Travelling to New York?

Our routes, not a list of everything. Places that have been there for centuries: no opening times or prices, which go stale.

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   New York in a day

   10 hAn entirely man-made park, a ceiling with the constellations backwards, and a bridge finished by a woman nobody had given the job to.Central Park · The Met or the MoMA: pick one · Grand Central · The Empire State or the Rockefeller · The High Line and Chelsea · The Brooklyn Bridge, at sunsetRead the full guide
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   New York in a weekend

   48 hOne day of Manhattan and one of Brooklyn and Queens, where the city actually lives. And the free ferry that passes the Statue of Liberty.Friday night: the free ferry · Saturday: Manhattan top to bottom · Sunday morning: Brooklyn · Sunday afternoon: QueensRead the full guide
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   Eating in New York

   2 hThe slice, the bagel, pastrami from an 1888 shop, and the halal cart on the corner. And why the bill is never the number printed.The slice · The bagel, and how to order it · The pastrami · The halal cart · Where you really eat: QueensRead the full guide
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   New York’s neighbourhoods

   6 hFive boroughs, eight and a half million people, and only a million and a half in Manhattan. Where the city the films don’t show is.Queens · Brooklyn · Harlem · The Lower East Side and Chinatown · The BronxRead the full guide
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   New York for free

   8 hThe ferry past the Statue of Liberty, museums where you set the price, and the best park in the world. The expensive city has a trick.The Staten Island Ferry · The pay-what-you-wish museums · Central Park and the High Line · The bridgesRead the full guide
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   Day trips from New York

   8 hA valley that invented American landscape painting, the Vanderbilt house, and a beach you reach by subway.The Hudson Valley · 1-2 h · Coney Island · 1 h · Philadelphia · 1 h 30Read the full guide
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   JFK to Manhattan

   1 hAirTrain plus commuter train: about 35 minutes, and it’s the fastest. The yellow cab has a flat fare, but that excludes tolls.AirTrain + LIRR: the fastest · AirTrain + subway: the cheapest · The yellow cab and its flat fareRead the full guide
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   New York: practical tips

   1 hThe MetroCard stopped being sold in 2025 and now you tap your phone. The tip isn’t optional. And the US isn’t in the EU.The MetroCard is gone · The tip, and the tax · The subway runs 24 hours · Data on your phoneRead the full guide

The real options, with what actually decides it: which terminal it leaves from and where it drops you. Fares and timetables live with the operator, who keeps them current.

• TrainAirTrain + LIRRPenn Station · Grand Central MadisonThe AirTrain links the terminals to Jamaica. There the LIRR runs into Manhattan. About 35 minutes door to door: the fastest public transport option.·Fares and timesPort Authority / MTA
• MetroAirTrain + E / AManhattanThe budget route: AirTrain to Jamaica (E train) or Howard Beach (A train), then the regular subway. Slow, but it runs around the clock.·Fares and timesMTA
• TaxiManhattanYellow cabs charge a flat fare from JFK to anywhere in Manhattan, plus tolls. Official queue only.·Fares and timesNYC TLC

Before you fly, or on the layover. Pay per visit, whatever airline.

• VIP ONE Loungefrom €39.90
• Turkish Airlines Loungefrom €39.90
• Lufthansa Business Loungefrom €39.90
• Primeclass Loungefrom €51.00

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