Your ride to Newark Airport from Columbia University. Reliable Newark Airport car service from Columbia University. Premium Black Sedan or SUV, curbside pickup for arrivals, 24/7.
Faculty, researchers and visiting speakers fly in and out all year; we pick up at the hotels nearby too. Visiting families flying in for move-in or Commencement can book both directions at once.
Your chauffeur starts out of Morningside Heights, then takes the Holland or Lincoln Tunnel and the New Jersey Turnpike south. That's about 22 mi — 38 min at the quiet hours, 58 min when the New Jersey Turnpike is backed up.
Newark isn't the nearest airport to Columbia University — that's LGA, about 45 min away — but it's often the one with the right flight. For long-haul and international flights, EWR is usually worth the extra time. You get one fixed price for Columbia University to EWR before you book, tolls included.
| Route | Sedan up to 3 | SUV up to 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia University ↔ EWR | $187.86 | $225.15 |
Tolls, taxes and gratuity are included. The fare is for the whole vehicle. Flight tracking and one hour of free waiting after landing come with every airport pickup. Return rides cost the same as the trip out.
Get this fare online; it will not change after you book.
From Columbia University, plan the pickup 3 hr before a domestic departure and 4 hr before an international one.
Getting across the Hudson matters more than the airport: we time the pickup around the bridge your chauffeur will use. On snowy days, holiday weekends and summer Fridays we'll suggest leaving earlier.
Break weeks fill up fast. If several friends from Columbia University are flying out of EWR the same day, a Premium Black SUV takes up to 6 with bags. If the school changes the break dates or your flight moves, just tell us — changing the pickup time is free.
Newark has Terminals A, B and C — United, the biggest airline here, is in C.
Book the return to Columbia University at the same time; the flight is tracked and waiting time starts only when you land. Newark guide →
| Airport | Distance | Usual drive | vs. EWR |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGA · LaGuardia | ≈ 12 mi | 28 min – 45 min | 13 min quicker |
| TEB · Teterboro | ≈ 18 mi | 32 min – 50 min | 8 min quicker |
| JFK · Kennedy | ≈ 18 mi | 35 min – 55 min | about the same |
| EWR · Newark | ≈ 22 mi | 38 min – 58 min | this page |
| HPN · Westchester | ≈ 35 mi | 45 min – 1 hr | about the same |
| ISP · Islip MacArthur | ≈ 55 mi | 1 hr 5 min – 1 hr 22 min | 24 min longer |
From 116 St–Columbia it's the subway to Penn Station, NJ Transit to Newark Airport station and then the AirTrain — two changes.
Compare that with a car: one seat, your bags in the trunk, 38 min – 58 min to the curb.
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