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Last couple of times we went to NYC we just jumped in a cab from the airport but that was a while back. Since then in the US I’ve booked an Uber, but I was reading they’re losing drivers.
So – Uber, cab or book a limo?
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Just back from JFK. I took at taxi from the airport but a colleague took an uber. The Uber was cheaper and wait time ( 10 mins) was shorter than the taxi queue. Didn’t notice any shortage of ubers during my trip.
Thanks @gillbee36
Why not ditch cars entirely and go with Blade? 😉 https://www.blade.com/p/jfk
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Why not ditch cars entirely and go with Blade? 😉 https://www.blade.com/p/jfk
Sadly, Blade’s $195 fare isn’t available at weekends. Unless you’re travelling light, you’ll also have to be separated from your luggage which may not work well.
No queue at all for a yellow cab when I arrived in JFK last weekend. It’s a fixed fare of $52 plus taxes, tolls and tip. Be careful with Uber’s surge pricing; I had a cost estimate for a trip from the Financial District to Mid Town of nearly $100 – it would have been cheaper to take a yellow cab to the airport and jump out half way.
Why not ditch cars entirely and go with Blade? 😉 https://www.blade.com/p/jfk
$1,775 wow!
$1,775 wow!
It’s $195! Not sure where you saw $1,775…
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$1,775 wow!
It’s $195! Not sure where you saw $1,775…
I replied to this earlier but it seems to have been lost in moderation. The $195 rate doesn’t apply at weekends. You also need to send your baggage separately unless you’re travelling light, which may be inconvenient. Apart from these two snafus, it would be a great option.
Yep, 10pm on a Friday is also outside their lower price window. Shame as I’d have been totally up for a helicopter flight into Manhattan at night
Not sure how much it is in a cab but when we haven’t been picking up a hire car, we’ve done it by train. Airtrain to Jamaica and then LIRR or subway into NYC.
Fixed taxi fare (yellow cab) JFK t0 Manhattan is $52 plus airport and city fees and tolls so around $60 plus tip so getting to be $70
My last Uber trip JFK to Wall Street ai can find in my under account was $ 77 (April 2017)
Ubers from Manhattan the JFK have been that up to $97! But that been for the evening. I did it once for $50 but that was 7am in a Sunday morning.
Cheapest and practical would be Airtrain to Howard Beach or Jamaica ($7.75) then subway for $ 2.75 plus $ 1 for the metro card (reusable). The MTA uses contactless but not the airtrain (supposed to be coming soon though)
You could probably do it even cheaper using buses only but it’s not something I would do.
Hot off the press. Took a taxi today (Thursday) from JFK to Midtown Area.
Receipt shows
52.00 – Fare
4.50 – extra (fare was between 4-8 pm)
6.55 – mid town tunnel toll
0.50 – State Surcharge
0.30 – Improvement surcharge
2.50 – congestion surcharge
1.25 – airport surchargeFor a total of $ 67.60
Then tip on top.
Not sure how much it is in a cab but when we haven’t been picking up a hire car, we’ve done it by train. Airtrain to Jamaica and then LIRR or subway into NYC.
This is what I do now every time. It is so quick, cheap and painless. Had farrrrr too many stressful (and sometimes grotty) cab transfers to bother with those again. Drivers who engage in road rage, either giving it full throttle / stand on the brakes, wannabe Nascar drivers, non-stop talkers or just getting stuck in traffic – call me miserable but I just want to listen to Audible and travel at a predictable rate at a known level of comfort. The price is a cherry on top.
Not sure how much it is in a cab but when we haven’t been picking up a hire car, we’ve done it by train. Airtrain to Jamaica and then LIRR or subway into NYC.
This is what I do now every time. It is so quick, cheap and painless. Had farrrrr too many stressful (and sometimes grotty) cab transfers to bother with those again. Drivers who engage in road rage, either giving it full throttle / stand on the brakes, wannabe Nascar drivers, non-stop talkers or just getting stuck in traffic – call me miserable but I just want to listen to Audible and travel at a predictable rate at a known level of comfort. The price is a cherry on top.
My advice to 1st timers going to NYC is that taxi (or town car/limo if you can stretch to it) just for the thrill of crossing the bridge into Manhatten for the 1st time and seeing the skyline.
After that… subway or LIRR every time if you’ve not got masses of luggage or large family/babies
We booked a car transfer online when we last went in 2019 – it was about £40 and the driver collected us just outside the terminal. It was really convenient to just be dropped outside the hotel and I still love the journey over the bridge!
When I first saw Blade I thought it must be a rather expensive rollerblading experience into the city 🤣
On the way back we did take the train but ended up with the NYC equivalent of cancellations and replacement buses 🙄 Fortunately we’d factored in plenty of time to try out the new lounge and eat and drink enough so we could just sleep on the way home. It was a great trip, outbound in F, and we were delayed 5 hours on the way back so got over £1k compo between us – those were the days!
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I always use the best non-uber option for NYC airports. Every time I am there I download the app, sign up as a new user with a new email and previously unused credit card. Almost always there is some signup bonus or some sort of a credit which makes a big difference.
I mostly used Lyft with no problems.Well it was prepandemic times though
I have never been let down by Carmel and have also uses Dial 7. Always coupons around.
Last trip booked through booking.com. Had some issues with car I booked but customer service was excellent.
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