Visiting USA

Brooklyn

When you’re visiting New York, going by subway from LaGuardia Airport to Brooklyn is a process that requires two steps: a bus and the subway.

The first step is to follow signs in LaGuardia Airport to ground transportion in the Central Terminals, Marine Air Terminal, or Delta Terminal. Once there, you will need to look for signs for New York City buses.

Once you have found ground transportation in the closest terminal to where your flight landed, board bus Q33 from the Central Terminals or bus Q47 from the Marine Air Terminal in the direction of Queens, or board bus M60 from the Delta Terminal in the direction of Manhattan. The cost of a bus ticket is $2.50.

All three buses connect to New York City subway lines F, G, and R in Queens. These trains take passengers to Brooklyn. A subway ticket costs $2.50.

The G train is the most direct one to take, as the others go through Manhattan before reaching Brooklyn. You can change from the G train to other lines once you reach Brooklyn if you need to.

The travel time on the bus and subway from LaGuardia Airport to Brooklyn is around 1 hour and 20 minutes, depending on how long you have to wait for your bus and subway train to arrive. Both the bus and the subway run 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

New York City

Buses from JFK to LaGuardia Airport (LGA) are a great way to transfer airports in New York City. The NYCAirporter bus shuttles passengers between the airports, making connections simple and relatively quick.

Bus Q-53 runs daily from outside of the arrivals halls at JFK airport. The bus stops at all terminals, making transport easy on passengers arriving on both domestic and international flights to JFK.

Buses from JFK to LaGuardia Airport start running at 5:00am and end at midnight. Departures take place every 30 minutes throughout the day. Buses leave on the hour and the half hour.

All passengers are allowed to bring two suitcases and one carry-on when traveling on the shuttle between airports in New York. If you have more than that, or if you are traveling with a large item like a bicycle or skis, you must purchase an additional ticket.

Tickets for Q-53 buses to LaGuardia Airport cost $12.50 one-way and $25 round-trip for adults. Seniors (over 62), college students (with ID), children (4 – 17), airport employees, and military personnel pay $10 one-way and $19 round-trip. Children under 3 ride for free.

You can purchase tickets for buses from JFK to LaGuardia Airport online before you travel. Alternately, you can buy them from a uniformed agent outside of the airport terminals before you board the airport shuttle in New York. Special discounts are often available if you book your tickets online, so make sure to check before you travel.

Empire State Building in New York City

New York City is one of the most famous cities in the world. People travel from all over the globe to visit New York, and as such, there is no shortage of things to keep visitors busy. With so much to do, it can be hard to narrow the options down to a manageable list. To help you, here is my list of the top 10 things to do in New York City:

1. Go to the top of the Empire State Building. The views from the iconic skyscraper in Manhattan are second to none, and on clear days you can see for miles in all directions. If the lines are long, you can go to the top of Rockefeller Center as an alternative.

2. Go shopping. Many visitors come to New York City just for retail therapy. From the famous luxury goods stores on 5th Avenue to the funky shops and galleries in SoHo, there is no shortage of opportunities for shopping in New York City.

3. Take a walk in Central Park. The park is one of the most famous urban green spaces in the world and has featured in countless films set in New York City. It is beautiful at any time of year, especially in autumn when the leaves change.

4. Visit the museums. New York City has some of the best museums in the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Frick Collection, the Natural History Museum, the Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and more. There are also special exhibitions at places like the New York Public Library that are worth checking out.

5. Eat. Some of the best restaurants in the world are located in Manhattan, which makes eating one of the top 10 things to do in New York City. But you don’t have to break the bank to find good food. There are plenty of hole-in-the-wall restaurants that serve great food at prices that are easy on the wallet.

6. Get tickets to a Broadway show. There is a never-ending stream of world-class musicals and plays on Broadway, and no trip to New York is complete without seeing one. While you’re in the area, don’t miss the chance to experience the energy of Times Square.

7. Don’t forget Brooklyn. Most visitors to New York City never leave Manhattan. But Brooklyn is worth a visit for its great restaurants, funky shopping, and stunning views of the Manhattan skyline. To get there, you can take the subway or walk across the iconic Brooklyn Bridge.

8. Visit the Statue of Liberty. One of New York City’s most famous monuments is the green statue carrying the eternal flame. A symbol of the USA, no trip to the city is complete without a visit to the Statue of Liberty.

9. Go ice skating at Rockefeller Center. If you happen to be visiting New York in the winter, don’t pass up a chance to glide across one of the world’s most famous ice skating rinks.

10. Take a trip to Ground Zero. September 11, 2001 changed the world. Seeing where the World Trade Center used to stand and walking around the memorial certainly deserves a place on anyone’s list of top 10 things to do in New York City.