LGA over EWR, how much of a savings is worth it?
Sep 13, 2013, 8:00 am
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LGA over EWR, how much of a savings is worth it?
I live in NJ about a 35 minute drive from Newark airport in perfect conditions and a 1-hour 5-minute drive in perfect conditions from LaGuardia Airport. (1 hour 10-minutes in perfect conditions from JFK).
I'm trying to decide how much of a savings it would take for me to fly from LaGuardia instead of Newark(JFK fares were significantly higher than LGA) . In my case, the flyers are a 7-year old plus her parents. We'd likely be flying home on a night before school resumes and be away for 5 days or less. We would only take nonstop flights which both airports offer.
It's probably cheaper for a 5-day or less stay to drive and park rather than cabbing it which is $105+ to Laguardia each way and $45 each way to Newark.
Convenience is something else.
For $240 savings on the roundrtrip for the three of us ($80 each), is it worth it to go to Laguardia or are the possible traffic delays, tolls, higher parking fees?, not worth it in terms of money, stress etc...????
How much of a savings is worth it to you? What else am I not considering??
I'm trying to decide how much of a savings it would take for me to fly from LaGuardia instead of Newark(JFK fares were significantly higher than LGA) . In my case, the flyers are a 7-year old plus her parents. We'd likely be flying home on a night before school resumes and be away for 5 days or less. We would only take nonstop flights which both airports offer.
It's probably cheaper for a 5-day or less stay to drive and park rather than cabbing it which is $105+ to Laguardia each way and $45 each way to Newark.
Convenience is something else.
For $240 savings on the roundrtrip for the three of us ($80 each), is it worth it to go to Laguardia or are the possible traffic delays, tolls, higher parking fees?, not worth it in terms of money, stress etc...????
How much of a savings is worth it to you? What else am I not considering??
Sep 13, 2013, 11:24 am
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OP: Are any other airports possible for the route you want to fly? ABE, TTN, SWF, HPN? They might or might not have even lower fares than LGA.
OP: Are any other airports possible for the route you want to fly? ABE, TTN, SWF, HPN? They might or might not have even lower fares than LGA.
Sep 13, 2013, 11:29 am
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I'd also say not worth it. I'm on the other side - LGA/JFK being much closer than EWR. If I don't save at least twice what it would cost me to get there and back I don't see the point. EWR has much cheaper parking (so for you, another reason not to go to LGA) and frankly, I prefer to minimize stress whenever possible. The drive can be incredibly stressful and beyond unpredictable. As erik123 said - if price is an issue, cut back elsewhere.