Taxi NYC

[lilkrz]

What is the current Taxi situation in NYC port.

 

I was there once and we had to cross the street to get a taxi but on the next trip we were directed to the top deck where they were giving out tickets to wait for taxi service.

 

Which is normal taxi service at the NY port?

[Budget Queen]

both are available. You can run into extremely long waits, so, get car service if you are on a time crunch. Waiting across the street, there usually is also a line, but, people will jump ahead of you, by moving up the street.

 

I'm cheap- and use the 42 bus. :)

[spidybabe]

Either

But we either take train or car service. If you use a car service they can pick you up upstairs by the yellow cabs.

Safe sailing

[shof515]

 

I'm cheap- and use the 42 bus. :)

 

how do you get to the bus stop?

[pizzalady1]

In 2012 we had a 50 minute wait for a taxi at the port taxi line--they gave out tickets. However, around 9-9:15am, the taxis started rolling in. We really should have stayed on board a little longer, or cross the street which was much quicker.

[Charlie4]

there is always a long line of empty taxis up stairs waiting. Sometimes they tell you, you must cross the street, but my hubby picks me up, at the upper level, I just wait for an elevator.

[CoachT]

I use Groundlink to get to the airport or I use Uber when I get off the ship and walk up to the next pier for the Enterprise.

[jknacke]

We debarked on June 14 and they were across the street.

[mking8288]

The only thing "normal" about taxi availability at the Manhattan (NYC) Cruise Terminal is that it is unpredictable due to factors far beyond NCL's control - port security, # of ships in port (1, 2 or 3, and, infrequent - possibly 4 ships docking/visiting)

 

If your ship is back early & you get to disembark early doing all luggage on YOUR own, you might be able to head upstairs to level 2 & get into the taxi line to wait. Otherwise, we've mostly gone across the Avenue for the taxi and to meet our car service - our private pickup has been able to drive up & fetch us.

 

Given the layout & logistics, even if there're 50 empty taxis waiting & ready to pickup pax & luggage, there would still be a line & wait for getting into one - and the backup is sometimes at the traffic lights on the Avenue & coming off the ramp upstairs to head downtown, uptown & across town, etc.

 

Patience is a virture - we let them "transport" our heavier rollers into the terminal, we enjoy our MDR breakfast with a shortened menu (always like that with NCL) and relax, and watch the lines snaking around the corners & on the stairs, etc. - until it's our turn to do priority disembark with our color, and, once we cleared CBP & head for the exit - we worry about going home - car service/taxi is usually no more than a 15 to 20 minutes wait, regardless ... once waited 90 minutes for our nephew to come for us in their family mini-van.

[joyy7403]

I love Groundlink also. It's a relaxing ride to the port with great drivers. Very reasonably priced also.

[Budget Queen]

how do you get to the bus stop?

 

Walk to 42nd St. :) bus picks up at the Circle Line. $2.75pp IF taking the bus to the cruise, get a Metro card, for round trip, can have multiple fares, for multiple people on a single card. IF you use cash- you need COIN only.

[nautica34]

Walk to 42nd St. :) bus picks up at the Circle Line. $2.75pp IF taking the bus to the cruise, get a Metro card, for round trip, can have multiple fares, for multiple people on a single card. IF you use cash- you need COIN only.

 

Does this bus happen to go near Penn Station?