Your ride to Islip MacArthur Airport from Hotchkiss School. Affordable car service from Hotchkiss School to Islip MacArthur Airport — Premium Black Sedan or Premium Black SUV, fixed price, tolls included, flight tracked.
Many Hotchkiss families live abroad, so JFK and Newark international flights are a big part of our Hotchkiss trips. Hotchkiss sits in Lakeville, beside Lake Wononscopomuc, in the far northwest corner of Connecticut.
Leaving Hotchkiss School, the car heads west to Route 22 in New York and south toward I-684. From there to ISP it's Route 22 and I-684 south, across the Throgs Neck and east on the Long Island Expressway. Door to door it's about 145 mi, usually 2 hr 40 min – 3 hr 5 min, and the place that decides your timing is the Long Island Expressway.
ISP ranks farthest of the six airports from Hotchkiss School; HPN is nearest at about 1 hr 30 min. You get one fixed price for Hotchkiss School to ISP before you book, tolls included.
ISP is small, so 75 minutes at the airport usually covers a domestic flight. From Hotchkiss School, book the pickup about 4 hr 30 min before departure.
90 minutes at the airport is usually enough at Islip; the Long Island Expressway is the variable. Tell us the flight number and we'll suggest the pickup time when we confirm.
The days the dorms close for Thanksgiving, winter and spring breaks are the busiest of the year for Hotchkiss School 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.
MacArthur has one terminal and mostly domestic flights. Your chauffeur waits right outside the terminal; with one terminal and a small curb, it's one of the easiest pickups around.
Book the return to Hotchkiss School at the same time; the flight is tracked and waiting time starts only when you land. Islip guide →
Drive times from Hotchkiss School to each airport we serve.
| Airport | Distance | Usual drive | vs. ISP |
|---|---|---|---|
| HPN · Westchester | ≈ 65 mi | 1 hr 15 min – 1 hr 30 min | 1 hr 35 min quicker |
| LGA · LaGuardia | ≈ 110 mi | 2 hr 5 min – 2 hr 25 min | 40 min quicker |
| JFK · Kennedy | ≈ 115 mi | 2 hr 10 min – 2 hr 30 min | 35 min quicker |
| TEB · Teterboro | ≈ 118 mi | 2 hr 13 min – 2 hr 33 min | 32 min quicker |
| EWR · Newark | ≈ 120 mi | 2 hr 15 min – 2 hr 35 min | 30 min quicker |
| ISP · Islip MacArthur | ≈ 145 mi | 2 hr 40 min – 3 hr 5 min | this page |
There's no station in town — the nearest is Wassaic on the Harlem Line, so the train trip already starts with a drive. From Wassaic, ride the Harlem Line to Grand Central, then the LIRR toward Ronkonkoma (usually changing at Jamaica) and a shuttle to the terminal — a long day.
By car it's one ride from your door: 2 hr 40 min – 3 hr 5 min to ISP.
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