JFK, LaGuardia or Newark: which airport is fastest from you

Manhattan

• LaGuardia — 30–50 minutes; the quickest option from Midtown and the East Side
• JFK — 45–75 minutes, longer from the West Side
• Newark — 35–60 minutes, and usually the fastest from Chelsea, Tribeca and the Financial District
• Teterboro — 30–50 minutes
• Westchester (HPN) — 45–70 minutes

Brooklyn and Queens

• From Brooklyn: JFK 30–50 minutes, LaGuardia 35–55, Newark 45–70
• From Queens: LaGuardia 15–30 minutes, JFK 20–40, Newark 50–80
• Southern and eastern Queens is close enough to JFK that it is almost always the right choice

The Bronx and Westchester

• LaGuardia — 20–40 minutes from most of the Bronx
• Westchester (HPN) — 30–55 minutes and often overlooked for short domestic hops
• JFK — 45–75 minutes; Newark 40–70

Long Island

• Nassau County: JFK 30–50 minutes, LaGuardia 35–60, Republic 20–40
• Suffolk County: JFK 55–90 minutes, Republic 15–35
• The Hamptons: JFK 2–3 hours depending on the season, so an early pickup matters

New Jersey and Connecticut

• Northern New Jersey: Newark 15–40 minutes, Teterboro 15–35, JFK 60–90
• Fairfield County, CT: Westchester (HPN) 20–45 minutes, LaGuardia 45–75, JFK 60–95
• Cross-state trips carry the automatic $20 toll, already included in your quote

The one rule that beats every table

Traffic decides more than mileage. A weekday 7am–10am or 4pm–7pm departure needs roughly 30 extra minutes, and Friday afternoons out of the city need more. Tell us your flight time rather than your preferred pickup time and dispatch works backwards for you.