Five trains to JFK

(September 19th)

Being on a 3-month round-the-world trip, and also 3-months without a paycheck, we try to save money where possible.  Today we would be doing just that – taking public transportation from central Connecticut to JFK rather than hiring a car service for $250+.  Our journey would involve five trains:

1. Shoreline East Railroad to New Haven ($6 each)
2. Metro North Railroad to Grand Central Station in NYC ($15 each)
3. NYC Subway 7 train ($2.50 each)
4. NYC Subway E train to Jamaica station (free transfer)
5. JFK AirTrain to the terminal ($5 each)

All conections went smoothly.  C almost caused a problem when he nearly boarded the M train instead of the E train in NY just as the doors were closing, but he didn’t and we recovered. In the end our five-train route took 4.5 hours instead of probably two hours with a car service (125% time penalty), for a total cost of $58 (77% cost savings.)  And it enabled us to write this blog post.   :)

Leaving Old Saybrook on Shoreline East

C on the 7 train on the NYC Subway