We were up at 5:30 and grabbed our last breakfast on the ship.
After packing and showering, we leisurely left the ship. We’d planned on grabbing a Lyft to the closest subway stop, which was about 4 blocks away, but once we got off the ship in the mayhem that was outside, we decided to just take our time and walk the 4 blocks — from 12th Avenue to 8th Avenue.
At the E-train metro on 50th St., we took it downtown one stop to switch to the uptown train, which we took to the Roosevelt/Jackson Heights/74th Street station, where we exited to catch the free Q70 city bus to LaGuardia.
Total cost of our trip from the cruise terminal to LGA: $5.90. ($2.95 each)
Since we were going to be at the airport for several hours and the last time we ate at an airport, a bacon, egg, & cheese sandwich was $19, we wanted to grab some food as we waited for the bus to LGA.
I spied a deli across the street from the bus station, and I ran and got us 4 chicken pastry sandwiches and 2 links of chorizo for lunch when we arrived at the airport around noon and a little snack later in the afternoon before our 5:00 flight.
As expected, chicken sandwiches at the airport were in the $15 range.
I couldn’t find a plain hot dog for sale to see the prices, but a quick Google search said the average price at LGA was $12. And lest you think a hot dog couldn’t possibly cost that much, look at the cost of this one (which, in its defense, came with fries) in the “Brooklyn Diner” near our gate.
We’re estimating that we saved about $60 by bringing food to the airport with us.
Our 5:00 flight on Frontier Airlines was on time and uneventful — if you don’t count the two ridiculously immature girls sitting in front of us (including banging their seats back and forth as they laughed maniacally the entire way) as an event.
Thanks again to Neal for picking us up at the airport!
Enjoy being home!
Thank for reading and commenting, Sherry! ♫ Gee, but it’s great to be back home. ♬