how early to start drive from philly to nyc on weekday to arrive 9:30am (bus)

[phillygirl113]

have to arrive in nyc near 21st and 5th on a weekday. need to drive instead of train..any suggestions on how early i should start out from philly. or would it be less travel going to brooklyn?know of any parking garages around 21st? that location?

thanks!!

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[apvbguy]

Originally Posted by phillygirl113

have to arrive in nyc near 21st and 5th on a weekday. need to drive instead of train..any suggestions on how early i should start out from philly. or would it be less travel going to brooklyn?know of any parking garages around 21st? that location?

thanks!!

no reason to go to brooklyn, you should leave no later than 7 am, and if you take the tpk to 16e, then head towards the lincoln tunnel, exiting where it says last exit in NJ, take a left at the traffic light you'll be at the port imperial ferry terminal which will have cheap parking, a ferry to NYC and a shuttle bus on the NYC side to get you close to where you are going. NY Waterway

[Green Irish Eyes]

Originally Posted by phillygirl113

have to arrive in nyc near 21st and 5th on a weekday. need to drive instead of train..any suggestions on how early i should start out from philly.

Hmmmmm -- you'll probably do best leaving the day before .....

The online maps and driving directions are helpful, but just recognize that are often (always?) delays at bridges and tunnels, which means your actual driving time will be longer than the directions would indicate.

I found this out the hard way when I moved here a couple of years ago. The last leg of my journey was from Pennsylvania, through Jersey and across the GW Bridge into uptown Manhattan. My driving directions said it was something like three hours, and it ended up taking closer to four .....