The New York City Traveler

A transportation revolution is sweeping New York!  First BoltBus started service between D.C. and New York for $1.00, then they expanded to include service between New York and Boston for $1.00.  Now, Greyhound and Trailways have teamed to announce NeON, a new bus service between New York and Toronto, Ontario with tickets starting at just $1.00!
Service begins May 29th with twice-daily departures from New York’s Penn Station (map) to Toronto’s Royal York Hotel (map) at 8:45am and 8:45pm.   There are also twice-daily departures from Toronto to New York at 8:45am and 8:45pm.  You can count on the trip being at …read more

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Last Sunday morning I found myself stranded in Dallas needing desperately to get to New York by Monday morning.  My options were very limited and I ended up flying into Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). 
I spent the entire 2+ hour flight from Dallas to Philly worrying about how I was going to make it through three states as the day was quickly turning to night.  After a little research on the ground, I was amazed to find that getting from Philadelphia to Manhattan (even on a Sunday night) is a breeze! 
Most of the options below begin with the SEPTA …read more

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This past weekend I finally had the opportunity to take the BoltBus (which I have covered extensively here and here) from Boston to New York!  I didn’t get one of the “as advertised” $1 fares, mine was $15 due to my lack of planning and having to purchase the ticket as the last minute.
I won’t rehash my entire 4 hour journey but it did go something like this:  Boarded, sat down, plugged in laptop to the a/c outlet, connected to the free   Wi-Fi, and 4hr 30min later I found myself in the middle of Manhattan.  All in all, …read more

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Just last month, the BoltBus started service between New York and Washington D.C. and it looks like business has been good for the Greyhound company; next week they will begin service to Boston.
There will be six daily trips between the two cities with departures from New York at 7am, 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm, and 5:30pm.  All buses to Boston depart from near Penn Station at 34th Street and 8th Avenue (map) at the northwest corner of the intersection, in front of the Tick Tick Diner.
Fares are for sale using first-come, first-served incentives.  There will be a limited number of …read more

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Due to its location just 30 miles north of Manhattan, Westchester County Airport (HPN) in White Plains is one of the fastest-growing airports in the Tri-state area.  Lower ticket prices and less congestion make it a great alternative airport to Newark, JFK, and LaGuardia. Airlines are always adding more destinations to the departure schedule.  Currently Jet Blue serves four Florida destinations, Air Canada has flights to Toronto, and numerous airlines have service to such Midwest cities as Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Minneapolis-St. Paul.     
Public Bus to Manhattan:  Least Expensive, Biggest Hassle
It is possible to take the public bus from the …read more

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If you travel frequently between New York and Washington DC, you have a new transportation option.  Boltbus, a division of Greyhound Lines Inc., will begin operating Thursday, March 27, making daily trips between DC and Manhattan. 
The new Boltbus will run between Metro Center at 11th and G Street NW in DC and two stops in New York City — near Penn Station at 33rd Street and 7th Avenue and in south Manhattan at 6th Avenue and Canal Street.
Boltbus is using first-come-first-serve incentives to lure customers into purchasing tickets early.  The tickets are available online and fares start at only …read more

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I am always up for adventure in my life. Cliff diving in Mexico, swimming with sharks in Thailand, taking a shoddy ferry across a very turbulent Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco, and so many more questionable things that I shouldn’t share because my mother reads this site. Last week I decided to let my adventurous streak continue and forgo the Delta Shuttle and the high-speed Amtrak and instead hop the the well-known Chinatown bus from New York to Boston.
Fung Wah Transportation Inc. is the original Chinatown bus service. Founded in 1997, Fung Wah was …read more

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Located about 50 miles from Manhattan, Long Island MacArthur Airport isn’t the most convenient airport to fly into, but it is one of the least expensive. MacArthur, also known as Islip Airport, is the only New York-area airport from which Southwest Airlines operates.
Bus-to-Long Island Railroad Train: Least Expensive
By far, the least expensive way to get into Manhattan is by taking a bus from the terminal to the closest Long Island Railroad station.
You have two bus options that will get you to the Ronkonkoma LIRR station:

Colonial Transport shuttle buses make the 10-12 minute ride between the airport and the …read more

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Taking a cab in New York City can be a new, and sometimes daunting, experience for travelers to The Big Apple.  With just a few pointers, you can be cruising the streets of Manhattan in the back of a taxi in no time. 
It always seems that there are never taxis available when you need them, though this has not always been the case.  The Haas Act of 1937 restricted the number of cabs in the city from 20,000 to 12,000.  Can you imagine 20,000 cabs in 1937?  The act also introduced the medallion system which improved service and increased …read more

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John F. Kennedy International Airport is truly the United States’ international airport.  Flights from Abu Dhabi, Casablanca, and Reykjavík arrive on a daily basis.  The smaller LaGuardia Airport has a large number of short-haul and regional flights with destinations mostly along the East coast.
Panic!  You’ve just realized that your Delta airline tickets have you arriving from Mumbai into JFK and departing out of LaGuardia five hours later for your regional flight to Charlotte.  Don’t worry!  I’ll cover all of the transportation options and make going from JFK in the south end of Queens to LaGuardia Airport in the north end …read more

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