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Danielvalentine
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Avg trip price to NYC
Danielvalentine
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What do you think is around the average trip price to NYC for 2 people, for Thurs-Sun. It's been a while since I have been and last time it was just me, so I don't really remember what I spent. I am trying to determine what would be a decent deal.
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Re: Avg trip price to NYC
Depends. If you shop deals, you can get airfare for $400 each or less, roundtrip. If not, you're looking more in the $600-1,000 range for coach. It also depends on whether you plan to check a bag (or two) and whether the airline charges for checked luggage.
Hotels tend to run about $200 a night, but you can also get deals on them, depending on the season, website and location. Do you have points? It's a good city to use them in.
Food prices depend on what your hotel includes (i.e. breakfast) and what kinds of places you plan to eat. If you plan to eat in high end restaurants, then you'll pay more than eating at a diner. Add in costs for tickets to things like shows or tourist attractions, and that changes the total cost.
You also have to figure in transportation costs. If you plan to rent a car (which is a bad idea if you're planning to only stay in the city), then you'll need to figure in daily parking charges, which will be high. You also have to figure in bridge tolls (they're around $5-10 each way) as you'll have to cross a bridge to get into the city from the airport. If not, you have to figure in taxi cost, subway cost and transportation to and from the airport.
BTW, DH and I went to Boston (a somewhat comparable expensive city) a little over a year ago. Our airfare was $400 total roundtrip (I bought during an airfare war), for both of us. Usually, $400 each, including fees and taxes, roundtrip, is a good price for Boston.
Our hotel (the Raddison in the Theatre District) was less than $100 a night, but I also booked the week we left. I shopped deals for a while until I found the one I was willing to take. We also have friends who live there, so we could beg a spot on their floor if we got stuck.
Our food bill, on the other hand, was fairly high. I never added it up as I knew it would be scary! We're complete foodies and made sure to eat our way through town. We tend to spend less on hotels so we will have more to spend on food.
We also tend to walk everywhere, so our transportation costs were minimal. We took the T to and from the airport since our hotel was only two blocks from the station and we pack light (carry on only), so we didn't have a pricey cab to and from the airport.
I forgot to mention that you also have to figure in parking and/or cab costs for getting to to and from the airport here.