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New York has a lot of mass transit, true, including the famous subway. But the subway won't get you to any airport without a transfer. It's either up to 125th and the 60 or to Jackson Heights then the Q70, to La guardia (I may not have the numbers right). JFK not much better with the Howard Beach then the Airtrain. Newark even more confusing. Many other U.S. cities have one-seat rail trips to their airports.
I hope one day Seattle develops a decent system. A skimpy light rail system and inconsistent bus system really frustrate daily commuters.
If they keep at this pace of constant construction for new lines, Seattle should have a decent light rail system in the next 30 years. This is one area that Seattle has really lagged behind with and should have had a subway system in place for the last 100 years or so.
New York has a lot of mass transit, true, including the famous subway. But the subway won't get you to any airport without a transfer. It's either up to 125th and the 60 or to Jackson Heights then the Q70, to La guardia (I may not have the numbers right). JFK not much better with the Howard Beach then the Airtrain. Newark even more confusing. Many other U.S. cities have one-seat rail trips to their airports.
Nah - you only get a one seat ride if you're already on the line to the airport.
In NYC, at least if you're in Manhattan, NJTransit or LIRR can get you to their airport stations in 15 minutes, hop on a monorail, and be at your terminal in a few more minutes. I can't think of a less confusing experience than getting off at a train station called "Newark Airport Station" then walking up the stairs to the monorail and a sign that says "<---- airport terminals."
BWI is easy with the light rail in the terminal which is great if you're downtown but the Amtrak/MARC station requires the shuttle bus transfer. Boston is also easy and I've done both the Blue Line (not a one seat ride) and the Silver Line (not a train). The ride in from O'Hare can be tedious (but the views make up for it) Midway is pretty good. SFO is easy and quick. Miami is much easier now. Philly is one seat into town and the northern suburbs but only every half hour so . . .
The airport express (bus) or whatever it's called from LAX to Union Station is cheap, easy and fast. Didn't bother me at all that it wasn't a train - it seems like for a place like LA that's a much better set up. I also flew to Bob Hope airport once and was amazed that I could basically walk across the street and catch a train.
I flew to Toronto and that experience (bus to subway) was disappointing for a city of that stature.
That leaves Seattle, Cleveland, PDX, STL, ATL, Minneapolis and Vancouver . . . I've never used any of them so I'm not sure how they stack up.
DC, NYC, Chicago, etc, all depend on heavy rail. Remove heavy rail and the transit in NYC while still good isn't really that impressive any longer. Odd criteria.
DC, NYC, Chicago, etc, all depend on heavy rail. Remove heavy rail and the transit in NYC while still good isn't really that impressive any longer. Odd criteria.
For the metro and suburban areas, but would still be impressive for the city level.
Nah - you only get a one seat ride if you're already on the line to the airport.
In NYC, at least if you're in Manhattan, NJTransit or LIRR can get you to their airport stations in 15 minutes, hop on a monorail, and be at your terminal in a few more minutes. I can't think of a less confusing experience than getting off at a train station called "Newark Airport Station" then walking up the stairs to the monorail and a sign that says "<---- airport terminals."
BWI is easy with the light rail in the terminal which is great if you're downtown but the Amtrak/MARC station requires the shuttle bus transfer. Boston is also easy and I've done both the Blue Line (not a one seat ride) and the Silver Line (not a train). The ride in from O'Hare can be tedious (but the views make up for it) Midway is pretty good. SFO is easy and quick. Miami is much easier now. Philly is one seat into town and the northern suburbs but only every half hour so . . .
The airport express (bus) or whatever it's called from LAX to Union Station is cheap, easy and fast. Didn't bother me at all that it wasn't a train - it seems like for a place like LA that's a much better set up. I also flew to Bob Hope airport once and was amazed that I could basically walk across the street and catch a train.
I flew to Toronto and that experience (bus to subway) was disappointing for a city of that stature.
That leaves Seattle, Cleveland, PDX, STL, ATL, Minneapolis and Vancouver . . . I've never used any of them so I'm not sure how they stack up.
I've done Cleveland, and ATL, not bad. Also tried DFW (commuter train to Centre port) requires two buses as well as the train. Long Beach to downtown LA, tried that too. Forget it. Bus to light rail.
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