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orange_joeyesterday at 4:38 PM4 repliesview on HN

they rolled this out to NYC a month or two ago. They were airport shuttles with an initial price of $10 and will go to $25. It was dramatically more comfortable than taking the subway and then transferring to the air train and the normal price is honestly fairly competitive against the subway + air train (~$12).


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bsimpsonyesterday at 6:35 PM

Uber Shuttle leaves from Atlantic Terminal, which is also the home of the LIRR. It's a train that goes to the airport on a fixed schedule. More comfortable and reliable than the Subway for $2 more.

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wencyesterday at 7:04 PM

That’s not bad.

I had to get from JFK to midtown during peak hours. It was Airtrain ($8.50) + LIRR to Woodside ($11) + Subway 7 train to midtown ($2.90) = $22.40. (I didn’t know LIRR had city ticket, it would have been $16.40.

But it took 1.5 hours.

deadbabetoday at 12:59 AM

I will never take an NYC subway again.

whiplash451yesterday at 9:21 PM

That is, until they raise prices and enshitify their service