Super Shuttle cancelled at LGA/other airports?- Page 2

[mufish]

Posted: 1/5/20 at 11:53am

RWPrincess said: "Justin D said: "like I said before, I too use the train from JFK to midtown, but only tried it back to the airport once and missed my flight, so i get nervious on the return trip, but will try this time and give my self an extra hour just to be safe. There are also buses to port authority but I;ve never tried those."

Are you talking about the subway or the Long Island Railroad? I'd recommend the LIRR out of Penn Station over the subway even though it costs a little more. The trains are on a set schedule to Jamaica/AirTrain and it's easier to manage luggage on those trains as well."

I second the LIRR recommendation, for trips both to and from JFK.  You've got to take the AirTrain between JFK and Jamaica regardless and while it is more expensive than the Subway, there are no other stops along the way (some trains may have 1-2, but I've definitely done it "express" many times).  LIRR is also an option going to/from Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn.

I come from Boston so I almost always just take Amtrak, but like yankeefan, if I fly I avoid LGA like the plague.

[NYfanfromCA]

Posted: 1/6/20 at 1:44am

Justin D said: "subway, first time hearing about LIRR, will have to look into that, thanks"

I usually fly into JFK and take the AirTrain to Jamaica Station and the subway to midtown.  In October, I had a nice seatmate on the flight to JFK, and he said he liked the LIRR to midtown better, so we decided to track our journey and compare notes.  I arrived at his subway station about 3 minutes before he did. 

I buy the $25 10-trip AirTrain card, so the roundtrip cost for JFK to midtown (53rd and 7th) is just $10.50.  I use the CityMapper app to check how long the transit time is before I leave midtown heading back to JFK so that I know how much time to allow.  Usually it takes a little over an hour.

[Chowd95]

Posted: 1/6/20 at 2:17am

Miles2Go2 said: "Update on the shuttle service I picked above. Flight arrived hour late, but still arrived and had bags before 2. Waited over hour for shuttle. Apparently, due to SuperShuttle closing, this service has been inundated. Full van. Been in van an hour and only dropped off one party so far. It is Friday rush hour. Worried I may miss my 6:00 dinner reservation before The Sound Inside tonight.

I’ll use it for return trip to LGA on the 11th since it’s prepaid, but I probably wouldn’t do it again. While I was waiting, I checked Lyft ($70 - 80+) and Uber. Lyft was ridiculous, but Uber wasn’t that much more than this service and I’d be at my hotel probably 90 minutes ago. "

I used this service on both my visits this year. The first time they were at the airport minutes after I arrived at the ground transportation area and were early to pick me up at my hotel on the way back. The second time it took them around an hour after I picked up my bags to arrive at the airport and were maybe 45 minutes past the quoted time to pick me up from my hotel.

Either way, it's New York and I gave myself plenty of leeway time. The vans were comfortable, the drivers were great and it's cheap. Highly recommended.