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== Airports ==
 
== Airports ==
 
=== LaGuardia Airport ===
 
=== LaGuardia Airport ===
* M60 bus
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* LaGuardia Airport is the closest to the campus.
* Taxi for about $25 + tolls
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* Take the M60 bus directly to the campus, every half hour, for $2.
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* Taxi for about $30, including tip.
 
=== JFK Airport ===
 
=== JFK Airport ===
 
* [http://www.panynj.gov/airtrain/ AirTrain JFK]
 
* [http://www.panynj.gov/airtrain/ AirTrain JFK]
* Taxi for about $45 + tolls
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* Taxi for about $60, including toll and tip.
 
=== Newark Airport ===
 
=== Newark Airport ===
* [http://www.panynj.gov/airtrainnewark/ AirTrain Newark]
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* [http://www.panynj.gov/airtrainnewark/ AirTrain Newark] for $14.
* Taxi for about $70 + tolls
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* Taxi for about $85, including toll and tip.
  
 
== Car ==
 
== Car ==

Revision as of 05:36, 3 March 2007

Airports

LaGuardia Airport

  • LaGuardia Airport is the closest to the campus.
  • Take the M60 bus directly to the campus, every half hour, for $2.
  • Taxi for about $30, including tip.

JFK Airport

Newark Airport

Car

  • Note that in NYC right turns at red lights are illegal unless otherwise stated by traffic signs.

From the north

From the south

Public transport

Train

  • Trains arrive in NYC at Grand Central Terminal or Penn Station.

Bus

  • Buses arrive in NYC at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

NYC public transport

Bus

  • Take the M4, M5, M11, M60, or M104 bus line.
  • The M60 bus line is a direct link between Columbia and LaGuardia Airport.

Subway

  • Take the #2 (express) or #3 (express) train uptown to 96th Street, then transfer to the #1 (local).
  • Take the #1 (local) train to 116th Street-Columbia University.