Ridgefield, CT
to ISP Airport.

The Ridgefield Playhouse and the town's restaurants bring visitors from across the area; we pick up guests staying in town as well. From Ridgefield, Westchester County Airport (HPN) is usually the quickest airport by far — but every airport is a fixed price from here.

The drive to ISP starts out Route 35 to Route 7 south, or west to I-684; after that it's the Merritt and the Hutchinson into the Bronx, the Throgs Neck Bridge and the Long Island Expressway east. Expect about 88 mi and 1 hr 40 min – 2 hr on a normal day; the Long Island Expressway is where the time goes when traffic is heavy.

From Ridgefield, HPN is the quickest airport (about 42 min) and ISP is the farthest. You get one fixed price for Ridgefield to ISP before you book, tolls included.

ISP is small, so 75 minutes at the airport usually covers a domestic flight. From Ridgefield, book the pickup about 3 hr 15 min before departure.

Allow about 90 minutes at MacArthur — and extra on summer Fridays, when the Expressway is slowest. Tell us the flight number and we'll suggest the pickup time when we confirm.

There's no station in town — the nearest is Branchville on the Danbury Branch, so the train trip already starts with a drive. From Branchville, ride the Danbury Branch to Grand Central (changing at South Norwalk), 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: 1 hr 40 min – 2 hr to ISP. Islip's fares and lines can make the longer drive worth it — and with a car service the extra distance is just more time to sit back.

• The flight number — the car follows any delay
• Number of people and suitcases, so we send the right car
• Car seats, if you're traveling with small children
• Which entrance to use if the property is gated
• Any extra stop on the way
• The return flight, if you'd like the ride home booked too