Taft School
to LGA Airport.

The Taft School is in Watertown, just northwest of Waterbury. From Watertown, I-84 west to I-684 is usually the quickest way toward Westchester and the New York airports.

First leg: onto Route 8 or I-84 in Waterbury. The rest of the way to LaGuardia: Route 8 to the Merritt and the Hutchinson, then the Whitestone Bridge and the Grand Central. That's about 80 mi — 1 hr 32 min at the quiet hours, 1 hr 52 min when the Whitestone Bridge approach is backed up.

LaGuardia isn't the nearest airport to Taft School — that's HPN, about 1 hr 5 min away — but it's often the one with the right flight. You get one fixed price for Taft School to LGA before you book, tolls included.

Students heading home for break usually leave on the same one or two days, so pickups from Taft School are tightly scheduled. Tell us the building or dorm, how many bags, and the flight number — we'll take care of the timing to LGA.

LaGuardia flights are almost all domestic — that puts your Taft School pickup about 4 hr before take-off.

Most LaGuardia flights are domestic — 2 hours at the airport is enough — but the Grand Central Parkway backs up at rush hour. Holiday weekends and Friday afternoons are when we add the most cushion on the Taft School route.

• The flight number — the car follows any delay
• Number of people and suitcases, so we send the right car
• Whether a parent should get the driver details too
• Where on campus to meet the car
• Any extra stop on the way
• The return flight, if you'd like the ride home booked too

Choosing between airports? Here's how LGA stacks up from Taft School.

There's no station in town — the nearest is Waterbury on the Waterbury Branch, so the train trip already starts with a drive. From Waterbury, ride the Waterbury Branch to Harlem–125th Street (changing at Bridgeport) and take the M60 bus to the terminals — the bus is the only transit link to LaGuardia.

Compare that with a car: one seat, your bags in the trunk, 1 hr 32 min – 1 hr 52 min to the curb. LaGuardia has no train at all, so for most people it's a car, a cab or the bus.

LaGuardia has three terminals: C for Delta, B for most other airlines, and the smaller A. After you land, your chauffeur meets you at the arrivals pickup area of your terminal. LaGuardia's curbs are tight, so we time the pickup to your bags, not just your landing.

Coming home, the trip back to Taft School takes about the same time; we track your flight and the 1 hour of free waiting starts when you land. LaGuardia guide →