How do you get the smoothest from the airport into Manhattan and then back to the airport for the flight home?
There are some different ways to get from the airport you arrive at and into New York. Some expensive ways and some less expensive.
Shared shuttle
All the times we've been to New York, we have booked us on a so called sharde shuttle with either GO Airlink and SuperShuttle (the 2 biggest shared van companies in New York. A shuttle is a van that will take about 10-12 people. You pay a fixed sum per person and then jump into the car with others who just arrived with their flight from around the world. Your luggage will be stowed in the back.
Get directly to your hotel
The great part with these shuttles is that they drive you right to your hotel and then when you shall return to the airport for your return flight the shuttle picks you up outside your hotel. Really smooth. Depending on what time you arrive at the airport and how many hotels the shuttle has to stop at, it takes different time into Manhattan. But we always see it as a pleasant sightseeing when we most often for some reason are the ones to be dropped of last. :-)
NOTE As with all airports, DO NOT go with people who come up to you inside the terminal and offer you transport to New York. If you have not booked your shuttle before you left home go to Ground transportation information to inquire about transportation.
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Cheap airport transfer with shared shuttle
If you want to get a cheap ride to your hotel in New York from any of the airports we would like to suggest a shared shuttle. We use this airport transfers when we go to New York. A shuttle is a van that takes about 10-12 people. You share the van with others who have arrived and you are driven to your booked hotel or apartment, a so called door-to-door service. Very convenient and affordable airport transfer alternative.
7 days a week, 24 hours a day (JFK, LGA & EWR)
Shuttles runs around the clock every day of the year. Super good! You can go from the airports, JFK, La Guradia (LGA) and Newark (EWR). The ride takes different time time into Manhattan, depending on the number of stops and from which airport you go.
Return: Of course, you can book the shuttle when you shall back to the airport for the return flight. Either book return directly or single journeys separately.
Private car: You can also use GO Airlink to book a private car to pick you up at the airport if you do not want to share transportation with others. The cars take up to 3 people, or up to 6 people. The price is per car. If you are many travelling together, you can even book an entire van for up to 11 people.
Below we give you tips of some different ways to get from the airport to New York
Newark Liberty airport
Newark (EWR) airport is located in New Jersey and opened in 1928. It is New Jersey's largest airport, about 20 km outside of New York. You will arrive in Newark if you, for example, fly with SAS, Air France, British Airways, Iceland Express and others.
To get to Manhattan
You can get from Newark with different transportation.
NJ Transit: One way is to get on the train (AirTrain Newark), which binds everything together at the airport and take you to the NJ Transit train station which then take you into Penn Station on Manhattan. When you have arrived at Penn Station, you take the local transportation to your hotel like the subway, bus och taxi.
Newark Airport Express: Bus to Manhattan. The bus departs from Terminal A, B and C. The bus takes you to three different bus stops in New York. Grand Central Station, Bryant Park and the Port Authority Bus Terminal.
Black car servie (Taxi / Stretch Limo): If you do not want to share a van or go by bus, you can book a private taxi to pick you up at the airport. You can choose among different sizes of car. Sedan cars usually take 3 passengers incl. 3 bags. Larger cars are also available taking more people. And if you want to ride with a style you can always book a stretch limo that is waiting for you at the airport. Book taxi »
Shuttle GO Airlink: We think that this is the easiest way when you are dropped off at your hotel. Nice not having to carry your luggage on board trains and buses, and then drag it on to your hotel on New York streets and subways. These shuttles oporate 24 hours,
7 days a week. If you are many traveling together you can even book an entire van for yourselves for up to 11 people. The van is usually just outside Baggage claim. Book shuttle
The airport JFK is located in Queens about 24 km outside of New York and opened in 1948. It is New York's main international airport. The airport was named John F. Kennedy International Airport on 23 December 1963, after the former president. You will arrive in JFK if you, for example, fly with British Airways, Air Berlin, Air France, Brussels Airline, Delta, Finnair, KLM and others.
To get to Manhattan
You can get from JFK with different transportation.
Subway: You can get on the train AirTrain JFK to take you both around the airport but also to the subway stations Jamaica or Howard Beach. Depending on the subway station you choose, you get in to Manhattan's various stations on either Lower Manhattan or Midtown Manhattan. If you get to Jamaica station, you can also take New York's commuter the so called LIRR - Long Island Railroad which takes you into Penn Station.
NYC Airporter: A bus that takes you from JFK into either Grand Central Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal or Penn Station on Manhattan. More information at NYC Airporter
New York City Bus: You can also take the bus to and from JFK. More information at MTA
Black car servie (Taxi / Stretch Limo): If you do not want to share a van or go by bus, you can book a private taxi to pick you up at the airport. You can choose among different sizes of car. Sedan cars usually take 3 passengers incl. 3 bags. Larger cars are also available taking more people. And if you want to ride with a style you can always book a stretch limo that is waiting for you at the airport. Book taxi »
Shuttle GO Airlink: If you do not choose to go by subway, we think to take a shuttle is the easiest way. You will, as said, get directly to your hotel and you can go with the shuttle at any time of day and seven days a week. If you are many traveling together you can even book an entire van for yourselves for up to 11 people. Book shuttle
LaGuardia (LGA) is the airport located nearest New York about 13 km from Manhattan. As JFK LaGurdia is also located in Queens. It's not likely you arrive here as this is mostly a domestic airport. But if you're flying to New York from other parts of the U.S., you can also arrive here. From here you can also fly to the Caribbean islands of Aruba, the Bahamas and Bermuda. The airport opened in 1939 and is named after the late New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia (1934-1945).
To get to Manhattan
You can get from LaGuardia with different transportation.
NYC Airporter: A bus that takes you from LaGuardia into either Grand Central Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal or Penn Station. More information at NYC Airporter
New York City Bus: There is also bus to and from LaGuardia. More information at MTA
Black car servie (Taxi / Stretch Limo): If you do not want to share a van or go by bus, you can book a private taxi to pick you up at the airport. You can choose among different sizes of car. Sedan cars usually take 3 passengers incl. 3 bags. Larger cars are also available taking more people. And if you want to ride with a style you can always book a stretch limo that is waiting for you at the airport. Book taxi »
Shuttle GO Airlink: You've heard it before, but we certainly think the shuttle is the easiest way to get from the airport into Manhattan. These shuttles oporate 24 hours,
7 days a week. If you are many traveling together you can even book an entire van for yourselves for up to 11 people. Book shuttle
Please see below for other options to get from New York's airports into your hotel in Manhattan. Actually, it's probably just the wallet that determines whether you want to go in your own limousine or taxi or in a shared shuttle. Here you will also find SuperShuttle (blue van: the one with the big white wings). You can use this if you have booked a private apartment and not a hotel. Do you have a hotel the cheapest option is GO Airlink.
How do you get the smoothest from the airport into Manhattan and then back to the airport for the flight home?
