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One hour 10 min layover in Newark; International -> Domestic connection. Enough time to clear customs?
Even without immigration and an infant it would be very tight on most airports.
The time immigration takes does depend on the time of day and day of the week but also on your relative location in the ...
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Daughter flying alone from Athens Greece to Newark to Chicago - Need info/advice
There's a bunch of confusion here still, so I'll try to lay out all the steps in more detail.
One note first. Airlines offer an "unaccompanied minors" service, where airline employees will escort ...
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"Complimentary" flight after my final destination
It sounds like your travel agent is using hidden city ticketing.
It is true that you will claim your checked luggage at Newark to go through customs, and there won't be anything to stop you from ...
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Does Newark (EWR) have a hotel actually in the airport?
There's the Newark Marriott, which while not inside the airport is about as close as you can get. It's on the other side of the parking areas from the terminal as shown in the Google Maps image below. ...
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Options for JFK to EWR transfer
As a New Yorker, the subject line alone made me cringe. That is not a transfer I’d be happy to attempt. And doing it the Sunday after a Friday New Year’s? That sounds like a recipe for disaster. ...
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One hour 10 min layover in Newark; International -> Domestic connection. Enough time to clear customs?
That's really quite tight and not something I'd be comfortable with, especially with checked bags and an infant (I might give it a shot with Global Entry, no checked bags, and no infant, but that's ...
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Can I transit through the US without a visa?
No, there are no exceptions. If you need a visa for the US, and you don't have one, you will not be allowed on the plane or into the country.
Your best bet is to contact the airline to see if they ...
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Do I clear Customs during a transit in the USA en route to Toronto?
Contrary to most other countries, there is no sterile international transit in the US.
All passengers arriving in the US, whether it's their final destination or they transfer to a domestic or ...
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Are all inbound international passengers routed to the same customs hall at Newark Liberty International?
Only Terminals B and C have immigration facilities; they are separate from each other. Arrivals in Terminal B clear immigration in Terminal B, and arrivals in Terminal C clear immigration in Terminal ...
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Do I clear customs in EWR if I have an onward domestic flight? What about my luggage?
La Compagnie flies from France which doesn't have any pre-clearance airports.
That means
Do I need to go through customs, gather my luggage and then take the train or bus to terminal B, check in with ...
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"Complimentary" flight after my final destination
You will need to collect your baggage when you arrive in Newark for customs purposes anyway, so you may end your journey there.
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Do I need to go through security at Newark airport after flying in from NC before boarding international flight to Ireland?
United Airlines operates out of all 3 terminals at EWR - terminals A, B and C - although the majority of flights arrive and depart out of Terminal C, and it's highly likely that both of your flights ...
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Arriving at Newark from Europe, have ESTA, how long should it take to go through immigration and customs?
Immigration and Customs is not easy to judge in the US. It all depends on flight arrival time, number of immigration staff on desks, any delays experienced to all incoming flights, if you get of the ...
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Which is the NYC airport with the quickest customs operations?
Starting from London, the quickest option is to take BA1 from LCY to JFK on the "babybus". That undergoes pre-clearance at Shannon in Ireland whilst refueling, and so lands as a "domestic" flight. ...
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Newark Airport to central New Jersey on a student's budget
The answer is from official New Jersey transit:
http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TripPlannerItineraryFrom
The Average regular price $15.25 from Newark Airport Rail station ...
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What is the step by step procedure of transfer from international terminal to domestic terminal at Newark Airport?
If you want to change your flight to go directly from EWR to BOS, I would contact United as soon as possible. Most likely, you will be subject to a change fee on top of any fare difference between the ...
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Which is the NYC airport with the quickest customs operations?
The answer depends not only on the airport, but also on the airline (as there are multiple immigration/customs areas in each airport) and the time of day.
The US CBP has a website where you can check ...
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Options for JFK to EWR transfer
Google is giving me public transit times ranging from 1h 30min to 1h 55min for a trip from JFK to Newark, arriving at 5:30 pm this Sunday.
If I were you I would look very seriously at the latest ...
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Newark transit from terminal B to terminal A on separate itineraries
When your flight lands in terminal B, you'll have to go through immigration to the front of the airport. From there, you'll see signs directing you to the Airtrain.
Newark puts different airlines ...
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Flying United from Kansas City to Dublin
Is 41 minutes enough time
Assuming one ticket, the answer is maybe. (Two tickets = NO WAY)
United thinks it's doable: They sold you the ticket and are responsible for getting you to Dublin, even if ...
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Options for JFK to EWR transfer
The train route is longer and requires multiple transitions but is much more predictable for time.
ETS could be faster and you have no connections to worry about getting to EWR. If you go with ...
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Daughter flying alone from Athens Greece to Newark to Chicago - Need info/advice
All international arrivals to the US work the same:
You first go through immigration.
Then you claim your bags from baggage claim.
You take your bag through customs and make any necessary ...
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New York City from Newark airport
There is a large variety of options for travel from Newark Airport to Manhattan. I have assumed you're travelling to the Port Authority Bus Terminal (as per the bounty), a short walk from Times Square....
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Landing in New York Newark, 5 hours until my flight at LGA. What's the best way to get there
There’s a shuttle bus service between the New York and New Jersey airports. That’d be the easiest and cheapest (in terms of reasonable solutions).
https://www.nycairporter.com/ourservices/laguardia-...
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Newark Airport transfer - Luggage collection and drop off
I did this exact connection yesterday, so...
Once you clear immigration/customs in terminal B you will immediately come to the baggage re-check area. Presuming that your bags are already tagged all ...
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Where do I pick up an Enterprise rental car at EWR?
The date on that Air Train map is July 28, 2008. Also, the map is hosted on the site of NJ Transit, which doesn't run the Air Train. The Air Train is a service of the Port Authority of New York and ...
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Is a 2-hour layover in Newark fine when traveling to Bombay?
Assuming you have purchased this as a single ticket, two hours should be quite sufficient unless your flight is significantly delayed. You won't go through any kind of immigration control departing ...
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Transfer time from Amtrak to EWR terminal B
It is a short walk and escalator ride from the Amtrak/NJ Transit platform to the AirTrain platform. The AirTrain ride from the rail station to the terminal is listed as 9 minutes to Terminal B, and ...
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How do I transfer from JFK to Newark after my flight from Germany?
CANCEL OR CHANGE THE RESERVATION
If any possible, cancel this reservation and book something else. Transfer from JFK to EWR is very cumbersome and unpredictable. The airports are over 50km apart and ...
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