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If you’re not taxiing or Ubering from New York City to La Guardia Airport (or vice-versa) then there’s a good chance you’re taking public transportation. One of the popular routes is a Select Bus, known as the Q70-SBS bus aka the LaGuardia Link, which runs from the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue subway station in Queens express to La Guardia Airport, making stops at airport terminals B, C, and D (with an airport shuttle bus from Terminal B to Terminal A).
The fare for the Q70 Select Bus is currently $2.75. If you are transferring to or from the Q70 from another public bus or subway, there is no charge for the transfer if it is within two hours of when you paid the first fare.
Today, New York Governor Hochul announced that, beginning May 1, 2022, it will be free to all riders.
Is this a great deal? Probably not since, in most instances, passengers going to La Guardia Airport will be coming from another location via public subway or bus, and will have already paid the $2.75 for that leg of the trip. Now, if they made the Airtrain to JFK free, I’d be ecstatic.
A New York frequent flyer who elegantly combines her passions for worldwide travel, running a gazillion marathons all over the globe and staying fit ... without sacrificing her fancy for good wine and food.
I’d happily pay *double* the current AirTrain fare – skipping those traffic-clogged streets and arriving with zero stress is an amazing experience for me.
Truth!
Just took the Q70 this morning to LGA and as you mentioned, it was already “free” for me AKA included in a subway transfer
same for me a few weeks ago.
Did anyone ever check receipts on the Q70 Select?
Not only is the Airtrain not free, the fare has increased to $8 o/w, as I recently discovered.
(1) I don’t know, (2) I “discovered” this too.
This is good for people that work at LGA (ticket agents, concessions, baggage handlers, security, etc).
No material difference for the majority of travelers.