LGA to NY Penn station
Feb 11, 2004, 8:50 am
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I was told that the Hudson News vendors at LGA sell only the daily ($7) and the weekly ($21) passes. The vendor at the Marine Air Terminal told me this a week ago Friday.
Metrocard kiosks need to be installed much more widely at airports.
Metrocard kiosks need to be installed much more widely at airports.
Feb 11, 2004, 12:09 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by fastflyer:
I was told that the Hudson News vendors at LGA sell only the daily ($7) and the weekly ($21) passes. The vendor at the Marine Air Terminal told me this a week ago Friday.</font>
I was told that the Hudson News vendors at LGA sell only the daily ($7) and the weekly ($21) passes. The vendor at the Marine Air Terminal told me this a week ago Friday.</font>
Feb 12, 2004, 6:23 pm
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The traveller may also want to consider taking the Airport Bus (Operated by Carey/NY Airport Service) to GCT and then take a cab from there.
My attitude is, cabs can be very expensive and maddening if stuck in traffic (tick-tick-tick goes the meter) while the buses/subways charge a fixed/flat fare. Yes, the LGA to GCT bus might be more expensive than NYCMTA or Triboro, but it's not that unreasonable.
I take what ever comes along first.
P.S. IIRC, one of the transit buses that serves LGA does not go to the Marine Air (ex-flyingboat) Terminal. Am I correct?
My attitude is, cabs can be very expensive and maddening if stuck in traffic (tick-tick-tick goes the meter) while the buses/subways charge a fixed/flat fare. Yes, the LGA to GCT bus might be more expensive than NYCMTA or Triboro, but it's not that unreasonable.
I take what ever comes along first.
P.S. IIRC, one of the transit buses that serves LGA does not go to the Marine Air (ex-flyingboat) Terminal. Am I correct?
Feb 12, 2004, 7:10 pm
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One of my kids took the USair shuttle to EWR last Friday and was able to buy a $10 Metrocard (with $12 worth of rides on it) at Hudson News, so it's possible to do that at least in the main terminal.
Edited to add: The Q33 bus goes from the E train stop but does not go to the Marine Air Terminal. However, worst case, you could then take a free inter-terminal shuttle.
[This message has been edited by RichardInSF (edited Feb 12, 2004).]
Edited to add: The Q33 bus goes from the E train stop but does not go to the Marine Air Terminal. However, worst case, you could then take a free inter-terminal shuttle.
[This message has been edited by RichardInSF (edited Feb 12, 2004).]
Feb 13, 2004, 7:44 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by HeHateY:
IIRC, one of the transit buses that serves LGA does not go to the Marine Air (ex-flyingboat) Terminal. Am I correct?</font>
IIRC, one of the transit buses that serves LGA does not go to the Marine Air (ex-flyingboat) Terminal. Am I correct?</font>
Feb 13, 2004, 8:19 am
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What time will you be at LGA?
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Analise:
I'm flying the Delta Shuttle to Boston Saturday morning and returning on Monday. I'll go to Hudson News, ask them about which Metrocards they sell, and report it to you on Tuesday.</font>
I'm flying the Delta Shuttle to Boston Saturday morning and returning on Monday. I'll go to Hudson News, ask them about which Metrocards they sell, and report it to you on Tuesday.</font>
Feb 13, 2004, 6:47 pm
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I also bought a $10 or $20 Metrocard (i.e., fixed value) at that newsstand inside the main terminal. Of course, I had to walk there from the Delta terminal, since there is nothing in the Delta terminal. 