United States » Getting to New York

An approximate flight time to New York from London is 7 hours and 46 minutes.

By Air

New York City is served by several airports, both international and domestic. Most international flights are found in John F Kennedy and Newark Liberty Airport while LaGuardia Airport serves a lot of domestic flights. John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK) is located to the east of the city. Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR) is located to the west of the city in New Jersey. LaGuardia Airport (IATA: LGA) is a smaller, older airport providing many of the domestic services for the city including the shuttles to Boston and Washington (D.C.).

You can obtain airport information by calling 1-888-EWR-INFO (1-888-397-4636) OR +01-973-961-6000.

In addition to the big three airports, New York City is also served by Teterboro Airport, in Teterboro, NJ, Westchester County Airport, in White Plains, NY, and MacArthur Airport, in Islip, NY. 

By Train

New York has two major rail terminals, Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal, served by four primary passenger services: Amtrak, Metro-North Commuter Railroad, Long Island Rail Road, and New Jersey Transit. Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, and New Jersey Transit operate from Penn Station and Metro-North Commuter Railroad operates from Grand Central. New Jersey Transit is a service of the State of New Jersey. Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North are both parts of the Metropolitan Transit Authority which also operates city subways and busses.

Penn Station is located at 32nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues; Grand Central at 42nd Street and Park Avenue. Amtrak operates from New York Penn Station, which is the largest hub in Amtrak's east-coast system, with dozens of arrivals and departures daily. Amtrak's Acela express train provides regular fast commuter service between major points on the east coast from Washington, DC up to Boston, including intermediate stops such as Philadelphia and New Haven.

MTA Metro North provides frequent service between Grand Central and the suburbs of New York City to the north, as far as Poughkeepsie and Wassaic, and into Connecticut as far as New Haven, Waterbury and Danbury.

MTA Long Island Rail Road provides commuter rail service connecting Penn Station with Long Island destinations.

New Jersey Transit provides trains between Penn Station and many New Jersey points. One line on New Jersey Transit operates on the same tracks as Amtrak trains to Philadelphia and Washington, making many local stops where Amtrak does not stop.

PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson) is a subway type system connecting Newark and various points on the New Jersey shore of the Hudson River with New York City.