[orange_joe]

they rolled this out to NYC a month or two ago. They were airport shuttles with an initial price of $10 and will go to $25. It was dramatically more comfortable than taking the subway and then transferring to the air train and the normal price is honestly fairly competitive against the subway + air train (~$12).

[bsimpson]

Uber Shuttle leaves from Atlantic Terminal, which is also the home of the LIRR. It's a train that goes to the airport on a fixed schedule. More comfortable and reliable than the Subway for $2 more.

[JumpCrisscross]

I have a place near Penn Station and take the LIRR to JFK almost religiously. But the most expensive part of the journey is the Uber to Penn. Having a shuttle that picks me up at my apartment and deposits me in Jamaica would be a solid pitch against the LIRR.

[bsimpson]

That sounds like the old Super Shuttle (which I know from CA, not NY).

I thought Uber's offering was more like a bus - you meet at the terminal and it takes you to the airport.

[gbessoni]

They offer this at JFK and LGA but I heard the buses are empty, and their price is really low, so not sure it's going to work long-term.

[jwagenet]

This is correct. They pick up at a small number of transit hubs and go direct to the airports.

[wenc]

That’s not bad.

I had to get from JFK to midtown during peak hours. It was Airtrain ($8.50) + LIRR to Woodside ($11) + Subway 7 train to midtown ($2.90) = $22.40. (I didn’t know LIRR had city ticket, it would have been $16.40.

But it took 1.5 hours.

[deadbabe]

I will never take an NYC subway again.

[whiplash451]

That is, until they raise prices and enshitify their service