Hotels FAQ

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> >I’d be taking an AIRPORTER bus from New Jersey) > Take NJ Transit train to Penn Station, change to an LIRR train to Jamaica and > take a cab from there.

Funnily enough, the train is not only cheaper, but faster than the Airporter, too. Matthew

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How about just taking the A (subway) all the way to Howard Beach, then the free airport shuttle.    (Taking the LIRR to jamaica MAY work if the LIRR leaves at the right time from penn station). – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >I’d be taking an AIRPORTER bus from New Jersey) > Take NJ Transit train to Penn Station, change to an LIRR train to Jamaica and > take a cab from there. >Funnily enough, the train is not only cheaper, but faster than the Airporter, >too. >Matthew

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> How about just taking the A (subway) all the way to Howard Beach, then the > free airport shuttle.    (Taking the LIRR to jamaica MAY work if the LIRR > leaves at the right time from penn station).

Keep in mind that the shuttle bus to the terminals can take as long as *45 minutes*, and that the Far Rockaway-bound A train (the one you’d need) can run as infrequently as once every 40 minutes during overnight hours. Taking the LIRR would only work if you could find a taxi — I have no idea how easy they are to find at the Jamaica station.  (Knowing a little about the area, I think an illegal gypsy cab might be easier to find, but much more dangerous.)  If not, you’d be stuck on a New York Airporter Bus just the same, and could waste lots of time doing so versus just taking one from where you started from. Also consider a car service, which might not be that much more expensive than the bus if multiple people travel together. -Dan

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You’re right;  please ignore that part of my question. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I might be wrong, but it looks like you can only use the NW internet checkin >for domestic flights. > What would you say the chances of having no real problems. >   How about 90 minutes before…. (that’s about the earliest I may be able >to > get there).    This would be for a noon flight to Thailand. I would plan >to > already have my NorthWest  Air boarding pass printed out before I get >there > (print out from the web, at home, >  I hope…though i’ve never tried it).     I will be carrying on one small > bag, and  checking one larger backpack.    I know I’m supposed to arrive >at > least 2 hours  before the flight. But due to transportation problems >(without > going into the details… > I’d be taking an AIRPORTER bus from New Jersey) I wouldn’t get there until >80 > or 90 minutes before > (if the bus is on time, that is).    So, about 50 50 chance of getting on >the > plane (with my pre-assigned > seats, which I WANT). > My only other alternative is to stay in a cheap hotel in NYC the night >before > (like a YMCA), and i may do that > instead.

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> What would you say the chances of having no real problems. >   How about 90 minutes before

Unless you have Platinum status, I would say your chances are close to zero. 90 minutes is cutting things close for domestic flights if you have checked baggage. Ken Ishiguro

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>But due to transportation problems (without >going into the details… >I’d be taking an AIRPORTER bus from New Jersey)

Take NJ Transit train to Penn Station, change to an LIRR train to Jamaica and take a cab from there. -Erik

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I might be wrong, but it looks like you can only use the NW internet checkin for domestic flights.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> What would you say the chances of having no real problems. >   How about 90 minutes before…. (that’s about the earliest I may be able to > get there).    This would be for a noon flight to Thailand. I would plan to > already have my NorthWest  Air boarding pass printed out before I get there > (print out from the web, at home, >  I hope…though i’ve never tried it).     I will be carrying on one small > bag, and  checking one larger backpack.    I know I’m supposed to arrive at > least 2 hours  before the flight. But due to transportation problems (without > going into the details… > I’d be taking an AIRPORTER bus from New Jersey) I wouldn’t get there until 80 > or 90 minutes before > (if the bus is on time, that is).    So, about 50 50 chance of getting on the > plane (with my pre-assigned > seats, which I WANT). > My only other alternative is to stay in a cheap hotel in NYC the night before > (like a YMCA), and i may do that > instead.

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What would you say the chances of having no real problems.   How about 90 minutes before…. (that’s about the earliest I may be able to get there).    This would be for a noon flight to Thailand. I would plan to already have my NorthWest  Air boarding pass printed out before I get there (print out from the web, at home,  I hope…though i’ve never tried it).     I will be carrying on one small bag, and  checking one larger backpack.    I know I’m supposed to arrive at least 2 hours  before the flight. But due to transportation problems (without going into the details… I’d be taking an AIRPORTER bus from New Jersey) I wouldn’t get there until 80 or 90 minutes before (if the bus is on time, that is).    So, about 50 50 chance of getting on the plane (with my pre-assigned seats, which I WANT).     My only other alternative is to stay in a cheap hotel in NYC the night before (like a YMCA), and i may do that instead.

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