LGA - La Guardia

La Guardia is an airport on the east side of New York, operating as a hub for Delta Air Lines and American Airlines. It has some limits in place meaning it mostly does routes under 1500 miles/2400 km. It saw 14 million passengers in 2022 and its website is www.laguardiaairport.com/

Parking

There are a few options at the airport. Terminal A - $5 for thirty minutes, $39 for 24 hours, closest to Terminal A

Terminal B - $5 for thirty minutes, $42 for 24 hours, closest to Terminal B, access through both Arrivals or Departures levels

Terminal C - $6 for thirty minutes, $52 for 24 hours, closest to Terminal C, access via level 3

Prepaid Economy - pre-booked only, $35 for 24 hours

Discount Parking - pre-booked only, $18 for 24 hours

A shuttle bus operates for all areas, 24 hours per day, every ten minutes peak, every fifteen minutes off-peak. See the Maps section for the route.

A booking form can be found here www.laguardiaairport.com/to-from-airport/parking

Drop Off

There is a free-to-use Cell Phone Lot Waiting Area on 94th Street between 23rd Avenue and Ditmars Boulevard, open from 0700-0000. Vehicles must be attended at all times.

As noted in Parking, the main Terminal car parks are all $5 for up to thirty minutes.

Security

Some information can be found here www.laguardiaairport.com/at-airport/tips

Restaurants and Bars

There are a range of options across the terminals.

Terminal A - Dunkin', Salotto Terminal B - Bar 212, Bar Velocher, District Market, Dos Toros Taqueria, Dunkin Donuts, Eli's Essentials, Green Leaf's, Hill Country, Irving Farm Coffee Roasters, Junior's, Mi Casa Cantina, Mulberry Street, Orpheus & Apollo, Panorama Bar, Pour Authority, Shake Shack, Spirit & Bell, Sweetleaf & Beecher's, Tony + Benny's, Wendy's

Terminal C - Birch Coffee/Rossi to go, Bisoux, Bubby's, Chuko Ramen, Cibo Bisoux Market/World Bean, Cotto, Crust, Delta Community Credit Union, Eggy Weggy, Essex Burgers, Fiorello Market, Flatiron Tavern, H&H Bagels, Juice Press, Poppy's, Rossi Pizzeria, Select A Branch, Starbucks, Sunday Supper Trattoria, World Bean

Shops

It's a little limited in the terminals. More details can be found here www.laguardiaairport.com/at-airport/shops-restaurants-and-services

Terminal B - District Market, FAO Schwartz, Gotham News, Hudson, LGA Duty Free, MAC, Mad Ave Market, McNally Jackson, NYC Aglow, The Dean, WH Smith

Terminal C - Buzz Feed News, MAC, Patricia Nash

Lounges

There is The Centurion Lounge at Terminal B (level 4) and Delta Sky Club at Terminal C. No further details are known.

Assistance

It is recommended that you make contact with your airline or tour operator 48 hours before travel. Further details of the assistance available can be found here www.laguardiaairport.com/at-airport/accessibility-services

In addition, the airport's site utilises a ReciteMe toolbar.

Hotels

There are two hotels close to the airport.

Airway Inn

Comfort Inn and Suites There are various others within easy reach. La Guardia Plaza

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For more on hotels near the airport just click the image below.

Shuttles

A shuttle bus operates for all areas, 24 hours per day, every ten minutes peak, every fifteen minutes off-peak. This connects the parking areas and car hire area to the terminals.

Most of the local hotels have shuttles although some incur a fee.

Immigration

For any information about visas for the United States of America you should only refer to the official government information to ensure you are checking the most up to date information here www.cbp.gov/travel with further information about ESTA here www.esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta

Reclaim

In the reclaim area check the boards for which carousel you need to attend. In the event of lost baggage you can find contact details for airlines here

Customs 

For any information about bringing things into the United States of America you should only refer to the official government information www.cbp.gov/travel/clearing-customs

Taxis

The airport highlights issues with unlicensed taxis and their own uniformed staff can assist. Taxis are available at all terminals and are well-signposted. Alternatively, the Airport Customer Experience Specialists can offer assistance.

Typical fares include EWR Newark $111, JFK $41, Queens Kew Gardens $26, Bronx Co-Op City $42, Manhattan $30-44. There are some surcharges in place and these vary according to destination, route and time.

Buses and Coaches

Five different routes come into the airport, operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

M60 - Select Bus Service with fewer stops

Q70 - Select Bus Service with fewer stops, free, Terminals B and C only

Q47 - for Queens

Q48 - for Queens

Q72 - for Queens, Terminals B and C only

The airport stops are as follows.

Terminal A - to the right after exiting, past the Departures Hall and across the street

Terminal B - level 1 (one floor below check-in and baggage claim)

Terminal C - level 1 (one floor below check-in and baggage claim)

Bus payment is by contactless card or a refillable Metrocard. For the M60 route you need to insert it in the curbside machines to obtain a paper ticket. A one-way ticket is $2.90 and allows for one transfer. Q70 is free and no ticket is required. All the buses connect with subway/rail stations.

Rail and Trams

Rail services can be reached via the buses already mentioned. The bus routes connect as follows.

M60 - Subway N & W at Astoria Boulevard, Subway 4, 5 & 6 at 125 St (Lexington Avenue), Subway A, B, C & D at 125 St (St. Nicholas Avenue), Subway 1 at 116 St-Columbia University and Cathedral Parkway, Metro North Railway at Harlem, Hudson and Harlem-125 St

Q70 - Subway E, F, M, R, & 7 at Jackson Heights-Roosevelt/74 St-Broadway, Subway 7 at 61 St-Woodside, Long Island Rail Road at Woodside

Q47 - Subway E, F, M, R & 7 at Jackson Heights-Roosevelt/74 St-Broadway

Q48 - Subway 7 at 111 St, Mets-Willets Point and Flushing Main St, Long Island Rail Road at Mets-Willets Point and Flushing Main

Q72 - Subway 7 at Junction Boulevard, Subway M & R at 63 Dr-Rego Park

Routes

There are no details of routes on the airport's site. Do note that La Guardia is predominantly used for shorter routes. Details of airlines can be found here www.laguardiaairport.com/flight/airlines

Maps

A full site map can be found here www.laguardiaairport.com/at-airport/airport-maps

Car park shuttle can be found here www.laguardiaairport.com/static/LGA/pdf/LGA-Passenger-Shuttle-04.19.22.pdf

Terminal Transfer

An on-site bus connects all terminals, running 24 hours a day and every ten minutes peak, every fifteen minutes off-peak.

Car Hire

Free shuttles can be used to reach the car hire areas, with pick-up at or near the front of each terminal. For Terminal A check the map here www.laguardiaairport.com/to-from-airport/car-rental, for Terminal B pick-up is HOV Ground Level between columns 5-7, and for Terminal C pick-up is at the Transit Centre.

Companies available are Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Payless, Sixt, and Thrifty.