, have PreCheck (unknown until check-in as I recently got a SSSS 1st time in 10 years while being Trusted Traveler).
MAD JFK scheduled arrival 1415. This flight don’t have a good track record. Left MAD 30 min late and arrive JFK gate 47 min late at 1502. I was in first row of economy. Landslide with GE at 1516 with no checked bags.
Picked up rental car and drove by LGA around 1557. While NYC was final destination, my number show even if MAD JFK arrived on time, you need 15 minutes with GE to get to JFK curb followed by 45 minutes transit from JFK-LGA curb to curb (assuming no wait for taxi which I glanced and there were no wait for taxi), and arrive at LGA at least 60 minutes prior to departure assume you have PreCheck.
You need 2 hr minimum with GE and PreCheck assuming on time arrival to JFK, no checked luggage, no CBP secondary, no wait for taxi, have PreCheck (unknown until check-in as I recently got a SSSS 1st time in 10 years while being Trusted Traveler).