Your ride to Newark Airport from Hofstra University. Door-to-door rides from Hofstra University to Newark Airport in a Premium Black Sedan or SUV. One fixed price, confirmed at booking.
The Hempstead LIRR station is close to campus, but the train to an airport means changing at Jamaica with your bags. From Hempstead, JFK and LaGuardia are both short drives west.
Leaving Hofstra University, the car heads onto the Meadowbrook Parkway or Hempstead Turnpike. From there to EWR it's the Belt Parkway, the Verrazzano Bridge and Staten Island, then the Goethals Bridge to Newark. It's about 42 mi. With light traffic you're there in about 52 min; on a busy day plan on 1 hr 10 min, mostly because of the Belt Parkway.
Newark isn't the nearest airport to Hofstra University — that's LGA, about 40 min away — but it's often the one with the right flight. Overseas flights are the usual reason to choose EWR. You get one fixed price for Hofstra University to EWR before you book, tolls included.
The days the dorms close for Thanksgiving, winter and spring breaks are the busiest of the year for Hofstra University 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 Hofstra University, plan the pickup 3 hr 15 min before a domestic departure and 4 hr 15 min before an international one.
Getting across the Hudson matters more than the airport: we time the pickup around the bridge your chauffeur will use. If your flight leaves in the late afternoon, give the Belt Parkway extra room.
All six airports from Hofstra University, nearest first.
| Airport | Distance | Usual drive | vs. EWR |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGA · LaGuardia | ≈ 15 mi | 25 min – 40 min | 30 min quicker |
| JFK · Kennedy | ≈ 20 mi | 28 min – 45 min | 25 min quicker |
| ISP · Islip MacArthur | ≈ 28 mi | 35 min – 50 min | 20 min quicker |
| TEB · Teterboro | ≈ 35 mi | 45 min – 1 hr 2 min | 8 min quicker |
| EWR · Newark | ≈ 42 mi | 52 min – 1 hr 10 min | this page |
| HPN · Westchester | ≈ 45 mi | 55 min – 1 hr 10 min | about the same |
From Hempstead it's the LIRR to Penn Station, NJ Transit to Newark Airport station, then the AirTrain — about three hours door to door.
By car it's one ride from your door: 52 min – 1 hr 10 min to EWR. Bridge and Turnpike tolls into New Jersey are already included in the price, so there's nothing extra to pay on the way.
Newark has Terminals A, B and C — United, the biggest airline here, is in C.
Coming home, the trip back to Hofstra University takes about the same time; we track your flight and the 1 hour of free waiting starts when you land. Newark guide →
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