New York Airport Question

Ok, I am booking my flight. My hotle is a few blocks from Times Square. Does it matter if I land at JFK or LaGuardia? Is one a cheapier cab ride?

Any info is appreciated.

I beleive cabs have a flat fee from JFk to anywhere in manhattan of 45 bucks (unless they stopped doing that recently). If you don't have a lot of bags, it would be more price conscious to take the AirTrain to Jamaica and take the LIRR into the penn station. But if you're suitcase heavy, just spring for the cab. I don't know about Laguardia txi prices, but i would assume its more.

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The vans from LaGuardia are cheaper than 45 bucks. At least they were the last time I was there in Dec. of 2007. You can even book a spot in the vans before you get there I think. Or just go to the ground transportation booth at LaGuardia and have them call the van to stop at your arrival door. I do it most times I go. And they always seem to stop at the midtown hotels first.

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I live right by LaGuardia, and every time I've taken a taxi home from the Times Square area, it's been $20 with tip.

From JFK, to reiterate what someone already said, if you don't have much baggage take the AirTrain to the blue line and take that to Port Authority. It'll be less than $10.

Edit to add:

From LaGuardia, if you don't have much luggage, take the M60 bus to the Astoria Blvd. Stop on the N/W yellow line, and take that to Times Square. That will cost less than $5.

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Updated On: 4/26/09 at 09:57 PM

Admittedly, every taxi trip I've taken to Astoria has been late night.

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Last time I took a cab from LGA to my apartment it cost $25 including tip. Granted, I live right by the Queensboro bridge in Manhattan. But I sure couldn't do it from JFK for that.

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Thanks for the help all, I booked my flight earlier today!