Useful for Southwest Fliers

I'm not in the habit of being particularly useful in my blog entries, but today I'm inspired to share some information that might make your life easier if you ever find yourself flying out of Islip's MacArthur Airport on Long Island. The likelihood of this is less than slim now that Southwest is beginning service out of LaGuardia Airport this June.

If you drive you can park for FREE:
Ronkonkoma (the closest LIRR station) to Islip airport. No restrictions and no fees.

If you take the LIRR, you can board at Jamaica in Queens, Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn or Penn Station in Manhattan to get to Ronkonkoma.

From Ronkonkoma station you have the option of taking a cab to the airport
OR
Colonial Transportation of Long Island offers convenient shuttle service between MacArthur Airport and the Ronkonkoma train station (LIRR). The shuttle van departs the train station daily at 5:30am, then departs the airport on the hour and half-hour from 6:00am until 10:30pm. Curbside pick up at the airport is directly in front of baggage claim. The shuttle will pick up and drop off at the North Platform of the Ronkonkoma train station. The one-way fare is $5.00 per person. Cash and credit cards are accepted. All rates are subject to change without notice.

Cheaper still is the local bus:
The Suffolk County Bus Transit also offers hourly service to and from MacArthur Airport to the train station with the S-57 Bus except Sundays. The fare is $1.50. The bus only runs once an hour, so make sure to schedule appropriately.