At 01:02 PM 6/24/2004, you wrote: >With B6's announcement that they will start service at LGA, I've begun >to wonder: > >=20 > >Is there really that big of a difference between LGA and JFK? From >Manhattan, how much time does someone save by going to LGA rather than >JFK? > >Clay - SEA > >=20 Huge. From most of Manhattan, LGA is pretty straighforward, with a couple of paths, and some decent ways to duck some of the worst traffic. JFK either drags you right past LGA (If you go over the tri-borough bridge) or drags you through either the midtown tunnel or queensboro bridge both of which lead towards the LIE (bad news) and almost all routes lead inexorably towards the southbound Van Wyck expressway, one of NY's worst spots for traffic jams. At peak times, I allow a full extra hour for JFK over LGA, and try to avoid having to arrive/depart from JFK between 8:00 -- 10:00 am and 4:00-7:00 pm. For LGA, the AM peak's rarely a problem, as you're going against traffic, and the PM peak, while present, is much less severe. I try to avoid 4:30-5:30 for heading to LGA, but with a good limo or taxi driver, it is still usually possible to make it in an hour. Note that this is all mad much worse due to the rotten mass transit access to the airports. Even with the new JFK train, and the EWR train, both a problematic if you have any bags to speak of, and aren't starting near Penn station.The NYC Subways are amazing, but bag schelpping friendly, they ain't. - David