Travelling To Usa

[yizzy]

Hi Im trying to book transport from airport to holiday destination in ny I cant give them a phone number as my mob number wont fit in boxes, and wont let me go ahead without it. It is a blackberry i have. Has anyone any info please Only seems to have room for 10 numbers

[VHG]

Put in a dummy number for now.

[Answerprancer]

Take off the "0" - in the US it will be replaced by 01144 anyway.

[Answerprancer]

(at the beginning of your number)

[yizzy]

thanks everybody x

[237SJ]

I wouldn`t even bother booking. There are lots of city links that can take you from JFK to Manhattan. If I was you, I would just turn up and find one (from a desk in the arrivals hall).

[Prudie]

Agree with AP As it happens had to book a flight to Canada today and had the same problem. It wouldn't accept a mobile number until I dropped the zero (a bit like ringing home from abroad when we put +44 and drop the 0 on a mobile)

[dzug2]

I find putting all zeroes sometimes works. Not always though

[Zacs-Master]

Yep. If you land at T3 just go to the big Taxi box and get a cab. $65 inc tip to Manhatten.

[society]

Zac, they rip you off. Cost of a taxi to Manhattan is around $55.00. Did you give a $10.00 tip?

[Zacs-Master]

Yep. Last of the big spenders, me.

[237SJ]

The going rate for a taxi to Manhattan is $45. It`s a flat rate. If you pay more, you have been ripped off ( the taxi drivers don`t try to rip you off though, as they work by meter)

[Zacs-Master]

It's gone up. Unless your referring to laguardia. For trips between (to and from) Manhattan and JFK International Airport, the flat fare is $52.00 plus any tolls using Rate Code 2 on the meter. A NY State Tax Surcharge of $.50 will be added to each trip.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/passenger/taxicab_rate.shtml

[237SJ]

No it`s not. I was there last week and it`s $45 flat rate. Google and the real world can be two different things ..

[society]

You are right SJ. It's the limousines charges $55.00.

[Zacs-Master]

There's a difference between google and the official Ny taxi website. I was there 3 weeks ago and can assure you it's correct. Are you talking about La Guardia (he asked, again)

[237SJ]

No, JFK. Is there any other airport? Who goes to La Guardia? :-)

[Zacs-Master]

Well, it's actually closer to Manhatten than JFK and I believe is served by Virgin, BA £ US airways, amongst others, so quite a lot of people.

[237SJ]

I think you are getting confused between La Guardia and Newark Zacs. Newark (New Jersey) is a very good way to get to New York on the cheap.

[society]

You are right again, SJ

[Zacs-Master]

No, no confusion.