Darien, CT
to LGA Airport.

Darien families travel a lot around school vacations, so the Thanksgiving week and the February and April breaks fill up early. Darien's two Metro-North stations make the train an option for commuting, but with luggage a car to the curb saves the transfers in New York.

First leg: onto I-95 at Exit 10 or 11, or the Merritt Parkway north of town. The rest of the way to LaGuardia: I-95 or the Hutchinson south, over the Whitestone Bridge and along the Grand Central Parkway to the airport. It's about 38 mi. With light traffic you're there in about 55 min; on a busy day plan on 1 hr 15 min, mostly because of the Whitestone Bridge approach.

From Darien, HPN is the quickest airport (about 35 min) and LGA is the 2nd closest. Price: Premium Black Sedan for $235.04, Premium Black SUV for $284.77, tolls, taxes and gratuity included.

For a domestic flight from LaGuardia, book the pickup in Darien about 3 hr 15 min before departure.

Most LaGuardia flights are domestic — 2 hours at the airport is enough — but the Grand Central Parkway backs up at rush hour. On snowy days, holiday weekends and summer Fridays we'll suggest leaving earlier.

Delta uses Terminal C at LaGuardia and most other airlines use Terminal B; Terminal A handles a few carriers.

For the return, your chauffeur follows the flight, so a delay doesn't cost you anything — the free hour of waiting starts at landing. LaGuardia guide →

Take the New Haven Line from Darien to Harlem–125th Street and take the M60 bus to the terminals — the bus is the only transit link to LaGuardia.

The car takes 55 min – 1 hr 15 min and starts at your front door. LaGuardia has no train at all, so for most people it's a car, a cab or the bus.

All six airports from Darien, nearest first.

The same about 38 mi can take very different times. Here's what we usually see on the way to LGA.