Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Trains, Planes and Automobiles

It's getting to the point where you should be scouring the web for great deals to New York. Luckily, there are a plethora of ways to get here, and hopefully some of them will be affordable enough for you to make it!
Some things to keep in mind if you haven't been to New York before.

PLANES:
There are 3 airports in the area --
John F. Kennedy Airport (Airport Code: JFK), http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/jfkframe.HTM

LaGuardia Airport (Airport Code: LGA),
http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/lgaframe.HTM

Newark Airport (Airport Code: EWR),
http://www.panynj.gov/aviation/ewrframe.HTM

Or you can just use NYC as your generic airport code to get all the aiports included in your search.

TRAINS:
The main train station is New York Penn Station,
http://www.transitcenter.com/transitguide/hub_nyp.htm

BUSES:
The main bus station is the Port Authority,
http://www.panynj.gov/

The Chinatown buses (the low-cost alternative to Greyhound),
http://www.staticleap.com/chinatownbus/
http://www.ivymedia.com/bus/
http://www.fungwahbus.com/ticket/
(There are more sites on the web, these are just a sample.)

Please let us know if you need any more information!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What a great way to keep in touch. Thanks for setting up this blog!