panoramaofthepast Posted January 28, 2022 #1 Share Posted January 28, 2022 We are taking the train to the airport from DC. Unfortunately the most reasonable train gets in at the same time that the RCI shuttle is leaving, so I am looking for suggestions on getting to the port from the airport. Take an earlier train [ie, 6am!] and wait two hours in the terminal Uber? Taxi? Super shuttle? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted January 28, 2022 #2 Share Posted January 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, panoramaofthepast said: We are taking the train to the airport from DC. Unfortunately the most reasonable train gets in at the same time that the RCI shuttle is leaving, so I am looking for suggestions on getting to the port from the airport. Take an earlier train [ie, 6am!] and wait two hours in the terminal Uber? Taxi? Super shuttle? Thanks. Uber/Lyft . BTW, on the chance you didn't know, ground transportation isn't available at the Newark Airport train station so you have to take the AirTrain from the railroad station to one of the airline terminals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted January 29, 2022 #3 Share Posted January 29, 2022 You could get off at Penn station Newark and Uber from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoramaofthepast Posted January 29, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Thanks to both of you for your suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazey Posted March 6, 2022 #5 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Can anyone tell me what approx. cab fare would be from Newark airport to Bayone cruise port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted March 6, 2022 #6 Share Posted March 6, 2022 16 minutes ago, dazey said: Can anyone tell me what approx. cab fare would be from Newark airport to Bayone cruise port? Maybe $30 after tip? At least for Uber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted March 6, 2022 #7 Share Posted March 6, 2022 43 minutes ago, dazey said: Can anyone tell me what approx. cab fare would be from Newark airport to Bayone cruise port? 25 minutes ago, mjkacmom said: Maybe $30 after tip? At least for Uber. Fare can vary widely due to surge pricing. While at low volume hours it might be $30, the quote I'm getting as I write this is $43.98 for UberX . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted March 6, 2022 #8 Share Posted March 6, 2022 1 hour ago, njhorseman said: Fare can vary widely due to surge pricing. While at low volume hours it might be $30, the quote I'm getting as I write this is $43.98 for UberX . Yes, definitely, at the time I wrote this it was $30 for Lyft. I’ve also found it to be higher since Covid, my sister got an Uber to the airport from here for under $25 one morning pre-Covid (taxi fare was $50 at the time), my kids took an Uber-x from the airport to here off peak time (25 minutes) last summer and it was $70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted March 7, 2022 #9 Share Posted March 7, 2022 On 1/28/2022 at 4:47 PM, panoramaofthepast said: We are taking the train to the airport from DC. Unfortunately the most reasonable train gets in at the same time that the RCI shuttle is leaving, so I am looking for suggestions on getting to the port from the airport. Take an earlier train [ie, 6am!] and wait two hours in the terminal Uber? Taxi? Super shuttle? Thanks. Are you allowing some time for train delays - Amtrak sometimes runs up to an hour (or more) late between DC and New York? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoramaofthepast Posted March 25, 2022 Author #10 Share Posted March 25, 2022 On 3/6/2022 at 10:03 PM, navybankerteacher said: Are you allowing some time for train delays - Amtrak sometimes runs up to an hour (or more) late between DC and New York? Yes, indeed. We are planning on getting the train out of DC around 7:30am, for just that reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTJ Posted March 25, 2022 #11 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Wise to leave early to allow time for Plan B should something go awry. That said, timekeeping on Amtrak's northeast is ordinarily very good, largely resulting from a well-maintained right-of-way, substantial passenger traffic, and Amtrak itself in charge of dispatching in most places (the main exception being north of New York City where Metro-North is in charge). Without making a quantitative analysis, I would place the risk of Amtrak delays in the northeast corridor on par with airlines. This contrasts with the rest of the country where Amtrak uses the rights-of-way owned and dispatched by freight railroads that do not give priority to passengers, and trains can run hours behind schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazey Posted April 26, 2022 #12 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Just booked the 6/19 cruise from Cape Liberty to Bermuda. Need some advice on how to get from airport to Cape Liberty. I tried to book Celebrity transfer from airport to port but we are arriving day before and staying at hotel at airport and Celebrity says they cannot pick us up unless we fly in that day. I explained we would be at airport and would meet where they said but no luck. Does anyone have a suggestion? Also planning on staying at Marriot at airport. Good idea? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted April 26, 2022 #13 Share Posted April 26, 2022 2 hours ago, dazey said: Just booked the 6/19 cruise from Cape Liberty to Bermuda. Need some advice on how to get from airport to Cape Liberty. I tried to book Celebrity transfer from airport to port but we are arriving day before and staying at hotel at airport and Celebrity says they cannot pick us up unless we fly in that day. I explained we would be at airport and would meet where they said but no luck. Does anyone have a suggestion? Also planning on staying at Marriot at airport. Good idea? Thanks. Just take Uber or Lyft from whatever hotel you've staying at to the port. There's nothing wrong with staying at the airport Marriott but you might get a better deal at an off airport hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted April 26, 2022 #14 Share Posted April 26, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 8:13 PM, panoramaofthepast said: Yes, indeed. We are planning on getting the train out of DC around 7:30am, for just that reason. If you have an option, consider Acela (priority maintenance) over Northeast Regional -- and avoid ANY train coming in from the South rather than originating in DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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