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November 28, 2005
Airport Transit for the Cheap - LaGuardia and Pearson
You can get to both LaGuardia Airport in NYC and Pearson Airport in Toronto via public transit for the standard fare; $2 for LGA and $2.50 at YYZ.
Midtown Manhattan to LGA takes between 45 minutes to 1.5 hours depending on traffic. Leave for the airport at least 2.5 hours in advance of your flight.
Either:
- Take a northbound subway train (several lines will work here - the A, B, C, D, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6) to 125th Street. I usually take the D because it runs express from 59th to 125th Street. Catch the M60 bus at 125th Street (on the south side of the street heading east); it goes directly to LaGuardia.
or:
- Take the E or F trains to Roosevelt Avenue/Jackson Heights. Catch the Q33 bus to LaGuardia at the transportation center adjacent to the subway station.
To Pearson Airport, take the subway out to Kipling, the westernmost stop on the Bloor/Danforth line. Go upstairs to the bus level then walk to the back of the station (towards Toronto the way you came). Bus 192 to the airport leaves from the last door on the left. The bus goes directly to the airport, stopping at terminal 3 first. It usually takes slightly over an hour from the east side of Toronto to Pearson, but could take longer depending on connections.
Public transit in both cities involves some stairs. Don't do it if you have more luggage than you can maneuver with ease or that is extremely bulky. Bus 192 in Toronto has some limited accomodation for luggage and more floor space; the NYC buses are standard cramped MTA buses. In both cases you will need exact change in local currency or a Metrocard in NYC or a TTC token in Toronto. In both cities there's no place I know of at the airport to get bus fare. I buy one or two extra tokens before I leave Toronto for the next trip.
MTA service to airport information
TTC service to airport information
Posted by Leigh Witchel at November 28, 2005 11:36 PM
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