JFK vs EWR (destination New Brunswick)
Feb 28, 2018, 11:21 am
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JFK vs EWR (destination New Brunswick)
All I hear from friends is JFK traffic is awful - BUT. I can get non-stop domestic flight to/from JFK cheaper than connecting flights to EWR on Delta.
Are the trains and transfers (Airtran > Jamaica LIRR > New York Penn NJ Transit > New Brunswick) so inconvenient to merit the connecting flights to Newark? Then, I'll return from TriBeCa to JFK for return flight.
I'd have time to kill between landing and check-in anyway, and I'll stay in the city before return so a shorter trip to JFK.
Anyone's thoughts? I'm assuming the transfers are signed well enough, but I've never done this route - Thanks!
Stephen
Are the trains and transfers (Airtran > Jamaica LIRR > New York Penn NJ Transit > New Brunswick) so inconvenient to merit the connecting flights to Newark? Then, I'll return from TriBeCa to JFK for return flight.
I'd have time to kill between landing and check-in anyway, and I'll stay in the city before return so a shorter trip to JFK.
Anyone's thoughts? I'm assuming the transfers are signed well enough, but I've never done this route - Thanks!
Stephen
Feb 28, 2018, 11:33 am
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The route is reasonably well signed, given that you know what you're looking for. It'll take about 2 hours on mass transit, assuming everything goes right. Or about 20 minutes from Newark.
I assume you're spending some time in New Brunswick and then moving into Manhattan before returning to your origin. From TriBeCa either JFK or EWR will be about the same in transit time, either on a train or in a car.
Only you can decide if the cost and times are worthwhile.
The route is reasonably well signed, given that you know what you're looking for. It'll take about 2 hours on mass transit, assuming everything goes right. Or about 20 minutes from Newark.
I assume you're spending some time in New Brunswick and then moving into Manhattan before returning to your origin. From TriBeCa either JFK or EWR will be about the same in transit time, either on a train or in a car.
Only you can decide if the cost and times are worthwhile.
Feb 28, 2018, 11:38 am
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Exactly - thank you!
I assume you're spending some time in New Brunswick and then moving into Manhattan before returning to your origin. From TriBeCa either JFK or EWR will be about the same in transit time, either on a train or in a car.
Only you can decide if the cost and times are worthwhile.
Only you can decide if the cost and times are worthwhile.
Feb 28, 2018, 12:24 pm
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Depending on the overall travel, costs and layover situation I'd lean towards connecting to EWR over JFK & then Airtrain+LIRR+NJTransit/Amtrak.
Feb 28, 2018, 2:11 pm
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All I hear from friends is JFK traffic is awful - BUT. I can get non-stop domestic flight to/from JFK cheaper than connecting flights to EWR on Delta.
Are the trains and transfers (Airtran > Jamaica LIRR > New York Penn NJ Transit > New Brunswick) so inconvenient to merit the connecting flights to Newark? Then, I'll return from TriBeCa to JFK for return flight.
I'd have time to kill between landing and check-in anyway, and I'll stay in the city before return so a shorter trip to JFK.
Anyone's thoughts? I'm assuming the transfers are signed well enough, but I've never done this route - Thanks!
Stephen
Are the trains and transfers (Airtran > Jamaica LIRR > New York Penn NJ Transit > New Brunswick) so inconvenient to merit the connecting flights to Newark? Then, I'll return from TriBeCa to JFK for return flight.
I'd have time to kill between landing and check-in anyway, and I'll stay in the city before return so a shorter trip to JFK.
Anyone's thoughts? I'm assuming the transfers are signed well enough, but I've never done this route - Thanks!
Stephen
- Airtrain to Jamaica
- LIRR at Jamaica to Penn Station
- NJ Transit Northeast Corridor train to New Brunswick
PDF of the Northeast Corridor schedule
Feb 28, 2018, 7:38 pm
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I suppose if the choice is between connecting at an airport (ATL?) vs. connecting at Penn Station (with $$ savings), the latter would probably win out due to the savings. Plus EWR just sucks for delays.
LIRR->NJT really won't be that painful.
If both were nonstops, I'd probably suck it up for EWR unless JFK was $200+ less, but YMMV.
LIRR->NJT really won't be that painful.
If both were nonstops, I'd probably suck it up for EWR unless JFK was $200+ less, but YMMV.