Keyser

welcome to ft flatplanet....this info was posted earlier in post # 13....

kwildnj

EWR-LGA-EWR OPTIONS

Just wanted to share some information on travel from EWR-LGA


Shuttles


The Olympic Airporter and StateShuttle are now one in the same, and are part of the go! Airlink System.

There shuttles depart hourly from 6:00am until and inclusive of 9:00pm.

Terminal A departure is at the :00, B at :10, and C at :20 (though you should be ready to go, with ticket in hand by :00, regardless of what Terminal you are in.

Tickets Cost $30.00, and can be purchased online. -- Tickets are also available from the Welcome Center's Ground Transportation Counter by baggage claim in all Terminals. Note: There is an additional Ground Transportation Counter immediately outside of the International Arrivals Hall in Terminal B.



ETS Airport Shuttle

Their shuttles depart hourly from 7:30pm and inclusive 9:30pm.

Terminal A departure is at the :30, B at :40, C at :50 (Though you should be ready to go, with ticket in hand, by :30, regardless of what terminal you are in.


Tickets Cost $29.00, and can be purchased online. -- Tickets are also available from the Welcome Center's Ground Transportation Counter by baggage claim in all Terminals. Note: There is an additional Ground Transportation Counter immediately outside of the International Arrivals Hall in Terminal B.


Please Note:All County Transportation no longer serves EWR-LGA with a shuttle. They still serve the route on a full-van charter, however.



Taxis

From EWR, there is a flat-rate for Taxis to LGA. The price is $85, plus Tolls and Gratuity. Depending in the time of day, there may also be a $5 Peak surcharge. Expect your total trip to cost $100-$115, before gratuity.

PLEASE ALWAYS USE OFFICIAL TAXI STANDS AND OFFICIAL TAXIS (WHITE IN TERMINAL A, YELLOW IN TERMINALS B AND C) DO NOT SUPPORT THE ILLEGAL TAXI DRIVERS, THEY ARE CRIMINALS

Dave2014

Hello everyone,

I would like to know if 2h24 minutes are enough to transfer from (EWR) Newark International to (LGA) Laguardia New York or do I need to take a later flight? This includes check out - taxi transfer - check in ...

Thank you very much

Letitride3c

Welcome to FT, short answer to your question is "No" - please book a later flight or fly into LGA directly if a flight is available, you will save time & money (and, avoid headaches & heartburns.)

Now, more details - a taxi from EWR to LGA (or, better yet - a car service) including tolls & tips will run you $70 and up plus tolls ($15 to $20 depending on exact routes used) & tips - or, about $100 or more and TIME (NY area highways, bridges & tunnels can get very congested with traffic & with weekend/mid-day repairs and closures, etc.) Travel time under most ideal conditions between the 2 airports is 75 minutes to 90 minutes or more in good weather, and often 2 hours or more. For us, I would not do it under 4 hours - too many things can go wrong: air traffic & ground/gate delays, luggage, long wait in lines for taxi, security and traffic volume depending on time/day of week, etc.

Are you flying international to domestic, domestic to domestic, changing (airline) carriers, carry-on only or checked luggage, status with airline(s) and priority (Business Class, etc.) ?

I'm guessing that this is your first trip to/thru NYC to another domestic US (Canada ?) destination - so all the transfers involved could be a challenge - some of the FT veterans here can do it EWR Airtrain to NJ Transit/Train to NY Penn, jump & transfer to NYC Subway & then hop on to a limited-stop bus to LGA (or, grab a taxi for the last leg ...) in ideal condition, if everything works as planned & not delayed - in under 90 minutes, maybe beating the taxi or car service by a few minutes. As a native & driving in/around NY metro area & flying in/out of all 3 area airports for nearly 40 years - trust me, it's not worth the trouble to do such a tight connection (no matter what they say.)

Check your flight options & book something different/better instead, or fly into JFK (if you can't fly into LGA, from overseas) - you will skip two river crossings & you taxi/car fares will be much less, about $45 or less with tips included, and no tolls. Good luck & happy holidays.

Often1

Put bluntly, the EWR-LGA/JFK transfer may be the worst domestic transfer possible. It's expensive, time-consuming & iffy. If you have an international-domestic connection at NYC, it is worth spending the time, effort & money to the connection elsewhere.

CMK10

I'm looking at a trip which would involve an international arrival (on UA) into EWR at 2:10 PM and then a flight out of LGA (on DL) at 8:30 PM. This would be on a Sunday. I'm assuming that is sufficient time to get between the two?

BearX220

Yes, barring some catastrophe affecting both roads and rails -- absolutely. Exiting a 210p arrival on a Sunday afternoon you can be in Midtown by 300p or 330p, and you need to be out at LGA by 700p. That leaves you three hours layover time in the city to fool around.

cajunguy

I have an international arrival into EWR at 1:15pm. I then have a 6:15pm domestic departure from LGA. Using the shuttle services, ETS or All County, (they both claim 60 to 90 minutes), I have enough time to get from EWR to LGA?

Thanks!

SJC AA

Should be fine, but I would certainly take public transit to avoid traffic and expense.

cajunguy

Thanks SJC AA - I've been reading about the public transportation, it seems like a lot of layers. Unless I'm not reading it correctly.

guv1976

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Three transfers would be required: EWR AirTrain to NJ Transit; NJ Transit to NYC subway or Long Island Rail Road; subway or Rail Road to Q70 bus.

RooseveltL

While it may seem like more effort it is pretty quick. Anyway, as you arrive at 1:15pm (pre-rush hour). I think your fastest method would be take the bus from EWR to Grand Central Station and the bus from Grand Central station to LGA. Shuttle services unless they depart on a specific schedule are horrific in NYC and bus service departs every 15 minutes.

Look at it this way if you have to wait 30-45 minutes for next van/shuttle leaving to LGA. In that time period you could be in Manhattan from EWR. The bus is also easy as you only transfer 1x - exit with bag and get on next bus with bag at Grand CEntral.

cajunguy

Thank you! I think this will be our preferred method. I've always wanted to see Grand Central!

RooseveltL

http://www.coachusa.com/olympia/ss.newarkairport.asp @$16
and
http://www.nycairporter.com/ @$14

It is expensive but minimum connection (which appears to be a concern).

cajunguy

Minimum effort too! We've been putting together this trip for a few months now and it's got a lot of areas where it could create some frustration.

Thank you for the links!