Taxi from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) to New York City

A taxi from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) costs about $44.15 to Times Square or Empire State Building, $43.45 to Grand Central Terminal and $46.25 to Penn Station or Manhattan Cruise Terminal on a weekday, extras included. From the official New York City taxi tariff in force since 5 January 2025, checked 31 October 2026.

What a taxi from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) costs under the New York City tariff, with the extras that apply at the airport.

Fares from LaGuardia Airport

ToWeekday daytimeNightDistance
Times Squaremetered $44.15$44.15–$59.55 $45.15$45.15–$60.55 8.4 miabout 29 min
Empire State Buildingmetered $44.15$44.15–$56.05 $45.15$45.15–$57.05 8.4 miabout 27 min
Grand Central Terminalmetered $43.45$43.45–$55.35 $44.45$44.45–$56.35 8.3 miabout 26 min
Penn Stationmetered $46.25$46.25–$60.25 $47.25$47.25–$61.25 9.1 miabout 30 min
Wall Streetmetered $51.85$51.85–$72.85 $52.85$52.85–$73.85 10.7 miabout 38 min
Upper West Sidemetered $49.05$49.05–$67.25 $50.05$50.05–$68.25 9.9 miabout 34 min
Harlemmetered $35.30$35.30–$49.30 $36.30$36.30–$50.30 6.9 miabout 25 min
Downtown Brooklynmetered $46.50$46.50–$58.40 $47.50$47.50–$59.40 10.0 miabout 30 min
Williamsburgmetered $36.70$36.70–$46.50 $37.70$37.70–$47.50 7.4 miabout 23 min
Astoriametered $24.10$22.70–$31.80 $25.10$23.70–$32.80 3.1 miabout 15 min
Flushingmetered $25.50$24.10–$34.60 $26.50$25.10–$35.60 3.7 miabout 17 min
Hudson Yardsmetered $47.65$47.65–$63.05 $48.65$48.65–$64.05 9.4 miabout 31 min
Chelseametered $47.65$47.65–$64.45 $48.65$48.65–$65.45 9.6 miabout 32 min
Greenwich Villagemetered $48.35$48.35–$65.85 $49.35$49.35–$66.85 9.7 miabout 34 min
SoHometered $48.35$48.35–$63.75 $49.35$49.35–$64.75 9.8 miabout 32 min
Lower East Sidemetered $46.95$46.95–$59.55 $47.95$47.95–$60.55 9.2 miabout 29 min
Upper East Sidemetered $42.05$42.05–$57.45 $43.05$43.05–$58.45 7.9 miabout 28 min
Javits Centermetered $46.95$46.95–$64.45 $47.95$47.95–$65.45 9.4 miabout 33 min
Manhattan Cruise Terminalmetered $46.25$46.25–$62.35 $47.25$47.25–$63.35 9.0 miabout 31 min
DUMBOmetered $45.80$45.80–$57.00 $46.80$46.80–$58.00 10.0 miabout 29 min
Park Slopemetered $49.30$49.30–$66.80 $50.30$50.30–$67.80 10.9 miabout 36 min
Barclays Centermetered $47.20$47.20–$61.90 $48.20$48.20–$62.90 10.3 miabout 33 min
Brooklyn Cruise Terminalmetered $52.10$52.10–$66.80 $53.10$53.10–$67.80 11.8 miabout 35 min
Coney Islandmetered $87.80$87.80–$100.40 $88.80$88.80–$101.40 21.9 miabout 53 min
Long Island Citymetered $31.80$31.80–$43.00 $32.80$32.80–$44.00 5.8 miabout 22 min
Citi Fieldmetered $22.00$21.30–$29.00 $23.00$22.30–$30.00 2.7 miabout 13 min
Yankee Stadiummetered $37.40$37.40–$50.00 $38.40$38.40–$51.00 7.5 miabout 26 min
Bronx Zoometered $45.10$45.10–$63.30 $46.10$46.10–$64.30 9.7 miabout 34 min
St. George, Staten Islandmetered $91.30$91.30–$114.40 $92.30$92.30–$115.40 22.9 miabout 63 min
White Plains (Westchester)metered $140.30$140.30–$165.50 $141.30$141.30–$166.50 24.9 miabout 62 min
Garden City (Long Island)metered $98.30$98.30–$111.60 $99.30$99.30–$112.60 18.8 miabout 46 min

Typical traffic, with the light-to-heavy range below. Weekday daytime is a Tuesday at noon; night is 23:30.

Airport extras

$2.00 Airport Access Fee (JFK and LaGuardia pick-ups)

Trips starting at JFK Airport or LaGuardia Airport

$5.00 LaGuardia surcharge

Trips starting, ending or passing through LaGuardia Airport

Route to Times Square

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The full New York City tariff, with every surcharge and the zone map, is on this page: New York City taxi fares.