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New York · JFK · LGA · EWR

New York airport transfer pre-booked and private.

Private transfers at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark, or between them for a connection, with a named chauffeur, your flight tracked and a full quote before you pay.

Nothing is charged until you accept the quote.

John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) LaGuardia Airport (LGA) Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)

At a glance

What you get with a New York airport transfer

New York has three main airports: JFK and LaGuardia in Queens, and Newark Liberty across the Hudson in New Jersey. LaGuardia is the closest to Midtown, about eight miles out, while JFK and Newark are about 15 and 16 miles away. We arrange a private, pre-booked transfer with a named chauffeur who tracks your flight and waits 30 minutes from your flight’s actual arrival time, whether you are heading into the city or over to another of the three airports for a separate-ticket connection. You get a full quote before you pay, including any late-night, public holiday or short-notice charges.

  • Your chauffeur waits 30 minutes from your flight’s actual arrival time.
  • A full quote before you pay, usually within two hours, reflecting distance, vehicle class, add-ons and any late-night, public holiday or short-notice charges.
  • Pay online by secure payment link or bank transfer, and your booking is confirmed once paid. Bridge, tunnel and congestion tolls are either included in the quote or shown in it as an extra, not added unexpectedly later. Waiting beyond the included time may carry a charge.
  • Changes and cancellations up to 48 hours before your flight under the standard policy, less any costs already incurred; a few airports and services differ.
  • Economy, Business or First Class, in a sedan, SUV or van, with a bus for larger groups.
  • Three main airports serve the city: JFK and LaGuardia in Queens, and Newark Liberty in New Jersey. A transfer can run between any two of them as well as into town.
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New York, among the airports you can book around the world. Any other commercial airport goes in the quote the same way.

Price

What your quote depends on

Every journey is quoted on its own rather than sold from a price list, so the figure you receive is for your booking. These are the things that move it. Nothing is charged until you accept the quote. Tolls, where they apply, are either included in it or shown in it as an additional charge, and heavy traffic does not change the quoted price.

Which airport, and which river Newark is in New Jersey, so a trip into Manhattan usually crosses the Hudson by tunnel or bridge. JFK and LaGuardia are both in Queens, and from either of them the way into Manhattan crosses the East River instead. Where a crossing on your route is tolled, the toll is either included in the quote or shown in it as an additional charge.
Whether your route enters the congestion zone The MTA tolls vehicles entering its Congestion Relief Zone, which is Manhattan at and below 60th Street, leaving out the FDR Drive, the West Side Highway and the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel connections to West Street. An address uptown, in Brooklyn or in New Jersey is outside the zone. If your route enters it, the charge is either included in the quote or shown there as an extra before you pay.
The hour you land The MTA sets the zone toll by the type of vehicle: private cars pay less overnight, while taxis and for-hire vehicles pay a set charge per trip whatever the hour. Separately, a late-night landing or a public holiday can carry a charge of our own, which shows up in the quote.
Manhattan, the other airports or further afield Plenty of trips from these airports can stay out of Manhattan altogether: to Brooklyn, Long Island or New Jersey, or across to one of the other two airports for a connection. Each is quoted on its own, for the class you choose and the vehicle your party and luggage need.
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When you land

Landing at JFK, LaGuardia or Newark

Three airports, two states and a rebuild under way at JFK. Here is what to expect between the aircraft door and the car, whichever one you land at.

  1. 01

    Before you land

    Send us your flight number, and the airport and terminal on your ticket, when you book. Your chauffeur tracks the flight, and the 30-minute wait starts from your flight’s actual arrival time, not the scheduled time. Your chauffeur is named before pickup. Switch your phone on as soon as you land, because a passenger who has not reached the meeting point within the waiting time and cannot be contacted is treated as a no-show.

  2. 02

    US immigration

    JFK and Newark both accept US Customs and Border Protection’s Mobile Passport Control app, which is open to US citizens, lawful permanent residents, Canadian B1/B2 visitors and returning Visa Waiver Program travellers with an approved ESTA. LaGuardia has no US customs hall for airline passengers: its scheduled flights from abroad come only from airports with US preclearance, where you clear immigration and customs before you board.

  3. 03

    Baggage and customs

    Your 30-minute wait may have started while you were still in the immigration queue. If passport control or the baggage belt is holding you up, message the booking desk. Waiting longer than 30 minutes can carry an additional charge.

  4. 04

    Meeting your chauffeur

    The booking desk tells you where to meet your chauffeur, and at JFK the terminal matters. The airport’s own advisory, in force since May 2025 and still listed as ongoing, moves car-service and ride-app pick-ups for arrivals at Terminals 5 and 7 away from the terminal kerbs, so the desk’s instructions for those two terminals differ from the rest.

  5. 05

    On the way

    NYC Tourism puts the road journey to Midtown at 20 to 45 minutes from LaGuardia, 45 to 60 minutes from Newark and 40 to 60 minutes from JFK, which can stretch to well over an hour at busy times; traffic and weather decide where in the range you fall.

Getting around each airport

JFK: changing terminals AirTrain JFK runs between the terminals, and the airport says the ride takes under 10 minutes. Connecting from an international arrival, the airport’s connections guide says to collect your checked bags even when they are tagged to your final destination, drop them at the recheck facility and clear security again in the departure terminal.
JFK: what is being built The Port Authority still expects the first five gates of a new Terminal 6, joined to JetBlue’s Terminal 5, to open in 2026, although the airport’s terminal guide did not list it in September 2026. That same month the New Terminal One, which will replace the current Terminal 1, was reported to be expecting its first passengers in early 2027.
LaGuardia: between terminals Terminals B and C are linked by the All Terminals Shuttle, which runs 24 hours a day and also serves parking, rental cars and the car pick-up areas. The Q70 bus calls at both terminals.
Newark: the AirTrain at night Between 11pm and 5am the AirTrain calls at Terminals B and C every 15 minutes, and a shuttle is laid on for passengers going on to Terminal A. Shuttle buses also take over whenever construction stops the trains.

Terminals at JFK are changing as the rebuild goes on. Give us your airline and flight number when you book, and check your terminal again a few days before you fly.

Connections

Changing airports in New York on separate tickets

The three airports have no airside link, so a connection between them on separate tickets means leaving one airport and checking in again at another. The drive times below are the Port Authority’s own estimates, and traffic decides where in each range a journey falls.

JFK and LaGuardia

Both airports are in Queens, and the Port Authority puts the drive between them at about 30 to 60 minutes. The public transport route is AirTrain to Jamaica, the subway to Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue and then the Q70 bus to the terminals.

JFK and Newark

This is the longest of the three pairings: the Port Authority puts the drive at about 60 to 100 minutes, because it runs from one side of the city to the other and on into New Jersey. By rail it is AirTrain to Jamaica, the Long Island Rail Road to Penn Station, NJ Transit to the airport station and the AirTrain again, carrying your bags through every change.

LaGuardia and Newark

About 60 to 90 minutes by road, according to the Port Authority. By public transport it is the Q70 and the subway into Manhattan, then NJ Transit from Penn Station or an airport bus from the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

Separate tickets, in practice

You collect your bags at the first airport and go through security again at the second. If the first flight came from abroad, you clear US immigration before the baggage belt and customs after it, unless you were precleared before you boarded. The airports themselves advise leaving plenty of time, especially in the rush hour and on holidays.

Booking it as terminal to terminal

Send both flight numbers. The desk needs your onward departure so the connection window is protected: your arriving flight is tracked and the pickup timing follows it, your bags are handled and the onward flight is watched. It is a transfer between airports, not a promise that the second flight will be caught, so the margin you leave still matters.

JFK

John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

JFK is in Queens, about 15 miles from Midtown Manhattan. AirTrain JFK links its terminals with one another, with the subway at Howard Beach, and with the subway and the Long Island Rail Road at Jamaica. The Port Authority is rebuilding the airport, and its current advisory asks motorists and anyone using a for-hire vehicle to plan for delays or reroutes while parts of the airport roadway network are closed or diverted. The same advisory strongly recommends mass transit, which is sound advice if you travel light.

Terminals As of September 2026 the airport’s terminal guide lists Terminals 1, 4, 5, 7 and 8. Delta and Emirates are among the airlines at Terminal 4, JetBlue is at Terminal 5, and American, British Airways and Qatar Airways are at Terminal 8. Go by the terminal on your booking, and tell us what it says when you ask for a quote.

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LGA

LaGuardia Airport (LGA)

LaGuardia is in northern Queens on Flushing Bay, about eight miles from Midtown Manhattan and the closest of the three airports to it. The Port Authority has rebuilt it around two new terminals: Terminal B, completed in 2022, and Delta’s Terminal C, completed in 2024. Public transport to the terminals is by bus. The Q70 LaGuardia Link runs to the subway at Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue and 74 St-Broadway and to the Long Island Rail Road at Woodside, and the M60 runs to Harlem along 125th Street. If you land on a long-haul flight at JFK or Newark and fly on from LaGuardia on another ticket, that is a change of airport rather than of terminal, and the connections section above sets out what it involves.

Terminals Terminal B (Air Canada, American, Frontier, JetBlue, Porter, Southwest and United) and Terminal C (Delta). Terminal A, the historic Marine Air Terminal, has no airline listed on the airport’s own site.

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EWR

Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)

Newark Liberty is in New Jersey, about 16 miles from Midtown Manhattan on the far side of the Hudson. Its AirTrain links Terminals B and C with a rail station for NJ Transit and Amtrak; Terminal A is not on the line, and the airport puts it at a 15-minute walk along a covered pathway or a five-minute shuttle ride. From 27 July to 13 November 2026, on weekdays between 5am and 3pm, the AirTrain does not run to the rail station; shuttle buses take its place, and the airport says to allow 10 to 15 extra minutes. A replacement AirTrain has been under construction since October 2025, and the Port Authority expects it to carry passengers from 2030.

Terminals Terminal A, which opened to flights in January 2023 (Air Canada, American, Delta, JetBlue and United), Terminal B (more than 25 airlines, among them Emirates, Lufthansa, Alaska and SAS) and Terminal C (United). The airport lists United at all three terminals, with its international arrivals at Terminals B and C, and JetBlue at Terminal A, with its international arrivals at Terminal B, so go by the terminal your booking shows.

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Services

Car service to and from JFK, LaGuardia and Newark

Arrival

From JFK, LaGuardia or Newark to your hotel, home or office. Your flight is tracked and the 30-minute wait runs from its actual arrival time.

Departure

From your address to any of the three airports, timed back from your check-in cut-off with a traffic buffer built in.

Terminal to terminal

Between JFK terminals, or between two New York airports on separate tickets, with your onward departure watched.

Hourly chauffeur

A car and chauffeur held for a block of hours, for meetings, site visits or a day of stops without rebooking each leg.

How it works

How to book a New York airport transfer

  1. Send a request

    Your flight, pickup and drop-off, passengers and bags, using the form below.

  2. Receive a full quote

    Usually within two hours, with any late-night, public holiday or short-notice charges shown. Nothing is charged until you accept it.

  3. Pay online

    By secure payment link or bank transfer. Card details never reach this website.

  4. Booking confirmed

    Confirmed once paid, and the booking desk shares your voucher.

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Questions

New York airport transfer questions

How long will my chauffeur wait at JFK, LaGuardia or Newark?

30 minutes from your flight’s actual arrival time, at all three airports. The flight is tracked, so an early or late landing moves the wait with it. Immigration queues at JFK and Newark can eat into that time, so switch your phone on once you land and message the booking desk if you are held up. Waiting past the 30 minutes may be charged as extra, and if you have not reached the meeting point within the waiting time and cannot be contacted, the booking is treated as a no-show.

What happens if my flight into New York is delayed?

The pickup moves with it: your flight is tracked, and the 30-minute wait counts from its actual arrival time rather than the schedule. If the delay puts an onward flight at risk, tell the booking desk as soon as you know. Newark, for one, has listed periodic weekday-night closures of runway 4L-22R since January 2026 while the runway is rehabilitated, which is one more reason to track the real arrival time.

How long does it take to get from JFK to LaGuardia?

About 30 to 60 minutes by road, depending on traffic, which is the Port Authority’s estimate for the drive between the two. On separate tickets the drive is only part of the connection: you collect your bags at JFK, clearing immigration before the belt and customs after it if you flew in from abroad, and go through security again at LaGuardia. We book it as a terminal-to-terminal transfer with both flights on the request.

Can I land at JFK and fly out of Newark on separate tickets?

Yes, as long as you leave enough time: the Port Authority puts the drive between the two at about 60 to 100 minutes. With separate tickets, the airline flying you out of Newark is not responsible for a late arrival into JFK, so leave a margin for the border, your bags and check-in as well as the road. Give us both flights and we quote the transfer between the airports.

Which New York airport is closest to Manhattan?

LaGuardia, at about eight miles from Midtown on NYC Tourism’s figures, against about 15 miles for JFK and 16 for Newark. Newark is also the one outside New York State, on the New Jersey side of the Hudson, so check the code on your ticket: EWR is Newark, while JFK and LGA are the two airports in Queens.

Does Manhattan’s congestion toll affect my transfer?

It does if your route enters the Congestion Relief Zone, the part of Manhattan at and below 60th Street, which the MTA has tolled since January 2025. A journey that keeps to the FDR Drive, the West Side Highway or the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel connections to West Street is not tolled. The amount depends on the type of vehicle, and for private cars on the time of day; where it applies, it is either included in the quote or shown in it as an additional charge, so it is not added unexpectedly after you book.

Should I take the AirTrain or the bus instead?

Often, yes, if you travel light, and JFK itself recommends mass transit while it is rebuilt. AirTrain JFK meets the subway at Howard Beach and Jamaica, and from Jamaica the Long Island Rail Road takes about 20 minutes to Penn Station or Grand Central Madison. From Newark, the AirTrain with NJ Transit or Amtrak takes about an hour to Midtown, and at LaGuardia the Q70 bus runs to the subway at Jackson Heights. A private transfer is simpler with heavy luggage, children, a late-night arrival or an address far from a station.

What else can you book in New York?

Departures to all three airports, runs between two addresses with no airport involved, and connections between the airports, each quoted in full before you pay. We also offer hourly chauffeur hire and corporate account billing.

Waiting time, changes, cancellations and refunds are set out in full in our Terms & Conditions.

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Journey

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Your chauffeur tracks the inbound flight and waits 30 minutes from its actual arrival time.

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