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Pin Head
23rd Oct 2008, 11:03
Is it easy? Best way? Cheapest Way? Time involved?

birrddog
23rd Oct 2008, 14:58
Best way - Helicopter (flyush.com - although stops over in manhattan) ~ $200
Second best - Town car - allow 2 - 3 hrs
Cheapest - ? probably train jfk->queens->manhattan->nynj path->ewr

PaperTiger
23rd Oct 2008, 17:40
Olympic Airporter (vans) run hourly 0800-2000 and take 90 minutes. $27.

Pax Vobiscum
25th Oct 2008, 22:02
It's about as easy as getting from Gatwick to Stansted (which is to say: not very easy at all). Assuming you're not prepared to spend $200 on a chopper then the train at around $30 is probably your best bet - I'd go AirTrain (http://www.panynj.gov/Airtrain/) (JFK-Jamaica), LIRR (http://www.mta.info/lirr/) (Jamaica-Penn Central), NJTransit (http://www.njtransit.com) (Penn-Newark). This gives you 'only' three changes (including the airport shuttle at EWR), which may make a difference if you've a lot of luggage.

Out of the rush hours you can try a cab - I just hope you don't get the driver I had who (a) didn't know the way to Newark and (b) was only capable of effective communication in French and Haitian Creole :ugh:

stilton
25th Oct 2008, 22:10
A taxi (in reasonable traffic) is a 35 minute ride don't be taken by their offer of a 'fixed price off the meter' insist the meter be used.

It will cost you $100 though !

Pax Vobiscum
26th Oct 2008, 21:01
Are you sure, stilton? It's 36 miles, I reckon any time under an hour would be good going (and if any of the freeways/bridges are blocked, it could be much longer)!

clareprop
26th Oct 2008, 21:26
Pax, stilton is A1 right. $100 minimum with meter and tip. In fact, if you try to negotiate an "off meter" trip, this is where they'll start.

Peter47
28th Oct 2008, 21:08
The cheapest way is:

Q10 bus JFK - Lefferts Boulevard $2.00 It goes from Terminal 4.
Subway line A to Chambers St $2.00 Walk to WTC station
Path WTC - Newark $1.50
Local bus Route 62 $1.35

Total $8.85

You may be able to get a free transfer with a Metrocard - you will need to check on the web.

I did this in April - prices may have changed since then. Standard disclaimer!

I only suggest this with limited baggage and no jet lag. Try a more expensive option if you are arriving on an intercontinental flight with heavy baggage.

Happy travelling!

Pax Vobiscum
29th Oct 2008, 18:11
Sorry, clareprop, I wasn't very clear with my comment. I was querying the estimate of 35 minutes for the journey, which I would regard as very optimistic (particularly if there's much traffic about).

$100+ sounds perfectly plausible :E

clareprop
29th Oct 2008, 21:41
$100+ sounds perfectly plausible http://static.pprune.org/images/smilies/evil.gif


Reminds me of a friend, many moons ago, who took Concorde (on an upgrade) to JFK but actually needed to be at Newark.
He got in the cab and said "How much to Newark?" "80bucks plus tip" was the reply. Well, my friend huffed and puffed in a very English way but as he was in the cab, my friend guessed the driver just gave up and agreed $50. When they arrived, very late and very dark, after an uncomfortable journey with neither speaking to the other, $50 was flung at the driver together with a $10 tip. My friend didn't even wait for a receipt.
It was only the day after that he realised that he appeared to missing one of the two $100 bills he had in his wallet...:ooh: