Boston to New York Trip options
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
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