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I AM SHOCKED - Flying to Atlantic City is HORRIBLE!
These 4 extremely common errors can be catastrophic to your Atlantic City journey.
If you plan to fly to Atlantic City and stay at one of its world-famous casinos - Hard Rock, Borgata, Tropicana, Ocean Resort, Harrahs, Caeasars, Golden Nugget - then you must watch this video before you fully commit to traveling there.
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The train from Philidelphia to Atlantic City is like $10-$15. Definitely the way to go in my opinion.
100% this is the way to go. There's cheap Greyhound shuttle busses from NYC as well and the ride is smooth and clean. Fly Southwest to either, you'll get there for sure. The other option is to make friends gambling with Caesar's or MGM. They both offer charter flights to the AC airport at steep discounts (or free if you gamble enough), and they don't get cancelled.
Next time you do AC... Fly to Philly, Uber to 30th St train station (20 minutes, but you could also train there), then take the NJ Transit train to AC. When you get there, there is a free bus to your hotel. I do this all the time. Cheap and painless.
Mistake number 1. Going to AC instead of Las Vegas
😂! I just got back from Las Vegas a few days ago! Right now, due to the F1 racing, Las Vegas is NOT the spot to be. The traffic on the Strip is horrendous. Also, there is a lot of road work on the side streets around the Strip too.
Looking forward to the content. Im heading to Vegas soon for a work trip and will be using your Vegas videos as a guide when I am there !
Thank you for the information!
Grew up in NJ and you're thoughts are 100 percent spot on...Do love me some Bogata though!
If you fly in on American to Philly you can bypass Baggage Claim altogether. Put in ACY as your destination code. You then transfer from the plane to an American Airlines Shuttle Bus (don’t laugh…it’s really nice) directly to Atlantic City Airport. It’s no extra charge. It’s worth not taking that long hike to baggage claim and waiting. The bags go straight from the plane to the bus.
All your experience are VERY essential for the story of travel. Thank you very much for taking time to share. I travel virtually by your efforts!!
Thanks for the tips!!!
Your Punta Cana video’s are the best. Just booked the Riu republica on your advise. Can’t wait to check it out
Hey James! Really enjoyed your live last night! Thanks for streaming and chatting! Hope you were able to get back at ‘Karen’ this morning! Lol! Look forward to more live streams! 🎉🎉❤❤
An Atlantic City series is a pleasant surprise!
Always keeping you guessing... Predictably unpredictable 😎
@@Coolist you should do other cities too, like revisit Miami, NYC, and London, just to name a few.
Was sooo happy to see AC content ❤ I grew up going there
Does Blacklane have car seat options?
I'm glad I have the option of taking the Amtrak train into Atlantic City. I stay at the Borgata
Great video!!
Couldn't agree more with you on Spirit James, my wife and I flew Spirit our first trip to Vegas last year... never again. We always go Alaska now.
Your channel just gets better and better!
Wow Blacklane seems awesome! Never heard of it, but I’m glad I did. I will check it out next time I have to travel
Happy to see AC videos!
Can’t wait for the Coolist take on AC. Never been, so curious to find out what it’s all about. Luckily it’s driveable for me if I decide it’s worth a visit 😂
Absolutely looking forward to your AC casino resort content. I love your editing. It would be so cool to see you on one of my vacations. I have Las Vegas, Huatulco, Mex, and Cancun upcoming in the next 6 months. 🤞
Atlantic city content! nice surprise. It’s much closer to me than Vegas, so i’m able to avoid the air travel and drive. BUT ill be in Vegas next week and for that it’s a hefty flight lol
I was stunned at the beginning of the vid when you mentioned the lack of close airport access….my trip to AC from Philly was easy-peasy…..then I remembered that I took the train into town….well, duh. Loved the train experience, tho….much easier for me to handle solo than tortuous short-hop air travel. Thanks for your insights!💕
Good info
I’m so excited about you Atlantic City content. I’m in Connecticut and my husband and I go to AC every year for Valentine’s Day, we always stay at the Hard Rock but stayed at Cesears recently for the Janet Jackson concert and thought it was dope! Can’t wait to see what you gotta say!
Wow... I was thinking about trying Atlantic City vs. Vegas for once.. Nevermind!! Cheers!
Welcome to my neck of the woods. I live in Central NJ, like 90 minutes north of AC. I have been to AC way too many times over the years. I was actually there this past Friday. You are right about AC's "decline." It is nicer now than when I started going there in 2014. That was the year that four casinos closed. Since then, two casinos have reopened under new brands, while another reopened as just a hotel (no casino). But you are spot-on about traveling there by air. The rise of air travel back in the day is part of what brought on AC's "first decline" (which led to them allowing gambling to bring people back), since people were now flying to more exotic beaches.
When it comes to flying to Vegas, I am equidistant between Newark and Philadelphia. The funny part is that Philadelphia is the one we consider the "good" airport! Newark is awful, although it has gotten better recently (like AC). I once stayed at the Embassy Suites at PHL the night before flying out to Vegas, so kind of the opposite of what you did.
Haha. Has to pause the TH-cam after your Philly Airport comment. That is 100% accurate. Flew in from west coast few years back as I couldn’t get NYC airport & what a Dump!
Hey Sir James . Last time I flew to AC my pilot was Charles Lindbergh so it’s been awhile lol . Actually I’m originally from NY so use to go a lot before I switched to Vegas . Looking forward to your take on it and see how it’s changed . 😎😎😎
Can't wait to watch AC on your channel!!!! It's our HAPPY PLACE!+😅😅😅😅
Philadelphia is my hometown. The airport there has always been so terrible LOL. AC was always more of an affordable weekend getaway for people in the Tri State area "Down the shore". It declinced, because they have more competition these days from legalized gambling in PA and NY aka Tax Revenue.
Did I hear you're a fellow Wisconsonite! Love that!
Great video James! I forgot you are a Wisconsinite like me! Racine!
We are going to try to utilize Blacklane for a cruise out of Fort Lauderdale in December. Great idea!
I'm going tomorrow. Too bad you could have hitched a ride. Waiting on part 2, to see how your visit went!
James, awesome as always Atlantic City? You are going to have to be at your absolute persuasive best to convince me. I have a couple suggestions. You are the Vegas master. Can you do a vegas top 5 series on the restaurants: best steakhouse, best overall and best VALUE. Also how about a reveal party: what's the Coollist plan for the next 3 months (and how do you even make that decision)
James I feel this!
AC is a different beast than Vegas... I joke AC was my "summer" home as a kid as I had a gambling addicted family. With that said, I am thrilled to see your take!
The Philly airport is gross. It is my home airport. And basically you are guaranteed to have an awful experience from the people to the facilities.
Looking forward to you next Dominican trip ,
I am from Philly and laughed out loud when you called PHL airport an abomination. It is soo true. Those local do get used to it though. Honestly, getting out of Philly (if you fly here) just get out of town and head to places. You were right about Marriot. It is nice but not necessary.... Locals just travel down to Jersey shore in a heartbeat. We also really take car services down and places as well. It is very very helpful in an unorganized airport like Philly
Fly to Atlantic City? Inconceivable! This was a great video though, the first time I went to AC my husband described it as a whale dying on a beach, but I’ve been thinking about checking it out again because it’s been a while.
James in my state 🥳 hope you try Izakaya at borgata!
The best way between PHL and Atlantic City if you're using public transit, take the trains - there's a line that goes from Philadelphia to Atlantic City.
See my comment for specifics.
I will genuinely look forward to these Atlantic City videos. I've never been there, but I recently found out about it and was excited to visit. I did research and found it's a shell of what it used to be, and a lot of people said it wasn't worth going these days. So far, it seems like you agree with those people, but it will be fun to see your final thoughts.
I live about 6 hours from Atlantic City and stopped there for my first time on the way home from NYC a couple years ago. I wasn't a huge fan and wouldn't go out of my way to go back again. I think part of the problem is that people going for the first time tend to use their experience in Las Vegas as a reference. If you go to Atlantic City with expectations of Vegas, you're going to have a bad time. That said, if you're a few hours away by car like I am, and my only other options are shitty flights/airports, then my immediate thought is 'well if I'm going to drive 6 hours or fly spirit and catch a connection then uber for an hour and half, I might as well just fly to Vegas, which is what I always do lol.
This makes total sense, I've been going to Atlantic City as a kid, with my parents and grand parents, I'm a Philly resident, so it takes about an hour, or less to get there, but I can see how if you are an adult and never been, but been to Vegas, why you'd have a higher than normal expectation of Atlantic City, I think of late Atlantic City is making a come back, ten years ago couldn't say so,
I'll look forward to your videos. I can see the skyglow of Atlantic City from home, across the bay. Why didn't you just rent a car? There are nice things to see that are Adu rides....and you pass plenty of Walmarts and Best Buy along the way. Guessing...Ocean, Hard Rock, Borgata and Harrah's or Caesars. Hope you enjoyed.
I’m with ya on Spirit. But after hearing your story…..maybe take a major airline as far as ya can then Take spirit for a 30 minute flight. I have the heads up now. Thanks. I live in Vegas. Probably not going there anyway. lol. On another note I love BILOXI. Food is outstanding. Would love to see you take a trip there sometime. 👍
I just moved to New Mexico after living in New Jersey for 25 long years…..always drove to AC for casino trips which I had a last trip in July….did take the train there before which was pretty weird the way you have to go from Newark penn station ….I do love AC….and I really enjoy Tropicana and Hard Rock….❤ps from the train station in AC all rides are free to any casino….
Great video if your still here in AC this weekend lets meet and have dinner I know the best restaurants!
Definitely make sure you go to Hard Rock and Borgata while you're there. I thought you were going to say you flew to AC, which I was going to agree that if you connected in Philly to go to AC that is definitely a waste as the plane is about as large as a car (from Philly to AC when I went if they even have that any more). I agree Philly airport is old but didn't think it was that bad about 5 years ago so maybe worse. I used to always fly to Philly and rent from National Rental for a good rate and drive the 1:15 - I agree I wish it was closer. Now I just go to MGM National Harbor, 20 minutes from Reagan airport for that reason, but definitely miss the nicer casinos there! Have a great trip!
Caesars Air flies directly into ACY. They provide transportation to their Caesars properties and have your luggage in the room already waiting for you. I think they only do 3 night stays, but you might be able to figure something out w them.
43 year old North Jersey guy here. I grew up going down to Atlantic City. I'll alway have love for AC. I live in Atlanta now and find it difficult to get up there comfortably. My last time visiting AC required my to fly into PHL and then take the train to AC. I did rent a car once also.
AC was in decline for a while. It's trying to come back.
I’m not from the US but I took the Greyhound bus to Atlantic City from New York. Still was a 2 hour ride away but very affordable!
I used to go to AC at least once a year from college to marriage, and then some, till my kids started complaining about the barren beach and there is nothing else to do for kids. My first strip club was in AC, I think was called Cheetah's but it was gone by the late 90's. My last trip was to Trump Tower, right before they closed it because they had huge discounts for their last hurrah, and it was actually very nice. There is no airport in AC because nobody flies to AC, they drive. From NY, NJ, PA, MD, DC and VA. AC is in decline because all the nearby states now have their own casino hotels. Still, I wouldn't mind going back to AC again, but there really is nothing for kids, unlike Vegas.
my friend you should visit Macau and Lisboa
Damn, playboy 😂😂😂. Shoulda stayed at loews in philly. Cannot speak highly enough of it, Great hotel
11 hrs flight. man i rather go to asia with that flight. thanks for going james! take care.
@coolist ill give u some game bro about philly to AC. instead of spending 2 large ones on a ride down. you can take the train for less than 15 bucks each way. gets u there just as quick with taxis outside the sheraton convention center. the trains leave from 30th st station every hour or two during the day
oh yeah and theres a train from phl that takes u 30th st station
MGM and Caesar’s offers charters from several locations. I fly directly from Montreal to ACY a couple times a year. This is the best way and it includes transfers to the hotel.
I went to AC for the first time the other week. No direct flights from Toronto so we drove... over 9 hours 😫
From NYC you take a bus out of Port Authority. It's BRUTAL! The drivers are nuts. The bus is full of degenerate gamblers (mostly old age pensioners). As far as the 4 hotels I can name them right now Borgata, Borgata, Borgata and... surprise surprise BORGATTA. What I got out of this video is even Coolist isn't immune to a nightmare travel experience or are you losing your touch James. It used to be fun on a Saturday to bar hop the casino hotel bars along the boardwalk. Not sure how it is now. Haven't been in a while.
Because I wasn’t really keen on the idea of a long car ride to get to my AC hotel, and because I’m a United Airlines guy, I flew to Fort Lauderdale on United, then switched terminals and flew Spirit direct to AC, and I was so glad I did. Quick 15 minute Uber to the hotel and that was that.
Standard Uberx would have been very reasonably priced. Funny thing is, as a lifelong Jersey resident I never think of Atlantic City as a destination that would appeal to travelers. Just seems like a place for NJers, Philly and NYers to visit :).
Flying to Atlantic City in itself is a mistake LOL
It’s a great place for people from NJ (as I am), and I do enjoy spending 1-2 nights there…. but only because it’s a 2 hour drive from me in central NJ! I wouldn’t recommend anyone ever make a trip out of it!!
Also, "shopping" is near the Atlantic City expressway in the Jersey suburbs of the shore towns
Caesars offers direct chartered flights. Was able book as a gold member. Airline was Sun Country.
Dude, you could have seen the Best Buy when you went over the bridge to NJ. It’s two blocks north of the bridge in South Philly.
At the worst time on a Friday afternoon in the summer, it’s about an hour and a half to AC. I drive it all the time. The funny thing is that you didn’t even drive, you were driven there by someone else. I never knew that sitting in the back seat was so exhausting.
Both MGM and Caesars operate charters into ACY so the biggest losers can fly in for “free” as long as they have a big enough bank roll.
I think within 200 miles of AC there are something like 35 million. Within 200 miles of Vegas, there’s 4 million. Yet people from Southern California make the 5 hour drive.
You got me though about PHL airport, low ceilings, exposed concrete beams, employees with chips on their shoulders. Disagree about the food though.
As for the difficulty in getting to AC, somehow 25 million visitors make it down each year. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
my experience is that there are dirt cheap hotels about 5-10 miles before downtown Atlantic City. minutes away from the airport. shuttles and buses run all day long and an enterprise rent a car that was also next to the hotel. But if you are not interested in flying direct to Atlantic City. I believe there are trains and buses that travel out of Philly cheap.
FYI ... the only airline that flies into Trenton is Frontier. Is that any better than Spirit? And your still more than an hour and 15 minutes away. As for dining options in PHL, it sounds as if you did not look very hard. There are plenty of options. What terminal were you in?
Staying overnight in Philly to avoid rush hour traffic in Philly was a big mistake. You don't have to go anywhere near the city to get to AC. Go over the Walt Whitman Bridge - 10 minutes from the airport -- and follow the signs to the AC Expressway. Easy Drive. Or, you could always take the train to AC. There are also plenty of rental cars at the airport.
Tripod: Best Buy, Walmart and Target are all located about a mile north of the Walt Whitman Bridge. You could have left the hotel at 11 and been at Best Buy by 11:10. I am sure the concierge at the hotel or the driver could have told you that if you had asked.
It sounds as if most of your complaints about PHL and Atlantic City are because you made the wrong choices.
As someone who has been going to AC a lot for 20 years I'm very excited for this. The wife and I go almost every weekend, can't wait to see what spots you hit up!
I take the train or the bus from Port Authority. Sometimes i get an offer for a quick charter flight in. Always easy to get around. I take the Jitneys to move around town. Overpriced car services are for suckers. Eat at and do a review of Chef Vola. It will blow your doors off
There is also some bus options to consider
Have you ever or will you ever do some Laughlin content
Coolist, ever heard of Amazon same day/next day delivery, to your AC hotel? Your tripod could be delivered.
I always fly American Airlines the only thing you have to take a connecting bus out of Philadelphia and it's about 50 minutes and it takes you to AC airport lol...I've NEVER been on Spirit Airlines and I NEVER will. 😂😂 I go to AC all the time from Chicago. ❤
Happy Travels 😅
Been to Atlantic City twice. Early morning flight from Los Angeles to Philadelphia, rent a car drive to AC. 2nd time: LA to NYC, rent a car drive to AC. No matter what lost 3 hours in time change. Doubt I will ever go again. LA to Vegas is much easier.
Makes the Caesars Air casino junkets a good option.
Whoa...that was a mess. Personally I wouldn't waste my time in Atlantic City but east coasters relish it. Still prefer Vegas but leaning toward spending more time downtown. Hi from...Wisconsin 👋 😊
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Dude there's an ultra simple way of getting from Philly to AC - There's a dedicated rail line that runs directly from Philadelphia 30th Street Station to Atlantic City Rail Terminal, located near the convention center, via NJ Transit! It's probably no more than 20 bucks. Then there's a FREE shuttle from AC Train station to the casinos. Doh!!
It’s like $11 for the train…….free shuttle is key going to and from the AC rail station.
@@alanweiss6314 Wow, a great deal indeed NJT 4 LIFE
Thank you for BLACKLANE
I love 5 min. from AC airport it’s not that bad people always complain about Spirit but I’ve never had any problems and I’ll continue to fly Spirit it’s what you make out of Spirit, now Philly airport is a mess that part is very true
I used to go to Atlantic City regularly when I went on vacation to NYC. I would go there for 4 days and on the 2 Day go to AC. We would go to Penn Station or port authority and catch a bus round trip for like 30 bucks . They had different buses going to different casinos. I would make a noon shuttle. The downside is it was it takes a couple of hours to get there and back. I would leave at midnight or 2-4 am but you could use the ticket to return for 48 hours plus the gave 20 cash/voucher ticket for slot play and 15 for food so the trip was basically free. I was in my mid 20s then but as I got older I realized wait why isn’t there an airport in AC.
Hard rock borgatta Harrah's Tropicana
I stayed at Hard Rock in 2019 and really liked it. 🎉 AC is ok as long as you stay on property. The city itself is very poor and not safe. 🎉
Las Vegas, born and raised, but now I live in NY. I go to AC a lot because it's not bad, and the table minimums are way less than the local casinos in NY! I hope you were able to experience the local Italian restaurants like Angelo's and Angelonis, away from the casino, they're wonderful.
The bougie way to fly into AC is by helicopter from NYC. Otherwise you are stuck with Spirit or a casino junket. American Airlines does offer a bus service from PHL to ACY. There are bus and train options as well from NYC and Philly that will get you to AC.
Did you look into american airlines? You can fly into Philly then AA has their own shuttle bus that takes you directly to AC from the airport
The fact that this is the Vegas of the east coast and the only direct flights there are Spirit? How is this even possible? I'll pass lol
By the way, I just checked. American Airlines also flies in to Atlantic City Airport. I agree with avoiding Spirit.
We've gotten invitations to fly to AC on casino charters. I never considered that they might not actually land in Atlantic City. Thanks for the warnings.
They generally put it in the offer, run charters to ACY and include transportation.
The charters DO land right in Atlantic City, as well as spirit airlines.
If you book a charter, you hand over your luggage and the next time you see it will be in your room. When you land, there is a bus waiting and you’re handed room keys, it’s about 20-25 minute ride to the Casino. Read some trip reports on some of the gambling forums.
The charter flights land at the AC Airport in Pomona. It is 20 minutes from the casinos.
Luckily, I live 3.5 hours away in Virginia, so I will drive. :)
NJ Transit! Much cheaper. Do you avoid trains? $205 for a car service. You must be doing really well financially to book a hotel to rest, hire a car service, etc. Wow!
The vegas airport is inside the strip. How would it take 15 minutes to go where you already are? I know the traffic is bad, esp during F1, but goddamn!
I've been going to Atlantic city for 30 years, just moved to Florida.....and NOW your in A.C. 😅
I live one town over. Let me know if you ever need info on AC
Respectfully, I’m not sure why anyone would fly to AC from anywhere. That airport is rarely used and tbh most that are there are in driving distance but if I moved away I would never fly to AC. Vegas is a different story but I do love being able to take a two hour drive. For that AC is great but anything more than a long drive it’s just not worth it.
I think your too 😎 cool! 👍
I would put my number one mistake as going anywhere in New Jersey!😮
My home town airport
Would it have been less logistics/ cost if you had just booked a rental car and driven yourself? Obviously, 20/20 hindsight would've helped the tripod situation.
I flew into the Philadelphia airport a decade ago. I now avoid it at all costs.
Doesn't American Airlines fly in to ACY too?
Come to Encore Boston ! 🎉