Urgent Advice: LGA- JFK Connection
May 31, 2018, 5:58 am
#31
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The sad truth is that with a possible long walk up a JFK concourse, plus hike to AirTrain, etc., that intraterminal transfer starting at the arrival gate can take as much as 25 minutes, and a fast taxi from LGA to JFK T7 can take as little as 30 minutes, so... not much in it, really.
May 31, 2018, 7:02 am
#32
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The sad truth is that with a possible long walk up a JFK concourse, plus hike to AirTrain, etc., that intraterminal transfer starting at the arrival gate can take as much as 25 minutes, and a fast taxi from LGA to JFK T7 can take as little as 30 minutes, so... not much in it, really.
As for the LGA to JFK plan, I can certainly see it working -- it probably will on most days -- but I think it is unpredictable from an accident, unpredictable flooding of the roadway, etc. I haven't used the new Uber location but the taxi setup at LGA is a disaster on many days. Hundreds of taxis in line in the holding lot waiting for hours while there can be a couple of hundred passengers in line waiting an hour for a taxi on many days. It could be a great HBR/Wharton study on a market imbalance even when there is high levels of both supply and demand separated by 500 feet and horrible mismanagement.
May 31, 2018, 9:01 am
#33
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At 8PM on Friday, I've spent 40 mins going from LGA -> Van Wyck (which I blame it on Brooklyn people & their Jackie Robinson Pkwy) and another 40 mins going from Van Wyck -> JFK (which I blame it on Brooklyn people going to Long Island).
End result for me was to buy a walk-up fare (on a $500 JFK-ZRH ticket) & pay the fare difference of $4,000. I cried for two weeks after that day
End result for me was to buy a walk-up fare (on a $500 JFK-ZRH ticket) & pay the fare difference of $4,000. I cried for two weeks after that day
May 31, 2018, 9:31 am
#34
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I drive on the Van Wyck Expressway
4 days a week, even as late as 10 pm traffic inches along = huge delays. [The VW has been in a perpetual state of construction for the last 15 years...as soon as one project is finished they begin a new one.]
Yes
at 5 am (when the overnight phase is complete) you can do LGA-JFK in 20 minutes...other hours count on 40+ minutes.
PS: Lefferts Blvd. (the route of the Q10) is a super alternate for getting to JFK,
4 days a week, even as late as 10 pm traffic inches along = huge delays. [The VW has been in a perpetual state of construction for the last 15 years...as soon as one project is finished they begin a new one.]Yes
at 5 am (when the overnight phase is complete) you can do LGA-JFK in 20 minutes...other hours count on 40+ minutes.PS: Lefferts Blvd. (the route of the Q10) is a super alternate for getting to JFK,
May 31, 2018, 9:45 am
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Good Morning everyone - I have decided against attempting this. Instead will be flying Friday. I just think the stress it will put on me will be too much! I think when I include the time it will take to de-board from first plane etc... its just not much time.
May 31, 2018, 10:19 am
#36
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As someone who lives halfway between the two airports and sees and hears the traffic helicopters from my home I am very much relieved you decided not to do this.
Post # 33 and 34 accurately laid out the reality of the traffic- and it can be worse!
Post # 33 and 34 accurately laid out the reality of the traffic- and it can be worse!
May 31, 2018, 10:55 am
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Currently, EWR and JFK are seeing arrival delays of around 2 hours, and for LGA it’s currentl at about 1 hour
May 31, 2018, 1:15 pm
#38
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Great choice...
If I was a mayor/governor, I'd install a metal pike between the 1st & 2nd lane @ VW to make it an airport only lane, but I can only dream
May 31, 2018, 4:38 pm
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Glad this has been resolved. As this topic involves a landside transfer in NYC, we will now archive it over in that forum (where this topic has been discussed numerous times as well).
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