Brooklyn
Q70FGArriving in New York · LaGuardia
There's no direct transit from LaGuardia to Brooklyn, but one free bus and one subway ride will get you there. Or take a cab, which can be cheaper than you'd think.
Fares and rules checked against the Port Authority, MTA and NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission on October 16, 2026.
*Door-to-door times are our estimates to Downtown Brooklyn and swing with traffic, waits and time of day.
Step by step
Q70 to Jackson Heights, then the F into Brooklyn
About 60–75 minutes to Downtown Brooklyn · $3
The Q48 bus no longer serves LaGuardia; older guides still mention it.
Terminal B or C
Follow the signs for the LaGuardia Link Q70 bus. It is free and has luggage racks. Landing at Terminal A? Take the free airport shuttle to Terminal B first.
Q70about 15 min (MTA) (our estimate)
Jackson Hts–Roosevelt Av / 74 St
Tap · $3Tap into the subway and take the F toward Brooklyn. It crosses Manhattan along Sixth Avenue.
F40–50 min (our estimate)
Downtown Brooklyn & Park Slope
The F stops at York St (for DUMBO), Jay St–MetroTech, Bergen St and 7 Av (Park Slope). Our suggested routing.
No tickets, no MetroCard
How paying works: just tap
1
Use a contactless card or your phone
Any tap-to-pay credit or debit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay works on New York's subways and buses. There is nothing to buy first. The old MetroCard is gone.
2
The Q70 is free
The LaGuardia Link Q70 costs nothing: just board at Terminal B or C. You pay only when you tap into the subway at Jackson Heights or board a city bus like the M60.
3
Tap once, wait for GO
Hold the card or phone flat on the reader until the screen says GO. The subway and local buses are $3 a ride, with a free transfer to a bus or another subway within two hours.
4
Stick to one card all week
Pay for 12 subway or bus rides on the same card or phone within any 7 days ($35) and the rest of that week is free. Each traveler needs their own card or phone to count toward it.
- Your phone and the physical card in it count as two different payment methods. Pick one and keep using it.
- On the M60 Select Bus Service, tap at any door. Paying cash? Buy a receipt from the machine at the stop before you board.
- The LIRR is separate: buy that ticket in the TrainTime app or at a station machine.
By car
Taxi or Uber?
- Meter
- by distance
- LaGuardia surcharge
- $5.00
- MTA State Surcharge
- $0.50
- Improvement Surcharge
- $1.00
- Airport access feeOn pickups at LaGuardia
- $2.00
- Rush hourWeekdays 4–8pm
- $2.50
- Overnight8pm–6am
- $1.00
- Tolls
- varies
- Tip15–20% is customary
- your call
The Port Authority's estimate, before tips and tolls: about $28–$50 to Downtown Brooklyn.
Yellow taxi
- Take a yellow cab only from the official taxi line outside arrivals. Ignore anyone offering a ride inside the terminal.
- LaGuardia to Brooklyn is short by car and long by transit, so a cab or rideshare is often the better deal for two or more people.
Uber and Lyft
- Follow the Ride App Pick Up signs. Terminal A: across the street from arrivals. Terminal B: Level 2 of the Terminal B parking garage. Terminal C: the inner lane at arrivals.
- Request the car only when you are close to the pickup point.
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Sources, checked October 16, 2026
- LaGuardia to New York City — MTA ↗
- Public transportation — LaGuardia Airport ↗
- Subway and bus fares — MTA ↗
- Tap and ride, weekly fare cap — MTA ↗
- Taxi fare — NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission ↗
- Taxi service and estimated fares — LaGuardia Airport ↗
- Ride-share pickup — LaGuardia Airport ↗
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