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noodle · 07-29-2008, 06:57 PM

Question:

If one TFP'er... we'll call her Noodle... would be arriving mid-afternoon on a Thursday at JFK, what would be the cheapest/most efficient way to get to a hotel off 94th Street and Broadway with luggage?
Noodle will unfortunately only be in Manhattan for less than 23 hours and then heading out to some crazy area called Wurtsboro and Mountaindale to meet Noodle's SO's family that he's never met before.
Apparently SO's father is traveling with his family on a dime so all are visiting places he chooses.
Next trip, Noodle's SO has promised that they will do many more fun things.
Please send positive thoughts for Noodle as she has never met any of these people and is quite certain that the Jewish culture is not like the Mennonite culture.
And advice would be spectaular.
Taxi rate is $45 flat plus tip and shuttle is $38 plus tip?

Cynthetiq · 07-29-2008, 07:52 PM

Taxi is $45 flat plus tolls and tip. Toll is going over the Triborough Bridge $5 since that's the part of town you're going to.

You could take the subway it's $5 for the airtrain, and then $2 for A train get off at 96th street station. Total $7 about 1-1.5 hours travel time.

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you can call a car service and maybe it will be cheaper...and nicer. sometimes there is a long line at the taxi stand.

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QuasiMondo · 07-29-2008, 10:15 PM

Taxi seems the least troublesome. If you pack light (I'm thinking one bag or less) you could just hop on the A train to Columbus circle, transfer to the 1, 2, or 3 train, get off at 96th St and be two blocks from your destination.

But, the A train is a long train ride. Longer than longcat himself, and after being on a train for so long, you might turn into John Rocker.

biznatch · 07-30-2008, 11:52 PM

taking the subway TO the airport is usually easier than the opposite IMO.

Manic_Skafe · 07-31-2008, 10:04 AM

If cost is your concern then you can make the whole trip from the airport to your hotel for $2 per person.

You could take the Q10 bus which runs 24/7 from the airport to the A train (-15 minute ride) or the E/F train (-25 minute ride). From the bus there will be a lot of options but I'd imagine the fastest overall route (and the one I'd take) is:

The Q10 bus to the last stop - Union Turnpike & Kew Gardens
Board the E train toward Manhattan to 42nd Street
Transfer to the Uptown A to 96th Street.

PM me if you have any questions or want more details.

punkmusicfan21 · 07-31-2008, 10:47 AM

If you ever come to Fredericton it takes fifteen minutes to get from the airport to my place:

-Get off plane. Since there is only one plane at a time your luggage will be right there.
-Get in a car
-Drive ten minutes and you're in town.
-the end.

Consider it for perhaps a future travel destination.

07-29-2008, 06:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
noodle The Nexus One Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: teetering on the lip of the box	Tilted New Yorkers... Question: If one TFP'er... we'll call her Noodle... would be arriving mid-afternoon on a Thursday at JFK, what would be the cheapest/most efficient way to get to a hotel off 94th Street and Broadway with luggage? Noodle will unfortunately only be in Manhattan for less than 23 hours and then heading out to some crazy area called Wurtsboro and Mountaindale to meet Noodle's SO's family that he's never met before. Apparently SO's father is traveling with his family on a dime so all are visiting places he chooses. Next trip, Noodle's SO has promised that they will do many more fun things. Please send positive thoughts for Noodle as she has never met any of these people and is quite certain that the Jewish culture is not like the Mennonite culture. And advice would be spectaular. Taxi rate is $45 flat plus tip and shuttle is $38 plus tip? __________________ Here's how life works: you either get to ask for an apology or you get to shoot people. Not both. ~ House You don't have to be noisy to be effective. ~~ Philip Crosby

07-29-2008, 07:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Manhattan, NY	Taxi is $45 flat plus tolls and tip. Toll is going over the Triborough Bridge $5 since that's the part of town you're going to. You could take the subway it's $5 for the airtrain, and then $2 for A train get off at 96th street station. Total $7 about 1-1.5 hours travel time. MTA Home Page don't bring any porkchops, bacon, or pork products. -----Added 29/7/2008 at 09 : 53 : 33----- you can call a car service and maybe it will be cheaper...and nicer. sometimes there is a long line at the taxi stand. Tel-Aviv Limo & Car Service in New York City, NYC - Limousine Service New York - Airport Transportation to New Jersey, Connecticut & Pennsylvania __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Independent, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION! Last edited by Cynthetiq; 07-29-2008 at 07:53 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

07-29-2008, 10:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
QuasiMondo Shhhhh...I'm lurking... Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Platonic Wastelands.	Taxi seems the least troublesome. If you pack light (I'm thinking one bag or less) you could just hop on the A train to Columbus circle, transfer to the 1, 2, or 3 train, get off at 96th St and be two blocks from your destination. But, the A train is a long train ride. Longer than longcat himself, and after being on a train for so long, you might turn into John Rocker. __________________ "Like it or not, change has come. O.J. is in prison, and a black man is in the White House. Is everybody happy now?" -Tim Reid & Tom Dreesen

07-30-2008, 11:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
biznatch Pen 15. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NY	taking the subway TO the airport is usually easier than the opposite IMO. __________________ Check it out: The Open Source/Freeware/Gratis Software Thread

07-31-2008, 10:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
Manic_Skafe Philosophy Ruined My Life Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Queens	If cost is your concern then you can make the whole trip from the airport to your hotel for $2 per person. You could take the Q10 bus which runs 24/7 from the airport to the A train (-15 minute ride) or the E/F train (-25 minute ride). From the bus there will be a lot of options but I'd imagine the fastest overall route (and the one I'd take) is: The Q10 bus to the last stop - Union Turnpike & Kew Gardens Board the E train toward Manhattan to 42nd Street Transfer to the Uptown A to 96th Street. PM me if you have any questions or want more details. __________________ "Of nothing but me...I sing, lacking another song." - Updike. Last edited by Manic_Skafe; 07-31-2008 at 10:18 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

07-31-2008, 10:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
punkmusicfan21 watching the world spin forward Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: T.O. Bound	If you ever come to Fredericton it takes fifteen minutes to get from the airport to my place: -Get off plane. Since there is only one plane at a time your luggage will be right there. -Get in a car -Drive ten minutes and you're in town. -the end. Consider it for perhaps a future travel destination. __________________ "So many years my heart has waited, and who'd of thought that love could be so caffeinated" - Taylor The Latte Boy (as sung to me by every person who ever order coffee from me)