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Getting to La Guardia on a Friday afternoon...

Getting to La Guardia on a Friday afternoon...

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adamgreer
#1Getting to La Guardia on a Friday afternoon...
Posted: 8/25/10 at 11:31pm

Quick question that I hope some of you might know...

I'm looking to book travel for Columbus Day weekend, where I'd leave Friday after work and come back on Monday night. Airfare is a bit expensive right now, but I found a flight that leaves from LaGuardia at 7:20 PM. If I get done with work at 3:00 and leave immediately, do you think I'd make it there in time to get the flight? I work in Newark, NJ. I have no problem hiring a car service if that's quicker. I've never been to LaGuardia before so I have NO idea what it's like getting there and what traffic will be like.

Thanks in advance!

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singtopher
#2Getting to La Guardia on a Friday afternoon...
Posted: 8/26/10 at 12:07am

Now, I may not be one to talk but I use LaGuardia all the time because I live 5 minutes away. I've never waited more than 10 minutes to check in or go through security. I'd recommend you get there about 6, and I doubt it would take 3 hours to get from Newark to Queens.


"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert

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muscle23ftl
#2Getting to La Guardia on a Friday afternoon...
Posted: 8/26/10 at 7:19am

I recommend Carmel Car Service, they always give you good deals for long distance trips at 212-666-6666.
And they do take more than 10 mins at LaGuardia sometimes...one time it took me about 40 mins to get through the TSA people alone and I had just a carry on! The lines can be long at times.


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SNAFU
#3Getting to La Guardia on a Friday afternoon...
Posted: 8/26/10 at 11:01am

Rule of thumb: Always give yourself and extra 45 minutes on the start of a long week end. Nothing worse then sitting in bumper to bumper traffic as you boarding time approaches.


Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!

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adamgreer
#4Getting to La Guardia on a Friday afternoon...
Posted: 8/26/10 at 11:12am

That's what I figured, Snafu. But, I've never been to LaGuardia before, so I have no frame of reference. I am thinking if I leave by 3:00, I should have no trouble making a 7:20 flight.

wexy
#5Getting to La Guardia on a Friday afternoon...
Posted: 8/26/10 at 11:26am

Sounds like a Robert Frost poem
Traffic can be brutal at that time, give yourself some extra time.


'Take me out tonight where's there's music and there's people and they're young and alive.'

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adamgreer
#6Getting to La Guardia on a Friday afternoon...
Posted: 8/26/10 at 11:55am

So, do you think that leaving Newark at 3:00 is enough time to get a 7:20 flight? That's what I need to know.

It sounds like it will be, but I want to be sure.

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muscle23ftl
#7Getting to La Guardia on a Friday afternoon...
Posted: 8/26/10 at 12:46pm

You'll totally make it.


"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-

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Broadwayboobs
#8Getting to La Guardia on a Friday afternoon...
Posted: 8/26/10 at 12:57pm

Adam...you should be totally fine. If you only have a small piece of luggage you may think about taking a train from Newark into the City and getting a taxi or car service from there....it's seems to always be the tunnels/bridges that have the most traffic.


"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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SNAFU
#9Getting to La Guardia on a Friday afternoon...
Posted: 8/26/10 at 1:25pm

If you leave at 3 you will be fine. even 3:30 will be OK. I am one who would much rather be in the airport eating an overpriced breakfast then on the road worrying about being there on time. Cuts down on the stress factor of traveling.


Those Blocked: SueStorm. N2N Nate. Good riddence to stupid! Rad-Z, shill begone!

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singtopher
#10Getting to La Guardia on a Friday afternoon...
Posted: 8/26/10 at 1:37pm

Good suggestion, Boobs.


"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert

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adamgreer
#11Getting to La Guardia on a Friday afternoon...
Posted: 8/26/10 at 1:39pm

Thanks, everyone!! Booked the flight!! I've never flown out of LaGuardia before, which is why I asked so many questions. The only reason I didn't fly out of the much closer (and easier to get to) Newark airport is because the flight is $200 cheaper out of LaGuardia!

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Broadwayboobs
#12Getting to La Guardia on a Friday afternoon...
Posted: 8/26/10 at 1:55pm

Thanks sing. Like SNAFU I'd rather be earlier than late for anything, especially for a flight. I always try to avoid traffic at any means. Getting to La Guardia on a Friday afternoon...

Good luck with everything Adam!


"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson


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