Laguardia to Manhattan: FREE SHUTTLE + Subway Explained
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- Laguardia is the easiest airport to land at in NYC! You can easily get into Manhattan quickly, by using the free shuttle, bus, or subway!
LGA is located in Queens about a 20 minute drive out of the city versus JFK which is about an hour drive from Manhattan. I used to use this airport all the time when I lived there and I still use it as my main airport whenever I fly back to visit friends. An extra bonus is It's newly remodeled, so it's all still shiny and new!
They do a great job of giving you directions on how to use public transportation to get from Laguardia to Manhattan here. They have a number of assistants ready to help if you have any questions once you reach the public transportation level so don't be nervous!
This in depth guide will give you a visual as I show you:
- How to buy a Metro card (to access the buses and subways)
- How to take the free Q70 shuttle bus to the subway
- How to take the M60 bus into Manhattan
- Which subway to take into Midtown and from there you can navigate your next destination.
- I'll then give you some basic subway tips to help you know what to expect while navigating the NYC subway system.
Overall, I'd say it will take you no more than 30-45 minutes to get into the city.
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I’m studying this to prepare for my first time visiting tomorrow, super helpful!
Great happy to help!!!!
How did your visit go? I was thinking of visiting this December but am scared
Brilliant video and so clearly explained, you’re also the first to tell me that diamond means express trains and circles are local! Thank you!
Great glad I helped!!!! It can get confusing! When I had first moved to NYC i thought downtown was like going towards Times Sq 😂
🤯🤯 What?! Diamonds/circles. Learn something every day. Never knew. (Missed it in the video.)
Im going this summer so this is very helpful. Thank you
You'll Love NYC!
I love New York Metro 🙂. For tourists, the ticketing machines are interesting to get rid of all your coins that you start to accumulate after a few days of staying in NYC.
I love NYC subway too.. so nice to just zone out or play games till your next stop
Excellent real, no sugar coated advice. 😊
Thank you for making this type of video you guys don’t know how you help a lot of people
Thanks so much for the comment!
@@travelandledger thanks I am visiting NYC via la guardia to penn station then grab a train to Philadelphia for the Arsenal soccer game hopefully this will help
super informative! we are going with our baby in 2 months... hopefully it will be hassle free
Yeah just remember there's the schedule above so if one bus is packed most likely there's another coming in 5 minutes 👍
This video so helpful really.!! I am going to be traveling to Manhattan from and I am shit scared that ppl are going to be uncomfortable if I carry a big suitcase with me on the subway & bus from airport to my hotel.!!
This video gives me some confidence for sure.!! Thank you ❤
Yeah it's honestly like the things u will see people carry on the subway.. you and your suitcase are fine lol but nyc is really that city where no one will bother u unless u bother them.. super chill real talk
@@travelandledger That’s pretty cool. Relieved ..! Thank you for being sweet enough to reply to the comments. 🙌🏼 You have a good day.
Definitely excited and nervous as it would be my brother and I’s first time in NYC and I’m looking at Lyft prices every day of the week to get an idea the price from LGA to Hilton garden inn Times Square south
The unlimited card for $33 sounds like a deal because we’re there pretty much from August 26-31
It really depends on you guys how much you will be exploring or if you are just planning to explore around midtown which is all walking distance. With two of you that's $66 to go all over vs probably a $50 cab too and from the airport ($100) plus cab rides (generally at least $10 each ride)
Great video, thanks!!! Loved the extras in the last few mins; tour of the subway stations. These videos are making me feel really comfortable using public transportation from the airport to times square.
Awesome! Glad it helped! It always makes me feel more comfortable when I have a visual so happy to help!
Amazing video, so well done!!!! Thank you kindly.😊😊😊😊
Thanks for the comment 🫶
Im flying in to LaGuardia May 14th first time ever in NYC!! Im nervous😂
You got this!!!!!
@@travelandledger thank you!!! I'm excited but my anxiety is like 😂 hahaha
FYI They tend to call Lanes --tracks, subway tracks.
Your videos are very Informative.. thanks for sharing
Have fun in NYC!
Love your videos, May have to go from LaGuardia via Q70 > Roosevelt station and then figure out how to get to Penn station. Thanks
I think the E Train is the easiest route to Penn Station .. you catch it at Roosevelt and it will drop you right off there 👍
Thanks for watching 🙌 Happy to hear I'm helping people!
Thank you! Very informative 💯
Great! Glad it helped 🤩
I think their new Omny system no longer charges you past trips worth $34 taken in a 7 day span as long as you use the same credit card.
Thanks this was a great tip!
yes that's true lets say if you have paid a certain amount in a week.. then they consider you having purchased an unlimited metro card so they won't charge you more than the unlimited weekly charge rate... omny for those of you who do not know is the tap to pay option using your phone or a credit card .. the site says
"Get free rides with the 7-day fare cap
- Effective August 20, start tapping any day and $34 is the most you'll pay in a week."
Thanks so much by the way for this informative video! The subway system can be daunting for newcomers, but you have truly demystified it and provided lots of value through this video! @@travelandledger
@@travelandledgerFor OMNY could I tap and pay for everyone in our 5-person family/party at once?
@@hernandezfamvideohonestly in that case I recommend you’d get individual metro cards. You can only use omny for 4 riders at a time. Additionally the fare cap will only apply to the first tap per ride. So i’d either get seperate metro cards, omny cards, or separate credit/debit cards. Also, if you have your card on your phone’s wallet, you can use that and your physical card as ‘separate’ payments. Even though the money is being taken out of the same account, the system detects them as two different payments methods. So you could use your credit card on your phone for yourself and give your travel buddy your physical card and the fare cap will apply to both separately.
Great video…thanks😊🎹🎶
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Hello, this was a very helpful video. I have my first trip to NYC coming up in July and I have a late-night flight (12 am ish) into LGA. Would you recommend taking the subway that late at night or should I stick with a cab or Uber :) ( I am also traveling solo)
I think at that hour an uber should only be like $25 so I'd say just take an Uber for your own convenience 👍
Thks information gbu sister 🎉🎉🎉
Welcome 😊
I want to go from LaGuardia to new Jersey city ,can u guide me which is the bus and train station I need to take from airport ?
If you take the Q70 to Jackson Hights and then take the F trains towards Manhattan.. take it to 34th Street Herald Square.. from there you will see the New Jersey PATH TRAIN and this will take you right to Jersey City 👍
Hey! Great video, thanks. Also, how can I go from LGA to time square?
You can take the 7 Train at Jackson Heights stop off of the free shuttle bus.. the 7 will take you right to 42nd street Times Square 😁
Getting into LGA Friday (tomorrow) around 6pm - do you think there will be crazy lines for the Q70 bus? Thanks!
That time always has a lot of buses so just depends on traffic.. google the bus route and if theres a long line there could be a totally empty one right behind it no one knows is coming
just google q70 route nyc and itll take u right to the mta site
Which shuttle would I take to get to the closest SIM1C Bus Eltingville Transit Center Via Hylan Blvd Via Richmond, and what stop do I get off at, please? Trying to get from LaGuardia to Staten Island.
I'm sorry I don't ever go to Staten Island.. I've just been on the ferry.. Google Maps will tell you the best route but either way the fastest route will be down in the Wall Street area to catch a Staten Island Bus .. so you need to take the Q70 to jackson heights, take the E Train towards Manhattan, get off at Lexington 59th street and head Downtown, get off at Grand Central 42nd and switch to the 4 train to head downtown to Wall Street and I know there's a SIM 33 C that takes you to Richmond / Dekalb area
Sorry at 59th head downtown on the Green 6 train
Hope that helps a bit!
@@travelandledger Thank you
Do you have to pay for each trip , i mean if you need to transfer, or tranfers are free? Trying to decide if i reallyneed the 7 day unlimited pass since only staying for less than 2 days
When you are underground in the subway all transfers are included. Stations like times square for example connect to like 5 different subway lines so you can go here and transfer to wherever you need to get to. If you exit the subway you get one transfer from subway to bus or vise versa. So yeah depends on how much you plan to walk/take the subway. But for example if you're going to and from the airport thats like $5, then at least downtown and uptown on the subway once per day thats $10 so you are already at $15 .. but if u r staying in midtown and exploring midtown/walking then you don't need the unlimited .. just depends on you 😉
*you only pay when you enter/exit the subway system
@@travelandledger so I have to pay like $2.90 when enter and another $2.90when exit? Total like $6 for 1 trip?
This is super helpful!! How do I get to 10 W. 15th Street 10011 New York, NY?? Thanks in advance!!!!
Great!!!!! That's an awesome location.. lots of stuff to do around there! You would be better off to just take the Orange F or M train all the way to 14th street.. it will drop you off a block from where you're staying 👍
Is there bus options to avoid the subway?
No Subway & No Stairs! ABOVE GROUND Transportation from Laguardia Airport to NYC ( M60 Bus )
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Yeah! Here's the video
Thank you, Is it 7 continuous days for the unlimited metro card or can it be "frozen" for two days in the middle?
It's only continuous days
If I am going from LGA to the Empire State Building should I take the F local or Express?
You could take either 👍 The F and the M both go to Herald Square and it's just a short walk from there like 1 or 2 blocks.. the local stops are not that many so maybe a 15 min difference in time or so (but if the next express wasnt for like 15 minutes itd be similar timing anyways)
If I'm going from the airport to Penn Station, is it that much faster and worth it to do the Long Island Railroad?
I've never taken the LIRR to Laguardia only to JFK.. I'd say its probably about the same time but more expensive.. Something like the 7 train gets you to the bus transfer station just as fast with more frequent trains.. LIRR has a set schedule
Thanks for the video! If I am traveling with someone else can I use one metro card to swipe both of us into the subway or would we each need to buy a separate card?
You can use one metro card if you do cash amount but time is only good for one person.. the next swipe in the same station you have to wait 20 + minutes for the time metrocards
Cash you can use as much as you want
I think it says "add value" for cash abount im talking about
We have 8 people going to NY for 2 days, can i get 2 MTO 7 days unlimited to use for all of us? Thank you
No.. the Unlimited card only let's you swipe once in the same station per 20 minutes 😞 But it is only $33 so at $2.75 per swipe it will probably be cheaper to just all get one. If you'd rather pay as you go you can all use the same Regular metrocard and every time someone seipes it will deduct. Hope that helps!
How long is the Q70 bus from LGA to Roosevelt?
maybe five-ten min tops depending on traffic
I bought a MTA Metrocard Airtrain JFK that expired in 09/30/11. Do I have to buy any other one? or may I recharge it?
I believe they expire after a year
@@travelandledger So, I'll use it as a bookmarker thank you for your answer. Greetings from Rio de Janeiro.
Hi..thank you for your video. Need to ask..would you recommend which service is best from LGA to Club 45 Wyndham hotel please? Would you please also recommend which service if I arrive at 12am at airport. Thank you so much!
Sure thing! I would take the free Q70 transfer bus and get off at Jackson Heights/Roosevelt Ave stop. From there take the Blue E train towards Manhattan. Get off at the 53rd/Lexington Ave stop then you can either walk down to 45th street (about 10 min walk) or transfer to the Green 6 Train and take it down to 42nd street Grand Central stop and walk (about 5 min walk). Hope that helps!
@@travelandledger thanks for your idea..will try it.
Thank you for your video. My wife and I are planning to go to the millennium Hilton New York at the UN Plaza I see the Q 70 to the Roosevelt station. Would I take the seven train to Grand Central or if you know a more efficient way please let me know thank you.
thank you so much!! Is the route same if I want to travel from LGA to International Student Center Youth Hostel 38 W 88th St, New York, NY 10024?
Yes! However it will be easier for you to take the Blue E train all the way to 42nd Street Port Authority stop. From 42nd Street you will arrive on the "downtown" platform. You need follow the signs over to the "uptown" platform. From here you will take the C local train "uptown" to 86th street stop. The hostel is about 2 blocks from that stop. That's a great location in the city. It's close enough to the action but far enough away you can sleep without loud noise 😃 You will have to let us know how you like that hostel once you go!
Thank you!!
@@travelandledger
If you transfer from one train to another do you pay again?
While you are inside the subway system you do not have to pay to transfer to anything 😃 Just make sure if you do transfer that you get off at a location where the train you want to transfer is 👍
@@travelandledger are there visible signs at each station that you can see from inside the train that tell you what station you are at? In case you can't hear the driver announcement
do people really want to lug around a few luggage and riding the subway?
You'd be surprised 😉
I want to go from JFK to LGA
You can take the Airtrain from JFK to the E Train subway and from there take it towards Manhattan and you can get off at the Jackson Heights/Roosevelt Ave stop .. then transfer to the Q70 Bus to Laguardia.. it should take you about 1 hour and 30 minutes including transfers
@@travelandledger I'm not recommending this, but there is a TH-camr who WALKED from LGA to JFK and documented it! Yikes!
Very confusing.
I was getting vertigo from your camera always aimed at FEET. Get a selfie stick and take the view off the feet. This could have been super helpful, but you aimed the wrong way. ❤
Sorry I try not to film people and their faces
you can actually use apple wallet to ride subway.
Yep!