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NYC taxi to airports

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Anghang

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i was wondering about the NYC taxi fares since the starting price is now $2.50 and .40 per increment, are the fares to JFK and LaGuardia the same....$35 and $20 respectively + tolls..

anyone taken a taxi to/from the airports since the fare hike?
 
Originally posted by: werk
JFK will be $45, I've never paid flat rate to LGA from Manhattan?
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Same here, private car service to LGA is cheaper 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Originally posted by: werk
JFK will be $45, I've never paid flat rate to LGA from Manhattan?
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Same here, private car service to LGA is cheaper 🙂
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What I meant is I was always on the meter to/from LGA. With tolls it's usually around $20-23 from either my apartment (UES) or office (Midtown West).
 
Aren't they opening up the train system to the airports soon ? One of the best ideas ever.
 
Fare hikes are a bitch, but I guess they needed them to keep up w. inflation and such. I'm sure LGA will be another $6-$8.
 
Originally posted by: rh71
Aren't they opening up the train system to the airports soon ? One of the best ideas ever.
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LGA is actually pretty easy to get to by public transport. Take a subway up to 125 (real quick on the 4-5 express line for the east siders) then hope on the bus (M60, I think) that goes straight to the airport. Will take you probably less time than a tax and costs a total of $2.

May be a pain, though, if you have a ton of baggage.
 
Originally posted by: werk
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Originally posted by: werk
JFK will be $45, I've never paid flat rate to LGA from Manhattan?
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Same here, private car service to LGA is cheaper 🙂
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What I meant is I was always on the meter to/from LGA. With tolls it's usually around $20-23 from either my apartment (UES) or office (Midtown West).
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For me, the local private car service costs about $25.00 to LGA 😀
 
Originally posted by: notfred
Almost $50 to get to the airport? Jesus christ.
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I hope you are kidding, I was expecting it to be more expensive. This is NYC we are talking about.
 
Originally posted by: Hector13
Originally posted by: rh71
Aren't they opening up the train system to the airports soon ? One of the best ideas ever.
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LGA is actually pretty easy to get to by public transport. Take a subway up to 125 (real quick on the 4-5 express line for the east siders) then hope on the bus (M60, I think) that goes straight to the airport. Will take you probably less time than a tax and costs a total of $2.

May be a pain, though, if you have a ton of baggage.
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wow...i really like this idea 😀...

thanx everybody for your input...knew i could always count on ATOT 🙂
 
OMG, that's isane! For the 25-mile trip to Detroit Metro from Ann Arbor, it is often less than $40! :Q
 
I took a cab from midtown to JFK the other day for 25 bucks plus a 5 dollar tip. The cabbie wanted to go all the way to the TriBoro bridge even though we were right next to the 59th street bridge. The TriBoro is 4 dollars each way and the 59th street is free. The tolls alone would have tacked on $8 to the cost. He was telling me that the TriBoro was the move b/c of traffic which was total BS. I guess you can choose between the flat fee of $45 and letting the meter run now.
 
Originally posted by: Stifko
I took a cab from midtown to JFK the other day for 25 bucks plus a 5 dollar tip. The cabbie wanted to go all the way to the TriBoro bridge even though we were right next to the 59th street bridge. The TriBoro is 4 dollars each way and the 59th street is free. The tolls alone would have tacked on $8 to the cost. He was telling me that the TriBoro was the move b/c of traffic which was total BS. I guess you can choose between the flat fee of $45 and letting the meter run now.
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Good move, if you didn?t know your way around you would have gotten taken.
 
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