Blair Academy
to EWR Airport.

The roads around Blairstown are rural and dark early in the morning; we plan the pickup with extra time. Blair Academy sits in Blairstown, in the hills of northwest New Jersey near the Delaware Water Gap.

The drive to EWR starts onto I-80 east, about 15 minutes from campus; after that it's I-80 east to I-287 or the Garden State Parkway south to the airport. It's about 70 mi. With light traffic you're there in about 1 hr 20 min; on a busy day plan on 1 hr 40 min, mostly because of local traffic.

From Blair Academy, HPN is the quickest airport (about 1 hr 20 min) and EWR is the 3rd closest. For long-haul and international flights, EWR is usually worth the extra time. The fare from Blair Academy is quoted up front with tolls included; put your address in the form above.

The days the dorms close for Thanksgiving, winter and spring breaks are the busiest of the year for Blair Academy pickups — every student needs a ride on the same morning. Book as soon as the flight is booked. A parent can make the booking and get the confirmation and driver details too.

From Blair Academy, plan the pickup 3 hr 45 min before a domestic departure and 4 hr 45 min before an international one.

Newark itself moves well; it's the bridge traffic on the way that we plan the pickup around. Tell us the flight number and we'll suggest the pickup time when we confirm.

• Your flight number, so we can track it
• How many passengers and bags (sedan up to 3, SUV up to 6)
• Whether a parent should get the driver details too
• Where on campus to meet the car
• Any extra stop on the way
• Whether you'd like the return trip from EWR booked now

There's no practical train from here — the nearest rail is a long drive away, so a car is the only sensible way to the airport.

Compare that with a car: one seat, your bags in the trunk, 1 hr 20 min – 1 hr 40 min to the curb.