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Hi guys, we are visiting NYC as part of our honeymoon next october, and are considering spending a few days in Boston prior to this (We would rather do the travel at the front end of holiday)
Can we travel directly from Newark to Boston either flying or by some other mode of transport? - we are open to suggestions as to what is best way to get there....we will have traveled from the UK so don't really want to go into New york if we can go direct.
Thanks
Why not fly directly into Boston? Check the fare for flying into Boston and out of NY.
I second Donna's suggestion....UK>Beantown!
do you know what I am so dim!!! - not even thought of that great suggestion (can you tell I don't have a logical mind!) then we could get the train from Boston to New york - or the bus!
Check UK-Boston-NY-UK fare because sometimes adding in the flight from Boston to NY will be cheaper than taking the train.
i have just checked and from where i would fly from (manchester) there are no direct flights to Boston!
You can still book UK-NY-Boson-UK or UK-NY-Boston-NY-UK. It is usually cheaper than booking separate segments. And even though you'll have to go through immigration in NY, you won't have any hassles if you miss that NY-Boston flight if your UK-NY flight is late. They'll get you on the next one.
gottcha!! - yes that is a good idea...i know sometimes it is cheaper to do that and takes the stress out of worrying about delays which as we know are out of our hands!
Clare
Keep in mind there are multiple airports in the New York area, so it does depend a bit on which of those airports you fly into.
However, since you mentioned Newark, there is a monorail called the "AirTrain"
http://www.panynj.gov/airports/ewr-airtrain.html
that connects the Newark Liberty airport with the Newark International Airport train station. From there it is possible to get Amtrak trains going north to Boston.
Not direct, but Aer Lingus fly from Manchester - Dublin - Boston.
thanks Dublin may be consideration if we have to change..Charles De Gaulle and Heathrow are not my first choices for a transfer.....lost luggage ahoy here!
At least Dublin is on the way from Manchester to Boston. ;)
If you decide to book with them, book Manchester to Boston and not two different tickets (Manchester-Dublin and Dublin-Boston). You should be able to purchase JFK-Manchester for the return flight.
Btw, I recommend that you take Limo-liner from Boston to NYC. It's a comfortable bus ride, which takes about 4 hours, but only around $50-100 depending on the time of the departure. http://www.limoliner.com/
If you do wind up on the train, you should know that as the train starts to sell out, the ticket price goes up. So, the earlier you buy a ticket the better the chances you will get a cheaper price.
Boston to New York trains are fairly frequent, so sold out trains are not usually a problem there. Near where I live, there are certain days of the week where the trains sell out completely fairly early on.
thanks guys for suggestions.
Clare
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