Transportation
To & From the Conference Hotel
Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway at 45th Street
New York, New York
Airports
From LaGuardia Airport:
Taxis cost about $30 plus tip and tolls (which may be as high as $4) to most destinations in New York City, and take at least 20-40 minutes. Group taxi rides to Manhattan are available at taxi dispatch lines just outside the baggage-claim areas during most travel hours (except on Saturday and holidays). Group fares run $9-10 per person (plus a share of tip and tolls).
A low-cost, but efficient option is the New York Airport Service, which offers direct bus service from the airport to Port Authority (just a few blocks south of the hotel) for $12 one way or $21 round trip.
Shared ride airport shuttle van service is available from SuperShuttle by calling 1-800-BLUE-VAN (258-3826) or visiting www.supershuttle.com.
The most economical way to reach Manhattan is to ride the M-60 public bus (there are no luggage facilities on this bus) to 116th Street and Broadway, across from Columbia University. From there, you can transfer to the 1 subway to Midtown. Alternatively, you can take Bus Q-48 to the Main Street subway station in Flushing, where you can transfer to the 7 train. Allow at least 90 minutes for the entire trip to Midtown.
From JFK International Airport:
Taxis charge a flat fee of $40 plus tolls (which may be as much as $4) to Manhattan only, and take 35-60 minutes. Prices are $20-55 for trips to other locations in New York City. You should also tip the driver.
The New York Airport Service offers direct bus service from JFK airport to Port Authority (just a few blocks south of the hotel) for $15 one way or $27 round trip.
Shared ride airport shuttle van service is available from SuperShuttle by calling 1-800-BLUE-VAN (258-3826) or visiting www.supershuttle.com.
The cheapest means of getting to Manhattan is to take the AirTrain, which costs $5 and stops at all terminals, to the Howard Beach subway station (the subway is $2 per ride), where you can catch the A train into Manhattan; be sure to take the A train marked Far Rockaway or Rockaway Park, not Lefferts Blvd.
From Newark Airport:
Taxis to Manhattan cost about $60 plus tolls ($10) and take 20-45 minutes. "Share and Save" group rates are available for up to four passengers between 8 a.m. and 12 midnight; make arrangements with the airport's taxi dispatcher.
The Newark Liberty Airport Express bus provides reliable and convenient service between Newark Liberty International Airport and Midtown and Lower Manhattan every 15 to 30 minutes. To search for trips between New York, NY and Newark Liberty Airport, NJ, and for more details, visit the Newark Liberty Airport Express website.
You can also take New Jersey Transit's AirTrain to connect with NJ Transit. When you fly into the airport, after claiming your baggage, you check a NJ TRANSIT train departure monitor in any of the airport terminals (A, B, or C) to determine which train to take to your destination or to make appropriate connections. From there, you can catch PATH Trains (Phone: (800) 234-7284, www.pathrail.com), which run to Manhattan. The trains run every 10 minutes on weekdays, every 15-30 minutes on weeknights, and every 20-30 minutes on weekends. Trains stop at five stops along 6th Avenue-Christopher Street, 9th Street, 14th Street, 23rd Street, and 33rd Street.
Train
Amtrak trains from points across the United States arrive at Penn Station (W. 31st to W. 33rd Sts., between 7th and 8th Aves.). For trains from New York City to Long Island and New Jersey, take the Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit, respectively; both operate from Penn Station.
Metro-North Commuter Railroad trains take passengers from Grand Central Terminal (E. 42nd St. at Park Ave.) to points north of New York City, both in New York State and Connecticut.
Train Information
Amtrak: www.amtrak.com, (800) 872-7245
Long Island Rail Road: mta.info/lirr, (718) 217-5477
Metro-North Commuter Railroad: mta.info/mnr, (212) 532-4900
New Jersey Transit: www.njtransit.com, (973) 762-5100
PATH: www.pathrail.com, (800) 234-7284
Bus
Long-haul and commuter bus lines feed into the Port Authority Terminal between 8th and 9th avenues from 40th to 42nd streets.
National Buses
Greyhound Lines Inc.: www.greyhound.com, (800) 231-2222
From Upstate New York
Adirondack, Pine Hill, and New York Trailways: www.trailways.com, (800) 225-6815
From Philadelphia and Northeastern Pennsylvania
Martz Trailways: www.martztrailways.com, (800) 233-8604
From New Jersey
New Jersey Transit: www.njtransit.state.nj.us, (973) 762-5100
From New England
Bonanza Bus Lines: www.bonanzabus.com, (800) 556-3815
Peter Pan Trailways: www.peterpan-bus.com, (413) 781-2900 or (800) 343-9999
Vermont Transit: www.vermonttransit.com, (802) 864-6811 or (800) 451-3292
Parking Information
Parking is available at the Marriott Marquis through the 46th Street side of the hotel. Prices are as follows:
| 0-3 hours | $30 |
| 3-12 hours | $38 |
| 12-24 hours | $45 |
Oversized vehicles are an additional $10, and in and out privileges are an additional $10 as well.
Other parking garages in the neighborhood may offer better rates than the hotel. View a list of parking garages throughout Manhattan. Search by garage location and rates on the Icon Parking Systems website: www.weparknewyork.com. Many garages offer early bird specials for daytime parking. Look for signs posted at garage entrances.
NYC Subways & Buses
The Marriott Marquis is located three blocks north of the Times Square subway station, which serves the following lines: A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, Q, W, N, R, 7, and S trains.
- For NYC subway maps and information visit: mta.info/nyct/subway.
- For NYC bus maps and information visit: mta.info/nyct/bus.
