Transportation
From JFK International Airport to Lower Manhattan
- AirTrain: Take the AirTrain, an unmanned train which runs between all terminals at JFK International Airport. Follow the signs in any terminal building to the AirTrain station. Once you've arrived at Jamaica Station, you can take the subway into Midtown from there. This should cost US$9 to US$23. Then taxi or Uber to your hotel. Click here for Airtrain details.
- Uber: Expect to pay US$80 for UberX and US$141 for Uber Black for a typical 52-minute ride to Lowest Manhattan.
- Taxi: Expect to pay US$90 to US$110 to ride from JFK International Airport into Lowest Manhattan via taxi. It should take, on average, 52 minutes to get into Lowest Manhattan.
From LaGuardia Airport to Lower Manhattan
LaGuardia has no direct connections to the New York subway so it is best to take a taxi or Uber. A shuttle is no less expensive, and all other alternatives are not time-efficient. LaGuardia is 13 miles from the Conrad New York Downtown. Click here for more details.
- Uber: Expect to pay US$55 for UberX and US$82 for Uber Black for a typical 41-minute ride to Lowest Manhattan.
- Taxi: Expect to pay US$60 to US$75 to ride from Newark into Lowest Manhattan via taxi. It should take as little as 18 minutes to get into Lowest Manhattan.
From Newark Liberty International Airport to Lower Manhattan
- AirTrain: Take the 6-minute tram from Terminal B to Newark Liberty Airport Station (runs every 5 mintes). Transfer to the Newark Airport Railroad Station, a 6-minute train that runs every 20 minutes, to Newark Penn Station. Transfer to Newark-to-World Trade Center 25-minute train (runs every 15 minutes). From World Trade Center, the Conrad is a six-minute walk. In total, this should cost no more than US$25.
- Uber: Expect to pay US$73 for UberX and US$125 for Uber Black for a typical 43-minute ride to Lowest Manhattan.
- Taxi: Expect to pay US$70 to US$90 to ride from Newark into Manhattan via taxi. The average ride time is 43 minutes.
