Your ride to Newark Airport from Shelton. Affordable car service from Shelton, CT to Newark Airport — Premium Black Sedan or Premium Black SUV, fixed price, tolls included, flight tracked.
Route 8 runs right through Shelton, and it connects to both the Merritt Parkway and I-95 a few minutes south. The Waterbury Branch train from Shelton runs only a few times a day, which is why most travelers go by car to the airport.
The drive to EWR starts onto Route 8 in town, then the Merritt Parkway or I-95; after that it's I-684 or the Merritt to I-287, over the Mario Cuomo Bridge and down the Garden State Parkway — or the George Washington Bridge when it's clearer. Expect about 65 mi and 1 hr 18 min – 1 hr 38 min on a normal day; the George Washington Bridge is where the time goes when traffic is heavy.
EWR ranks 2nd closest of the six airports from Shelton; HPN is nearest at about 55 min. Overseas flights are the usual reason to choose EWR. Price: Premium Black Sedan for $339.22, Premium Black SUV for $407.59, tolls, taxes and gratuity included.
| Route | Sedan up to 3 | SUV up to 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Shelton ↔ EWR | $339.22 | $407.59 |
Tolls, taxes and gratuity are included. The fare is for the whole vehicle. Arrivals include live flight tracking and the first hour of waiting. Return rides cost the same as the trip out.
The same fare applies from Newark back to Shelton. Reserve online.
Work back from the departure time: 3 hr 45 min for a domestic flight, 4 hr 45 min for an international one — that's the pickup time in Shelton.
The crossing into New Jersey is the variable — the George Washington and Mario Cuomo bridges both slow at rush hour. If your flight leaves in the late afternoon, give the George Washington Bridge extra room.
United flies mostly from Terminal C; Terminal A is the newest; international flights use B and C.
Coming home, the trip back to Shelton takes about the same time; we track your flight and the 1 hour of free waiting starts when you land. Newark guide →
Take the Waterbury Branch from Derby–Shelton to Grand Central (changing at Bridgeport), the subway across to Penn Station, NJ Transit to Newark Airport station and then the AirTrain — four legs in all.
The car takes 1 hr 18 min – 1 hr 38 min and starts at your front door. Bridge and Turnpike tolls into New Jersey are already included in the price, so there's nothing extra to pay on the way.
Choosing between airports? Here's how EWR stacks up from Shelton.
| Airport | Distance | Usual drive | vs. EWR |
|---|---|---|---|
| HPN · Westchester | ≈ 35 mi | 42 min – 55 min | 43 min quicker |
| EWR · Newark | ≈ 65 mi | 1 hr 18 min – 1 hr 38 min | this page |
| LGA · LaGuardia | ≈ 65 mi | 1 hr 20 min – 1 hr 40 min | about the same |
| TEB · Teterboro | ≈ 68 mi | 1 hr 20 min – 1 hr 40 min | about the same |
| JFK · Kennedy | ≈ 70 mi | 1 hr 22 min – 1 hr 42 min | about the same |
| ISP · Islip MacArthur | ≈ 82 mi | 1 hr 35 min – 1 hr 55 min | 17 min longer |
The same about 65 mi can take very different times. Here's what we usually see on the way to EWR.
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