How are we getting to New York? (Transportation)

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We were assigned to research possible transportation options for getting to and returning from New York City.

Lucia

NYC Transit MTA info

  • MetroCard
    • Buy As You Ride MetroCard- You can put from $4 to $80 on the card. If you put $10 or more on your card you receive a 20 percent bonus.
      • Ex. $20 purchase actually gives you $24.
    • 7-day Unlimited Ride MetroCard $24 each, which is good for unlimited subway and local bus rides until midnight.
      • Available at MetroCard Vending Machines and neighborhood stores
    • 7-day Express Bus Plus MetroCard- $41 each, which is good for unlimited subway and express bus rides until midnight.


  • JFK AirTrain- Provides transportaion from JFK to the end of a subway line. Works with the Buy As You Ride MetroCard.


  • Where MetroCard Is Accepted
    • Unlimited Ride MetroCard is accepted on MTA New York City Transit subways and local buses. And: 
***MTA Long Island Bus
      • MTA Staten Island Railway
      • Most NYC private local buses
    • 7-Day Express Bus Plus MetroCard is accepted on NYCT express buses and NYC private express buses.


MetroCard Deals save you money- If you show your MetroCard at participating museums, restaurants and stores around town and get discounts on admission, membership and more.

Jennifer

Airplane

  • JetBlue:
    • Dulles to JFK
    • Depart: Feb 29th- 6:00am at $59/person (Flight#- 1300)
    • Return: Mar 9th- 10:05pm at $49/person (Flight#- 1315)
      • Total- $108/person (roundtrip)
    • Info on JetBlue [1]
  • Delta:
    • Dulles to JFK
    • Through Expedia [2]
      • $174/person (roundtrip)
        • Departing Flight# - 6180
    • Through CheapTickets [3]
      • Dulles to JFK
      • $168/person (roundtrip)
        • Departing Flight# - 5102
        • Returning Flight# - 6024
  • United:
    • Through Expedia [4]
    • Dulles to JFK
      • $174/person (roundtrip)
        • Departing Flight# - 7522
  • American Airlines:
    • DAC to JFK
    • $228/person (roundtrip)
      • Depart: Feb 29th at 6:05am (Flight#- 4748)
      • Return: Mar 9th at 10:30pm (Flight#- 6024)
  • Info on American Airlines [5]

Bus

  • DC2NY:
    • $40/person (roundtrip)
    • Free wireless on bus
      • Total-$840
        • Info on DC2NY: [6]
  • Chinatown Bus:
    • Eastern Travel- $36.75/person for 20 people (roundtrip)
      • Total- $735
    • Premium Bus Line- $35.00/person for 21 people(roundtrip)
      • Total- $735

Train

  • Amtrak Union Station, DC to Penn Station, NY
    • For 8 people-$552 oneway and $1104 roundtrip
  • From Fredericksburg to Penn Station (8people): $584 oneway


Car

  • On average: 300 miles to NYC from Fredericksburg, VA
  • On average: 20 miles/gallon and about $3.00/gallon
    • Estimated $45 for gas for one car to NYC/ $90 roundtrip
    • Estimated Total for 5 cars = $450 (roundtrip)

Sommer

My findings were similar to Jen's. You have to call the companies to find out if we can get group rates, which I didn't do yet.

Airplane

  • Flights cost about $175 per person roundtrip.
  • We would need to find transportation to the airports, probably DC or possibly Richmond.
  • Time = 1.5 hr

Bus

  • I found that a Greyhound bus ticket costs $137 per person roundtrip.
  • On the companies Jen listed I think you would have to get transportation to DC again. Do they come to the Fredericksburg station?
  • Baggage would be more limited.
  • Time = 7 hr

Train

  • Fares are about $150 per person roundtrip.
  • Time = 5 hr

I kind of like the train or bus option because it is convenient and the rates are comparable to airplanes. The Fredericksburg stations are close enough that we should all be able to get there easily and it will take us right into NYC.

Layton

Airplane

  • I found tickets on Student Universe for $120 per person from DC, roundtrip. They were more expensive from the Richmond airport, about $202-$483.
  • Student Universe also offers group rates.
  • Since we're leaving on a Friday, we could take the VRE from the Fredericksburg train station up to DC for about eight dollars.

Train

  • The Amtrak comes to the Fredericksburg train station and costs $73 per person, one way.
  • The trip would take about five hours.

Bus

  • My findings were the same as the others. I think Greyhound is the only one that comes to Fredericksburg, and tickets are $137 per person, roundtrip.
  • The trip would take about seven hours.

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Emma

Everything I found is already represented by everyone else, and really I think that the train is perhaps the best option, since we don't have to find a place to put any cars we may take or have anyone's parents come pick us up since the station is right in Fredericksburg. Also, there's no security to go through. With the train, there's much less risk of having luggage lost because much of it is there with you. That's my two cents.  :)

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