We’ll be traveling to USA for the first time next week. Our destination is New Jersey but our flight is to New York (JFK).
As additional info, we’ll have a few short trips in NJ and or return flight is also from NY a few days later.
What’s the best way for the last leg of my trip, Uber or car rental? If rental, any recommendation?
I traveled by car mostly or by Public Transport, to me it depends where you will stay overnight and if it has free car park or not and where. The bridge tolls to New Jersey 18€ or more cash cheaper if e payment, not mention the tolls on the motorway. I was in Princeton, New Jersey so it was easier to drive. If going more urban areas maybe Uber/Public Transport might be easier.
I’ll stay in a hotel which has parking included in the city of Plainsboro.
How does epayment works?
link: Ways to pay tolls in New York City
or I ask the Car rental company about it, most recently I remember its like in Taiwan’s toll system
and Plainsboro is near Princeton, where I travel too and car is much better. Its quite far from JFK (if going there I try fly into Newark )
Just be careful that car rental companies often have weird convenience charges, and the more evil ones charges the fee for each and every toll charges you rack up. It means you could end up hundreds or even thousands in those fees alone if you were unlucky. The standard fee is 30 dollars in addition to whatever toll you were charged. Paying cash for toll is no longer an option in many places.
So make sure you research thoroughly about this.
Update: car rental was best.
Pros:
Cons:
In the end, we opt for renting a car and I feel it was the right decision. But next time we may sleep near the airport first, and get the car on the next day.
Outside jfk is a GD nightmare right now.
We used to stay in Flushing before or after a long flight. 20 minute drive from jfk, park in the basement. very convenient.
Is there any toilets there?
My God, I had to go there the other day. It was hellish.
It’s a sad day when you have to fly into JFK to go to Jersey. Jersey roads are tough enough for a new visitor, anyway!
To be honest, I find much easier driving there than in Taipei!
