car services New York State

[fabnfortysomething]

we used a car transfer service last year to get between London and Southampton and there were several companies recommended on Europe ports of call

 

are there any recommendations for such companies who would transfer between 70 miles Notth New York to JFK?

Husband has mobility issues making public transport difficult

[138east]

You might want to pose this question on the Disabled Cruise Travel forum as well - https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/114-disabled-cruise-travel/

[princeton123211]

39 minutes ago, fabnfortysomething said:

we used a car transfer service last year to get between London and Southampton and there were several companies recommended on Europe ports of call

There will most likely be local services that won't be inexpensive but won't be over the top from a price standpoint. May not be the newest car or most buttoned up driver etc but it will work. Will require research by you to find them. 

 

National car services will also be able to get you to JFK-- Carey, Savoya, Empire CLS. These will be the most expensive option but will be of a high quality and won't require much research on your side. 

[fabnfortysomething]

On 1/17/2020 at 7:23 PM, princeton123211 said:

There will most likely be local services that won't be inexpensive but won't be over the top from a price standpoint. May not be the newest car or most buttoned up driver etc but it will work. Will require research by you to find them. 

 

National car services will also be able to get you to JFK-- Carey, Savoya, Empire CLS. These will be the most expensive option but will be of a high quality and won't require much research on your side. 

 

er thank you I think

 

my research to find them is exactly why I am posting on here hoping to find local services endorsed by local people or at least those who have used them

[princeton123211]

20 minutes ago, fabnfortysomething said:

my research to find them is exactly why I am posting on here hoping to find local services endorsed by local people or at least those who have used them

The ones I listed are the major ones available nationwide. The local ones in the US tend to be VERY local. Without knowing what city/town you are asking about its impossible to make a recommendation. These local car services are mom and pop operations with 1-5 cars and can very in quality. 

 

If you want consistency from a quality standpoint, and are willing to pay more, I would go with the larger national providers which can be found on their websites (Carey, Savoya, Empire CLS, you could even see if Carmel or Dial 7 would pick you up, which are second tier providers based in New York City). 

[fabnfortysomething]

18 hours ago, princeton123211 said:

The ones I listed are the major ones available nationwide. The local ones in the US tend to be VERY local. Without knowing what city/town you are asking about its impossible to make a recommendation. These local car services are mom and pop operations with 1-5 cars and can very in quality. 

 

If you want consistency from a quality standpoint, and are willing to pay more, I would go with the larger national providers which can be found on their websites (Carey, Savoya, Empire CLS, you could even see if Carmel or Dial 7 would pick you up, which are second tier providers based in New York City). 

thanks

 

we will be going from JFK to an area near Catskills-nearest town Newburgh/Beacon NY where we will be staying with friends

[mking8288]

6 hours ago, fabnfortysomething said:

... we will be going from JFK to an area near Catskills-nearest town Newburgh/Beacon NY where we will be staying with friends

 

Can you clarify whether you are looking for one-way and/or both-way transfer, JFK to Newburgh, NY only, or Newburgh/Beacon NY to JFK, or, both ways.  Is this on a weekday, weekend & approximate time (if coming into JFK on an international flight; or, need to be at JFK for flying out - domestic or international flight) 

 

You mentioned mobility issues - is he using a walking cane/stick or folding walker only or will he be using a wheelchair - as a wheelchair accessible transport (mini-van) will cost more.  

 

Flying into JFK from overseas on an international flight, clearing immigration/border control & customs can easily take 90 minutes to 2 hours, 2 to 3 hours at peak time ... depending on the airline & flight, terminal, etc.  Car services - Dial 7 and Carmel are PERFECTLY fine, reliable, safe & reaonsable priced and quite dependable for us - speaking of personal experience booking & riding them.   

 

Book the ride ahead, speak to their dispatcher to confirm - it is important to have a working mobile phone # for them to reach you / text message when getting ready to meet you & get picked up - outside the airline terminal/curbside and/or at a designated parking terminal (i.e. most likely, the accessible friendly free JFK AirTrain stop at Federal Circles).  If you are looking for a pickup inside the terminal with a welcome sign, etc. and need help due to mobility challenges, that will be different and be prepared to spent/pay more for the premium services ... including wait times exceeding the allowed minutes & delays beyond your control.

 

I am not clear whether you are asking for info - also ? - in going from Newburg-Beacon NY area in the mid-Hudson to JFK.  If you are going to the airport, be sure to allow extra travel time & delays en route, especially coming from upstate NY into NYC via 1 of 2 likely Bronx crossing to Queens for JFK - to leave a generous cushion to get to the airport for check-in, security & getting to the gate, etc. 

 

To give you an idea, a one-way trip from JFK to "downtown" Newburgh, NY area - South Street & West Street, NY 12550 will run about $160 on base fare for a full-size 4 door sedan, tolls @ $25 to $30 depending on how they are calculated and tips, roughly about $220 to $230 USD ... as a "ballpark" estimated figure.  An accessible mini-van will cost more ($55 extra) - you can go to Carmel and Dial7's online website to price out their quotes in details & different options.

 

P.S.  We drive up to the mid-Hudson River areas nearby areas more than a few times each year; and, home is between/NE of LGA but fly in/out of JFK even when it's further away.  I would plan the travel time from/to JFK for 2.5 to 3 hours, just to be "safe".

 

Edited January 19, 2020 by mking8288

[Nitemare]

Have you asked your friends what folks in that area use?

A local recommendation is always going to be best

[fabnfortysomething]

18 hours ago, mking8288 said:

 

Can you clarify whether you are looking for one-way and/or both-way transfer, JFK to Newburgh, NY only, or Newburgh/Beacon NY to JFK, or, both ways.  Is this on a weekday, weekend & approximate time (if coming into JFK on an international flight; or, need to be at JFK for flying out - domestic or international flight) 

 

You mentioned mobility issues - is he using a walking cane/stick or folding walker only or will he be using a wheelchair - as a wheelchair accessible transport (mini-van) will cost more.  

 

Flying into JFK from overseas on an international flight, clearing immigration/border control & customs can easily take 90 minutes to 2 hours, 2 to 3 hours at peak time ... depending on the airline & flight, terminal, etc.  Car services - Dial 7 and Carmel are PERFECTLY fine, reliable, safe & reaonsable priced and quite dependable for us - speaking of personal experience booking & riding them.   

 

Book the ride ahead, speak to their dispatcher to confirm - it is important to have a working mobile phone # for them to reach you / text message when getting ready to meet you & get picked up - outside the airline terminal/curbside and/or at a designated parking terminal (i.e. most likely, the accessible friendly free JFK AirTrain stop at Federal Circles).  If you are looking for a pickup inside the terminal with a welcome sign, etc. and need help due to mobility challenges, that will be different and be prepared to spent/pay more for the premium services ... including wait times exceeding the allowed minutes & delays beyond your control.

 

I am not clear whether you are asking for info - also ? - in going from Newburg-Beacon NY area in the mid-Hudson to JFK.  If you are going to the airport, be sure to allow extra travel time & delays en route, especially coming from upstate NY into NYC via 1 of 2 likely Bronx crossing to Queens for JFK - to leave a generous cushion to get to the airport for check-in, security & getting to the gate, etc. 

 

To give you an idea, a one-way trip from JFK to "downtown" Newburgh, NY area - South Street & West Street, NY 12550 will run about $160 on base fare for a full-size 4 door sedan, tolls @ $25 to $30 depending on how they are calculated and tips, roughly about $220 to $230 USD ... as a "ballpark" estimated figure.  An accessible mini-van will cost more ($55 extra) - you can go to Carmel and Dial7's online website to price out their quotes in details & different options.

 

P.S.  We drive up to the mid-Hudson River areas nearby areas more than a few times each year; and, home is between/NE of LGA but fly in/out of JFK even when it's further away.  I would plan the travel time from/to JFK for 2.5 to 3 hours, just to be "safe".

 

thanks

 

we are on QM2 from Southampton to new York arriving 31st July-hence posting for advice on cruise critic

We have a week before flight back to UK from JFK

no internal flights/travel booked as yet as working out what is faesible

We plan  to visit friends in Indianapolis  on disembarkation day and that is a separate research project getting through immigration and catching a flight out of New York

 

on 4th August we will travel from Indianapolis to Newburgh/Beacon area to meet other friends before making way back to JFK on 7th for a late night flight home

to avoid connecting flights plan to fly back to New York from Indianapolis and then will have to find way to get 70 miles North and this is where getting complicated as no direct train route which would have been our preferred method

in the UK there are several car transport companies between major airports Gatwick and London which specialise in airport and cruise transfers .The Britain ports of call forum regularly posts recommended companies and I was trying to see if the same services exist in USA at reasonable cost

thanks for your ball park figure as online quotation on above listed companies ask for flight details etc.As we are just trying to research that wont give us a quote

it would involve car transfer both ways and to be honest I think we may have to have an alternative plan which involves meeting them in New York as any savings in hotel costs will blown away by extra transport costs

 

my husbands mobility issues are with walking distances-he uses a walking stick but we hire mobility scooter locally to help him get around so no wheelchair accessible transport required for the trip we had in mind

 

again thank you very much for your input

 

 

 

 

[princeton123211]

1 hour ago, fabnfortysomething said:

We plan  to visit friends in Indianapolis  on disembarkation day and that is a separate research project getting through immigration and catching a flight out of New York

I would recommend flying from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to Indy on disembarkation day. LGA is easier flying domestically than JFK and its a little closer to QM2's Red Hook pier (about 25 minutes without much traffic). A flight around noon will be very doable when you take into account clearing immigration and getting to the airport. Delta and American will be the two airlines with the most departures to Indianapolis. 

 

Getting to Newburgh you can actually fly from Indianapolis to the local airport there-- Newburgh Stewart Airport (SWF) but you cant do it nonstop-- a layover in either Detroit or Philadelphia will be necessary to do that. While it won't be the best use of time, it will eliminate the need to take a car service north from New York and might wash overall in terms of travel time. Then you would just need to pay for the one way car service to get back to New York to fly out. 

 

1 hour ago, fabnfortysomething said:

and to be honest I think we may have to have an alternative plan which involves meeting them in New York as any savings in hotel costs will blown away by extra transport costs

Also not a bad idea-- its not far for them to come down to meet you. 

 

[mking8288]

2 hours ago, fabnfortysomething said:

… on QM2 from Southampton to new York arriving 31st July  … have a week before flight back to UK from JFK

no internal flights/travel booked as yet … plan  to visit friends in Indianapolis on disembarkation day

… 4th August we will travel from Indianapolis to Newburgh/Beacon area to meet other friends before making way back to JFK on 7th for a late night flight home
to avoid connecting flights plan to fly back to New York from Indianapolis and then will have to find way to get 70 miles North and this is where getting complicated

… online quotation on above listed companies ask for flight details etc. …  just trying to research that wont give us a quote

… may have to have an alternative plan which involves meeting them in New York as any savings in hotel costs will blown away by extra transport costs

my husbands mobility issues are with walking distances-he uses a walking stick but we hire mobility scooter locally to help him get around so no wheelchair accessible transport required for the trip 

 

For domestic flight, look at both LGA as there are likely more price-competitive options to MSP, typically 30-45 minutes travel time & shorter distance vs. 60+ minutes to JFK and higher fares/longer trip time.  31st of July is Friday, a weekday and road/highway traffic will generally be heavy even in mid/late morning, going to either airport - best to book an early afternoon flight, 1 pm or later, for either airport - just in case.  Better to be checked in early, get thru security & find a comfortable 

area to relax & wait, then to sweat it out in traffic racing against the clock.

 

When pricing for an online quote with Dial 7 or Carmel for an exact/confirmed price, you do NOT need to input an exact flight number - really, just be sure to use a 2 or 3 digits flight number and whether it is a domestic or international flight that is all - it isn't going to validate the flight details.  If and when you are ready to commit by booking the car service, then, be sure to update & change the exact flight/airline for them to include in the confirmation - or, call them if already book for the specifics.  

 

Flying MSP back to NY, if the friends do not wish to come down to NYC to meet for whatever reasons, and, hotel costs will definitely be MUCH higher than the mid-Hudson River area near them.  Consider looking up flight options to Albany, NY area (NY's capital) that's about 65 to 70 miles north of Newburg-Beacon area, an easy & direct highway trip on Rt-87 (NY State Thruway) with very reasonable toll charges, and much less traffic to deal with.  Flight options exist for Steward Airport (SWP) but they are likely to be less & more expensive: yet, will be a lot closer - saving time, money on ground transport.  Both Albany & Steward airports are smaller and much easier to get picked up, compared to JFK with the free AirTrain loops and longer walkway or LGA with the airport/terminal expansions-reconstructions  

 

From Albany airport, it's about a 75 minutes, no more than 90 minutes trip to Newburgh-Beach and much easier, IMHO than to go north when returning from MSP.  The most difficult & challenging is getting to JFK to make that late night flight.  Even for a summer Friday evening, you want to set aside extra time for that 2.5 to 3 hour drive from the Hudson region to Queens, tolled bridge crossings & plenty of weekend getaway traffic.  

 

A standard 4 door sedan, then, should suffice with reasonable amount of traveler's luggage.  Just wanted to help think outside/stretch that "box" and go beyond.  

Edited January 20, 2020 by mking8288

[Post Captain]

2 hours ago, fabnfortysomething said:

... will have to find way to get 70 miles North [from New York City] and this is where getting complicated as no direct train route which would have been our preferred method...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just to add to the advice given above by mking8288 and princeton123211:

 

There is a frequent, direct train service in and out of Grand Central Station (in midtown Manhattan) calling at Beacon.  (Beacon station is located on the Metro North Railroad's Hudson Line.)

 

Use the journey planner linked below to find train times:

 

https://new.mta.info/schedules

 

(Just below the word "Schedules" on that page, click "MNR" and then type Grand Central / Beacon as required, plus the date and time you wish to travel.)  Purchase your tickets at the station before boarding the train.  Travel times vary slightly from train to train, but in general the trip takes approximately an hour and a half. The route is quite scenic, as the train runs along the bank of the Hudson River for most of the trip.

 

Of course, you will need a taxi between Grand Central and JFK. I believe this is a fixed flat fee of around $50 each way (plus tip); I'm sure other posters can confirm the exact price.

 

Just one caveat about flying to/from Indianapolis: Do not fly from EWR (Newark), as this would add considerable expense in ground travel from Red Hook.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 20, 2020 by Post Captain

[princeton123211]

38 minutes ago, mking8288 said:

For domestic flight, look at both LGA as there are likely more price-competitive options to MSP,

 

38 minutes ago, mking8288 said:

Flying MSP back to NY, if the friends do not wish to come down to NYC

Pretty sure they said Indianapolis (IND) and not Minneapolis. 

 

40 minutes ago, mking8288 said:

Consider looking up flight options to Albany, NY area (NY's capital) that's about 65 to 70 miles north of Newburg-Beacon area, an easy & direct highway trip on Rt-87 (NY State Thruway) with very reasonable toll charges, and much less traffic to deal with.  Flight options exist for Steward Airport (SWP) but they are likely to be less & more expensive: yet, will be a lot closer - saving time, money on ground transport.

Albany would be a complete waste of time both from a time and additional cost standpoint-- you might as well just fly into New York City at that point.

 

Stewart Airport has very competitively priced connecting flights from Indianapolis through Detroit and Philadelphia which are generally not much more than flying back to LGA or JFK-- they just take a little more time with the connection but save you one way in car service costs. 

[fabnfortysomething]

thank you all for your input

its much appreciated

have several options open and will be discussing with USA friends