nyc-bos prices
May 29, 2006 | 8:10 pm
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nyc-bos prices
Recently i was looking to book a trip from new york-boston in late june. After checking a few sites i came up with the lowest fare of aprox $180 on aa lga-bos. As i went later in the date the price rose obviously bc of avail to the high $200's. A check of co shows the cheapest flight is $315 but most are $385! I know there has been a lot of talk of the airlines raising prices lately but this is pretty high i think. I flew lga-bos in jan 06 and it was about $120. Is something going on with this route that there is much higher demand or something? $385 to travel 50 min?
May 29, 2006 | 9:48 pm
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True this... http://www.jetblueairways.com/cgi-bin/skylights.cgi
JFK/BOS
Pretty cheap if you ask me.
JFK/BOS
Pretty cheap if you ask me.
May 29, 2006 | 11:31 pm
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Originally Posted by precision80
Recently i was looking to book a trip from new york-boston in late june.
The Delta Shuttle also offers decent LGA-BOS fares if one is willing/able to purchase their ticket over 21 days in advance (U class fare of $138 + tax = $158.60 all-in).
A.J.
May 30, 2006 | 10:59 am
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Amtrak's prices for Acela Express (about 3 1/2 hours) run about $80-$100 O/W, and regional trains (about 4 1/2 hours) run about $55-$90 O/W. And they run downtown to downtown, saving the commute time on both ends and the security and wait time - thus it may be about the same time.
May 30, 2006 | 11:00 am
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Originally Posted by dhammer53
True this... http://www.jetblueairways.com/cgi-bin/skylights.cgi
JFK/BOS
Pretty cheap if you ask me.
JFK/BOS
Pretty cheap if you ask me.
May 30, 2006 | 11:34 am
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and of course, there is always the Fung Wah bus - $15 one way, about 4 hours from Chinatown to Chinatown, with a pit stop at Mcdonalds.
http://www.fungwahbus.com I can attest that they move right along as the bus has passed me on both I-90 and I-84. Timewise, may be similar with security and gettting to airport/downtown, but less comfortable, no doubt.
http://www.fungwahbus.com I can attest that they move right along as the bus has passed me on both I-90 and I-84. Timewise, may be similar with security and gettting to airport/downtown, but less comfortable, no doubt.
May 30, 2006 | 4:34 pm
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Originally Posted by slariz
Has anyone used LimoLiner? I've never heard of it, but sounds intriguing... and their site seems kinda vague in some respects.
May 31, 2006 | 2:32 am
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Limoliner is apparently quite nice; I really like the wireless feature. I've taken the Fung Wah a number of times and it's always been quite comfortable and quiet, mostly full of college students.