Cape Liberty to Philadelphia transportation

[niugrads]

Our ship arrives Cape Liberty on a Saturday morning.  Two of us need to travel to Philadelphia the same morning.  Any ideas of the quickest, easiest way to get to Philly?  TIA

 

[138east]

Look at a cab or Uber/Lyft to Newark Penn Station and Amtrak to Philadelphia.

Edited August 16, 2019 by 138east

[princeton123211]

Honestly from a convenience and even price standpoint you are better off just taking the UberX from Cape Liberty all the way to Philadelphia. If you did what the other poster suggested you would spend about $20 for the UberX from the port to Newark Penn Station and then another at least $44 per person (if you prebook the Pennsylvanian train, which is the least expensive or possibly more like $60 per person for a normal Northeast Regional) on Amtrak. Total cost is a minimum of $108 but most likely a bit more depending on train. Total travel time will be at least 2+ hours when you consider the time waiting for the train and getting to your final destination on the backend. 

 

If you take an UberX from Cape Liberty directly to Philadelphia its estimated at $116 including all tolls. Total travel time is about an hour and 40 minutes. There wont be any traffic on a Saturday morning. We often do this (we live in Center City Philly) and its a lot less hassle and it doesn't cost hardly anything more. 

Edited August 16, 2019 by princeton123211

[mjkacmom]

21 hours ago, princeton123211 said:

Honestly from a convenience and even price standpoint you are better off just taking the UberX from Cape Liberty all the way to Philadelphia. If you did what the other poster suggested you would spend about $20 for the UberX from the port to Newark Penn Station and then another at least $44 per person (if you prebook the Pennsylvanian train, which is the least expensive or possibly more like $60 per person for a normal Northeast Regional) on Amtrak. Total cost is a minimum of $108 but most likely a bit more depending on train. Total travel time will be at least 2+ hours when you consider the time waiting for the train and getting to your final destination on the backend. 

 

If you take an UberX from Cape Liberty directly to Philadelphia its estimated at $116 including all tolls. Total travel time is about an hour and 40 minutes. There wont be any traffic on a Saturday morning. We often do this (we live in Center City Philly) and its a lot less hassle and it doesn't cost hardly anything more. 

Depending on the time of year, you can hit shore traffic on a Saturday morning.

[niugrads]

Thank you for your responses.  We were also considering renting a car but that could be a hassle.  Uber may be our best option. Thanks again

 

[waterbug123]

On 8/17/2019 at 11:00 AM, mjkacmom said:

Depending on the time of year, you can hit shore traffic on a Saturday morning.

 

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Edited August 19, 2019 by waterbug123

[lab_love123]

Where in Philly? The airport, or just downtown, or one of the suburbs perhaps? You could look at a shuttle service, such as Dave's Best or Rapid Rover. BUT if Uber is really only about $116, I would do that just for the convenience.

[erdoran]

One of the things that makes me nervous about long distance Uber is that I’ve heard the driver doesn’t know how long the ride is until he picks you up.  You experienced distance Uber folks, has that ever been an issue for you?

[princeton123211]

47 minutes ago, erdoran said:

One of the things that makes me nervous about long distance Uber is that I’ve heard the driver doesn’t know how long the ride is until he picks you up.  You experienced distance Uber folks, has that ever been an issue for you?

Not true anymore-- we asked our driver the last time we used one from JFK to Philly and his app tells him that it is a long distance ride and gives him a chance to decline it. We've never had an upset driver over the distance-- actually the contrary.