# Travel Advice Needed!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-advice-needed/606258>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 15, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-advice-needed/606258 "2011-12-15T00:50:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![stephen59](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@stephen59](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stephen59)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-advice-needed/606258/1 "2011-12-15T00:50:00Z")

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So, I’m moving to Europe right after Christmas, and my flightplan is taking me first to Newark Liberty (EWR). However, my connecting flight is out of JFK. Thankfully, I I arrive at EWR at 7:30 AM and have 11 hours before my connecting flight. Worst case scenario, I could hike the ~32 miles between the two airports.

Being a Canadian rube, I look to the teeming millions: having two large suitcases and possibly a laptop and camera bag, I doubt I’ll take the trains. So what is my best solution? I estimate a taxi ride to be about $90 and a limo/car service at ~$120.

Advice?

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**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-advice-needed/606258/2 "2011-12-15T02:02:14Z")

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I’d call the airlines. Your BAGS might get sent ahead to JFK, and then you’d just have to worry about yourself and your laptop. There might even be a shuttlebus to take you to JFK.  
~VOW

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**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-advice-needed/606258/3 "2011-12-15T05:02:47Z")

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[Olympic Airporter.](http://olympic-limo.com/schedule-airport%20transfer-ewr%20jfk.html) Fare is $30, but you’ll want to tip for the big bags.

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**Author:** ![stephen59](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@stephen59](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stephen59)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-advice-needed/606258/4 "2011-12-15T05:08:58Z")

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**Mr Downtown** , you may have just saved me a bunch of money! Thanks!🙂