drive instead of fly

Sikorsky
Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:30:24 +0000

I heard that yesterday with the air traffic slow down, some people taking the NYC/DC shuttle flights would have gotten to their destinations sooner had they taken the train.



That wouldn’t be new. Flying from Washington or Baltimore to New York has never made sense–at least, not if your destination is in Manhattan. Penn Station is in Manhattan, but the airports are in Queens or Newark.

Unfortunately, the train from DC to NYC costs as much as flying. I’ve done the math many times, and the break-even point for rail vs. driving is ONE. If you have more than one person going, it costs less to buy the gas, pay the tolls, wear down the tires and park than it does to take the train.