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cars are spacious and the drivers as reliable as you will find, and with
rates not much higher than the above companies.
These car services are good for rush hour (no ticking meters), but
if you're arriving at a quieter time of day, taxis work fine.
PRIVATE BUSES & SHUTTLES
Buses and shuttle services pro-
vide a comfortable and less expensive (but usually more time-con-
suming) option for airport transfers than do taxis and car services.
Super Shuttle
serves all three airports;
New York Airport Service
serves JFK and LaGuardia;
Olympia Trails and Express Shuttle
USA
serves Newark. These services are my favorite option for getting
to and from Newark during peak travel times because the drivers
usually take lesser-known streets that make the ride much quicker
than if you go with a taxi or car.
The blue vans of
Super Shuttle
(
&
800/258-3826;
www.super
shuttle.com) serve all three area airports, providing door-to-door
service to Manhattan and points on Long Island every 15 to 30 min-
utes around the clock. As with Express Shuttle, you don't need to
reserve your airport-to-Manhattan ride; just go to the ground-trans-
portation desk or use the courtesy phone in baggage claim and ask
for Super Shuttle. Hotel pickups for your return trip require 24 to
48 hours' notice; you can make your reservations online. Fares run
$13 to $22 per person, depending on the airport, with discounts
available for additional persons in the same party.
New York Airport Service
(
&
718/875-8200;
www.nyairport
service.com) buses travel from JFK and LaGuardia to the Port
Authority Bus Terminal (42nd St. and Eighth Ave.), Grand Central
Terminal (Park Ave. between 41st and 42nd sts.), and to select Mid-
town hotels between 27th and 59th streets, plus the Jamaica LIRR
Station in Queens, where you can pick up a train for Long Island.
Follow the
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
signs to the curbside pickup,
or look for the uniformed agent. Buses depart the airport every 20
to 70 minutes (depending on your departure point and destination)
between 6am and midnight. Buses to JFK and LaGuardia depart the
Port Authority and Grand Central Terminal on the Park Avenue side
every 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the time of day and the day
of the week. To request shuttle service from your hotel, call at least
24 hours in advance. One-way fare for JFK is $15, $27 round-trip;
to LaGuardia it's $12 one-way and $21 round-trip.
BY CAR
From the
New Jersey Turnpike
(I-95) and points west, there are
three Hudson River crossings to the city's West Side: the
Holland
