Car hire & Broadway tickets

[Mr Bridger]

4 days car hire Manhattan pick up, JFK drop off.
Tickets for a show......cheap(er) options if possible.
Where am I looking people?
Cheers.

 

[joe]

Taxi to/from JFK is a flat $52 fare, plus tip.

Don't rent a car, use taxis/Uber/the subway.

For discounted theater tickets go to a TKTS booth. Same day tickets up to 50% off. There's one in Times Square and another at South Street Seaport (southern end of Manhattan on the East River). https://www.tdf.org/nyc/7/TKTS-ticket-booths.

Enjoy.

 

[Mr Bridger]

Thanks for the tips, TKTS it is then.
Joe I need a car, driving to Philly for 4 days.......any help with this?
Cheers.

 

[joe]

Thanks for the tips, TKTS it is then.
Joe I need a car, driving to Philly for 4 days.......any help with this?
Cheers.

Not much, unfortunately. I think it's usually significantly cheaper to rent cars from Newark, if you don't mind the logistics of getting there. There's a $17 shuttle bus from midtown Manhattan to the Newark airport that's pretty painless, so you'd have to do some price comparison online to see if it's worth your time.

Otherwise, JFK would have all the usual suspects as far as US car rental companies go, which are more or less interchangable.

 

[mgarbowski]

If you don't want to rent from Newark JFK Might not be the best alternative for car rental. I presume you're spending some time in NYC and you won't want to pay for days you don't need, plus you'll have to pay to park it. All major rental companies have Manhattan locations, plus some non-majors as well. I couldn't tell you which are the cheapest yet reliable.

 

[Lasker]

You can save a ton of money on car rental by avoiding airports and Manhattan.

Given your destination, I would consider renting a car in Fort Lee, NJ, just over the GW bridge. There are two car rental places there within a couple blocks of where the buses drop you off. I have had better experiences with Budget than Enterprise. I use them anytime I rent a car. You could return the car on your way back and avoid paying the bridge toll.

 

[Tom in Fairfield CT]

Thanks for the tips, TKTS it is then.
Joe I need a car, driving to Philly for 4 days.......any help with this?
Cheers.

I would suggest not going to philly.

 

[Mr Bridger]

I would suggest not going to philly.

My mates family live in Boothwyn, the visit is part of our trip.
Thanks for all of your help everyone, I'll start looking into the options.
Cheers.

 

[Goodfella]

I would suggest not going to philly.

Philly is a great town to visit! Chester, PA is a whole other story

 

[Albany_NYCFC]

Philly is a great town to visit! Chester, PA is a whole other story

Played a fast pitch softball game in Chester once..... ONCE!!

 

[Mr Bridger]

Philly is a great town to visit! Chester, PA is a whole other story

Philly is a great town to visit! Chester, PA is a whole other story

Is it that bad? Will be spending a lot of the time in Philly I would think.

 

[Goodfella]

i love philly, great town

 

[Mr Bridger]

i love philly, great town

You will have to give me some tips and points of interest if that's ok.
Cheers.

 

[roxfontaine]

Check hotwire.com for good car rental rates.

 

[Mr Bridger]

Check hotwire.com for good car rental rates.

Cheers Rox, I'll check it out.