Boston to New York Trip options

Plane:

A:

Trip to NYC:

  • Leave home: 4:30
  • Check in: 5:30
  • Depart: 6:47 (jetBlue 2279) (Round trip air fare: $150, Parking: $18)
  • Arrive at EWR: 8:00
  • Airtrain (free) + NJ Transit Train to Penn Station (8:20 - 8:48)(No sense to take a taxi due to heavy traffic). (Round trip: $26)

Return to Boston:

  • Leave Manhattan: 18:30, NJ Transit Train from Penn Station to EWR (19:03 - 19:27)
  • Check in: 20:00
  • Depart: 20:36(jetBlue 2280) or 21:20 (jetBlue 2680)
  • Arrive at Logan: 21:46 or 22:34
  • Arrive at Home: 22:50 or 23:40

Mahantttan Time: 9:00

 

B:

Trip to NYC:

  • Leave home: 4:20
  • Wonderland: 5:13
  • Airport: 5:30
  • Check in: 5:40
  • Depart: 7:00 (UA 1789) (Round trip airfare: $80 - $140, Parking: $7)
  • Arrive at EWR: 8:23
  • Airtrain (free) + NJ Transit Train to Penn Station (8:38 - 9:02)(No sense to take a taxi due to heavy traffic). (Round trip: $30)

Return to Boston:

  • Leave Manhattan: 18:30, NJ Transit Train from Penn Station to EWR (19:03 - 19:27). The trains with an airplane sign on the departing board go to the airport.
  • Check in: 20:00
  • Depart: 20:30(jetBlue 2280) or 20:40 (UA 785)
  • Arrive at Logan: 21:41
  • Arrive at Home: 22:30 

Mahantttan Time: 9:00

 

C:

Trip to NYC:

jetBlue Flight 631

  • Leave home: 4:20
  • Wonderland: 5:13
  • Airport: 5:30
  • Check in: 5:40
  • Depart: 6:55 (jetBlue 631)  (Round trip air fare: $80 - $150, Parking: $7)
  • Arrive at LaGuardia: 8:15 or at Newark-Liberty International: 8:28 
  • Woodside Subway: 8:55 via Q70 LaGuardia Link SBS (Select Bus Service).  It is important to catch Line 7 subway. It can be a bit confusing if one gets off at Jackson Hts that many subway lines stop.  If one rides Q70 to its destination - Woodside, Line 7 is the only choice. 
  • Hudson Yards (destination of Line 7): 9:10

Return to Boston:

  • Leave Manhattan: 18:30, NJ Transit Train from Penn Station to EWR (19:03 - 19:27) ($13)
  • Check in: 20:00
  • Depart: 21:39 (jetBlue 2680)
  • Arrive at Logan: 22:34
  • Arrive at Home: 23:40

 Total unproductive time: 6 hours

$180

Train:

Trip to NYC:

  • Leave home: 4:30
  • Arrive at Oak Grove T station: 5:10
  • Arrive at Back Bay Station: 5:46
  • Depart: 6:15 (95 Northeast Regional) or 6:11 (2153 Acela Express)
  • Arrive at Penn Station in Manhattan: 10:21(95 Northeast Regional) or 9:45 (2153 Acela Express)

Return to Boston: 

  • Depart at Penn Station: 18:00 ( 2170 Acela Express)
  • Arrive at South Station: 21:40
  • Arrive at Oak Grove T station: 22:20
  • Arrive at Home: 22:50

Mahantttan Time: 7:40 or 8:15

Total unproductive time: 3 hours (WiFi available on Amtrak trains).

Hybrid:

Trip to NYC:

  • Leave home: 17:00 taking Rt. 495 to avoid traffic (supper at a fast food restaurant)
  • Arrive at New Haven: 20:00 (lodging: $50)
  • Depart: 5:50 
  • Arrive at New Haven Union Station: 6:05
  • Depart: 6:31 (Do not take the train at 6:20 which is not express Round Trip Metro North fare $44, Parking16 hour (between 6 am and 10 pm): $13.00 )
  • Arrive at Grand Central: 8:14

Return to Boston: 

  • Depart at Grand Central: 18:07
  • Arrive at New Haven Union Station: 19:55
  • Arrive at Home: 22:50 (330 mile for round trip. gas: $25)

Mahantttan Time: 9:40

Total unproductive time: 6 hours.

$132

The bus services to choose

Limoliner 

Greyhound

Gobuses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This article was updated on 23:12:48 2024-09-23