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There are three airports serving New York and its surrounding areas.

The nearest to the city, Manhattan Island is La Guardia which only serves domestic flights. The two international airports are John F Kennedy (JFK) and Newark Airport (EWR). Both international airports are well served by major carriers such as US national airlines American Airlines, and Continental as well as UK airlines British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.

ground transportation

Getting into New York city is a well organized fare once through baggage reclaim. At both JFK and Newark airports there are ground transportation centres which outline what services are available.

Trains run from JFK to New York and buses run every 20 mins from both airports to a variety of different depots in the city. Alternatively you could try different shared transport options. The most popular of which is the door-to-door shuttle mini-bus taxis a well organized and reasonably priced way of getting direct to your first stop on Manhattan Island. At busy times you may need to wait a while but they will give a good estimate of how long they expect you to wait for your shuttle mini-bus.

For those wanting a bit more privacy traditional yellow cab taxis are readily available as well as a variety of International car rental firms are strategically placed after baggage reclaim.

For great deals on flights into New York then visit Expedia.

For more details on the flights and services offered by the different international airports then visit our web pages on JFK airport and Newark airport.