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If you’ve got a flight from LaGuardia, Newark or JFK, there’s a chance you’ve paid more for the ride to the airport than you did on the plane ticket.
That’s according to a new ranking by the website Points Guy, which used the cost of airfare, a cab, parking, baggage carts and a cup of coffee to declare all three New York City-area airports the most expensive in the nation.
Newark Liberty International topped the list, John F Kennedy was No. 2 and LaGuardia ranked fifth. Dulles International near Washington and San Francisco International rounded out the top 5.
An Uber ride from Newark to midtown Manhattan set travellers back more than $130. Judged solely by ride-hailing costs, Newark, JFK and LaGuardia are the three most-expensive airports in the US.
LaGuardia has the most expensive Smarte Cartes ($6.39 each) and cup of coffee ($3.10), and one of the steepest overnight-parking fees ($39). The airport is in the midst of a multiyear expansion that has some passengers spending more time waiting for or riding in an Uber than on a flight from New York to Washington.
Parking maxed out at $40 for 24 hours at Los Angeles International and Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway airports.
The editors of ThePointsGuy.com suggest paying a little more for a flight that departs or arrives ahead of rush hour to avoid congested-pricing surcharges.
“Sometimes it might actually be cheaper to pay $10 more per ticket in order to save much more on a taxi or food at the airport,†said Scott Mayerowitz, executive editorial director at the website, which tracks travel rewards programmes.
On the flip side, the most-affordable airports are in two major hubs of US tourism: Las Vegas and Orlando.