Best/cheapest way from EWR to F-line with just carry on?

[Binyamin Dissen]

The Port Authority site suggests bus to Newark Penn and train to NY Penn. ($5)

After that, it would seem A -> F. ($2?)

Any thoughts?

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[New Yorker]

If the bus/train together totals $5 that is a good rate... personally, I
take the NJTransit train which goes direct from EWR to NYP (see
http://www.njtransit.com/) for about $14. Regarding subways, the "A"
connects with the "F" if you're going downtown (toward Brooklyn) at West 4th
St., as do the locals "C" and "E" from NYP; all are on 8th Ave., while the
"F" is a 6th Ave. train... but verify that you don't in fact need to go
uptown--toward Queens in the F's case, in which case--depending on your
final destination, it may be best to take the uptown "E" and switch to the
"F" in Queens. Be aware that you can only purchase single ride ($2) subway
fare cards from the vending machines. If you'll be in the city for any
length of time and using subways and buses other options (e.g., a weekly
"all you can ride card") may be a better value.

"Binyamin Dissen" > wrote in message
...
> The Port Authority site suggests bus to Newark Penn and train to NY Penn.
> ($5)
>
> After that, it would seem A -> F. ($2?)
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> --
> Binyamin Dissen >
> http://www.dissensoftware.com
>
> Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me,
> you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain.
>
> I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems,
> especially those from irresponsible companies.

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New Yorker wrote:
> If the bus/train together totals $5 that is a good rate... personally, I
> take the NJTransit train which goes direct from EWR to NYP (see
> http://www.njtransit.com/) for about $14.

Geez, that's quite the gouging over the bus plus the train. Guess the $5
for the short ride on the JFK Air Train wasn't a bad deal.

[AB.]

On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 22:55:38 GMT, "New Yorker" >
wrote:

> Regarding subways, the "A"
>connects with the "F" if you're going downtown (toward Brooklyn) at West 4th
>St., as do the locals "C" and "E" from NYP; all are on 8th Ave., while the
>"F" is a 6th Ave. train...

If you're going into Brooklyn on the F train, you can take the A or C
to Jay St-Boro Hall where you stay on the same platform, just the
other track. Changing at W 4 St involves stairs. The A is also
faster to Bklyn.
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[B Vaughan]

On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 21:26:08 +0200, Binyamin Dissen
> wrote:

>The Port Authority site suggests bus to Newark Penn and train to NY Penn. ($5)

There are fairly frequent trains leaving from Newark airport to NY
Penn station, but they are rather more expensive.


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[eric h]

In article >,
Binyamin Dissen > wrote:

>The Port Authority site suggests bus to Newark Penn and train to NY Penn. ($5)

NJ Transit bus to Newark Penn, then Path to WTC. From there, depending on
your destination, either E to W 4th or walk the block or so to Bway/Nassau
for the A/C train to Brooklyn. Total fare around $6, less if you plan on
using a 1 or 7 day subway pass anyways.

The weak link is the bus, which doesn't run all that often, but I've found
total time to be comparable to the Airtrain/NJ Transit train combo.


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[Pan]

On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:44:56 GMT, AB. > wrote:

>On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 22:55:38 GMT, "New Yorker" >
>wrote:
>
>> Regarding subways, the "A"
>>connects with the "F" if you're going downtown (toward Brooklyn) at West 4th
>>St., as do the locals "C" and "E" from NYP; all are on 8th Ave., while the
>>"F" is a 6th Ave. train...
>
>If you're going into Brooklyn on the F train, you can take the A or C
>to Jay St-Boro Hall where you stay on the same platform, just the
>other track. Changing at W 4 St involves stairs. The A is also
>faster to Bklyn.

The A is decidedly _not_ faster than F to Jay St. from W. 4. The A
stops much more in Manhattan before going to Brooklyn. I have a lot of
experience with this and know what I'm talking about. It's worth going
downstairs to get the F at W. 4th St. if you aren't carrying much. If
you've got bulky or/and heavy bags, stay on the A until you get to Jay
St., but not because it will be faster. It won't.

Michael

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