[quote=joec]
I don’t know about NYC, but how does it compare to places in Europe and Asia? I’ve traveled to a lot of Asian countries and various places in Europe and most of the time, public transportation is a lot faster (less waiting) in major cities.
They can be crowded as hell (UK), but hey, I suppose it’s cause the darn thing works.[/quote]
I was just recently in Europe and New York. I’d say they’re fairly comparable although it depends. Some of the European airports are integrated better with the public transportation. I.e. you follow the signs to the RER in Paris or the tube in the UK. You buy your ticket and go though the standard subway/train entrance. I will say that it’s slightly more clear where you should be going and how you should pay. In Barcelona we took the bus from the airport to the center of the city and that was fairly easy. The Airtrain at JFK is just as easy if you’ve done it before, but knowing where to go, which way to go to get to Jamica, and the payment system is not as nice. If you could straight shot a LIRR or a subway from underneath JFK to Penn or Grand Central it would be a lot nicer.
