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Skybus "New York" Getting a Bit Closer to Actual New York

2/11/2008 at 9:10 AM
Tags: Skybus, LCCs, Low Cost Carriers, SWF (all tags)

Flying to "New York" with Skybus still lands you a good 70 miles outside Manhattan. But a new bus service is aiming to make cheap weekend jaunts to the city a little easier.

For once it looks like a transportation authority is being proactive. With new Skybus flights to Stewart International from North Carolina's Piedmont Triad starting this month, the airport is preparing itself for higher volume traffic. The DOT is firing up weekend bus service from the terminal to Beacon Station, where travelers can easily hop a train to Grand Central.

And there may be incentives to taking the DOT's route, as there's some talk about a "uni-ticket" in the future that would roll plane, bus and train all into one fare. We're not too confident about that actually happening, but who knows? Until it does, here's the best way to fly Skybus to NYC.

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[Photo: Alan Cordova]