Gotham Air: Manhattan to JFK in 6 minutes for $99

Re:Gotham Air: Manhattan to JFK in 6 minutes for $99 by mkopinsky on Thursday January 22, 2015 @10:11PM (#8933196)

The numbers above are an exaggeration. I lived in the north end of manhattan (the part furthest from JFK) and an hour to get to JFK was on the long side - typical is probably 40-80 minutes. It doesn't take two hours to clear security at an airport either - typical is anywhere from 10 to 45 minutes.

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Re:Gotham Air: Manhattan to JFK in 6 minutes for $99 by batiudrami on Thursday January 22, 2015 @11:36PM (#8933419)

The problem is you have to allow extra time in case something has gone wrong. I waited two hours in a queue at O'Hare just to get through security - thankfully I had allowed three hours.

Compare that to anywhere in Australia where you can be sure security won't take more than 10 minutes - you can arrive at the airport with 45 minutes before your flight and still be waiting 20 minutes after you check in and pass security before you board.

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Re:Gotham Air: Manhattan to JFK in 6 minutes for $99 by mpdehaan2 on Friday January 23, 2015 @08:27AM (#8934685)

Incidentally, Uber direct to JFK is slightly cheaper than a cab too ($45-ish?). You think it would be crazy expensive, but it's flat rate. I'm not sure about from JFK into the city, but I think I was told it was the same.

I'm not too big of a fan of the AirTram + Long Island Railway (LIRR) route, which ends up at one of the major train stations, has on outside terminal (not great in the winter and slow with a lot of things to remember to do), but is about half price of that.

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Re:Gotham Air: Manhattan to JFK in 6 minutes for $99 by epc on Friday January 23, 2015 @11:03AM (#8935496)

I've become a big fan of the AirTrain + LIRR combo since moving into Manhattan from Brooklyn. Almost always consistently 45-50 minutes from terminal to my apartment in Chelsea. Perfect for rush hour to/from JFK.

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Re:Gotham Air: Manhattan to JFK in 6 minutes for $99 by cylinder on Friday January 23, 2015 @11:42AM (#8935753)

Uber to JFK is $66 right now. Taxis are a flat rate to JFK as well ($60 plus tip). There are car services you can call which will do it cheaper.

I've recently started doing Penn Station -> Jamaica w/ LIRR -> AirTrain, it's miles better than subway and almost preferable to car if you're paying for the car.

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Re:Gotham Air: Manhattan to JFK in 6 minutes for $99 by dankohn1 on Friday January 23, 2015 @09:15AM (#8934885)

Uber flat price to the city is great until you hit a surge, which is easy to hit in the afternoons, especially when it rains. Then it can be 2x or 3x the price of pre-booking a ride. Uber should add reserve pricing for trips you know in advance, like AWS does.

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