I will be returning from a cruise on Oct. 28, 2006. The ship will dock at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. What would be the best, most logical , and most economical transportation to LGA? I will have about 4 hours between disembarking and my flight out of LGA. I am looking at car services. Can anyone recommend a Brooklyn car service? It appears that they would be cheaper than one with a Manhattan address. Also, before the cruise, I will be staying overnight in Manhattan in the Upper East Side, between 101 and 102 streets. What is the best mode of transport from there to Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. I will have 2 heavy bags. Thanks!

Try this http://www.cruisenewsdaily.com/f-bct.html

and http://www.nycruiseterminal.com/dirBKN.html#

My suggestion, a taxi.

Welcome to Flyertalk Katman2.

Man, the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal sure is inconvenient!

If you want to go the cheap route, take the 6 train from 103rd/Lex to 86th and transfer to the 4 or 5 train to Borough Hall, Brooklyn. Then take the B61 bus as described on the BCT web page. You'll have to schlep your bags on and off the subways and buses, though, and walk a ways from the bus to the BCT, but it'll only cost you $2! Also, if you're going on a weekend, be sure to check the service advisories.

Getting from the BCT to LGA by bus/subway is similar. Take one of the buses to the F train, then take the F train through Manhattan out to Jackson Heights/Roosevelt Ave in Queens. From there you get the Q33 bus to LGA. Total cost = $4. Again, if you're going on a weekend, be sure to check the service advisories.

If you have two heavy bags, I'd suck it up and take a taxi, which will be much, much more convenient and almost certainly faster. Don't expect it to be cheap, though.

A follow up on themicah's public trasportation advice:

1. The 5 train only runs to Brooklyn during weekday rush hours. If you're on a 5 train and it terminates at Bowling Green (the last stop in Manhattan), simply wait on the same platform for a 4 train.

2. I would change from the 6 train to the 4/5 train at 42 St/Grand Central because it's a simple cross-platform transfer (you would have to negotiate stairs/escalators at either 86th or 59th).

If you're doing this on a weekend:

1. The 4/5 (express) trains are running local on weekends (see here). If you're starting at 103 St/Lex Av, you can get on any train (4/5/6).

2. The 4 train does not run between Manahattan and Brooklyn (see here), so you would need to find another subway route. The easiest would probably be to switch to the R train at 59 St and take it to Court St in Brooklyn. This transfer involves stairs.

If I had luggage, I would use cab.

I would think that the taxis would line up for the return of your cruise. Just a hunch.

Would a car service be as good or better than a taxi or is a taxi the simplest transportation? Thanks again!

Car services are usally cheaper than a taxi. Remember, you're starting out in Brooklyn.

dh

Thanks DH! Any recommendations for a service?

Thanks, Katman2

An old recommendation from NY Magazine http://nymag.com/urban/guides/bestof...ar_service.htm

Google Brooklyn car service. Then, start making phone calls.

Thanks for the website DH.

The easiest is probably the cruise line transportation. They will have busses, you jump on, and they take you to the airport. If there are more then one of you, it probably won't be the least expensive.

Taxis may be hard to come by, at the New York terminal sometimes the lines are huge, there just aren't enough cabs. Depends on which group you are in for departures, if you are in the first group shouldn't be a problem, if not it may be.

I would consider the car service route.

My guys are in Astoria, but they pick me up from all sorts of places, so I imagine they'll pick you up at the cruise terminal, no problem (especially to LGA) - just call them in advance. They're fantastic - New Enrico's - 718-728-5599.

Matt