How much would a 2-3 day trip to NYC from North Carolina cost?|124175

I have always wanted to go and take a few friends. For one person, how much would it cost to visit New York City, stay for a couple or a few days, shop a little bit, eat out, have fun. I_m only 16, so my mom would go as well. How much would it cost for four people total? How much are hotels and cabs and what_s the cheapest way to travel from North Carolina? Thank you in advance.

NYC is not a cheap place, so you are probably looking around at least $800USD/person (this will include flight+hotel+some spending $). Make sure you book thru a coupon site to save some money, i know coupon sites like coupondawg.com will offer deals from travelocity, expedia, and agoda sites. Also, taking the subway travelling around will save some extra money, plus it_s really convenient to take the subway in NYC.

This whole question depends on whether you want to live Manhattan somewhere else. Hotels in Manhattan normally start at around 200 dollars a night for one room/night for a pretty horrid hotel. I feel a cheaper alternative would be to stay at a hotel near Newark airport, which is relatively safe and should be much cheaper and take NJ transit from Newark Penn Station in the morning to get to the city (around 4 bucks a ticket, its over 10 bucks a ticket from Newark airport stop cause of the airtran costs).

Cabs normally arn_t that expensive and especially since you have 4 people its probably going to be cheaper to take a cab rather than taking the subway. Its around 50 dollars to take cab from JFK and Laguardia to anywhere in Manhattan and a cab ride within Manhattan itself have rarely been over 10 dollars.

Driving would be the cheapest way to get to NYC for 4 people as it would cost around 100 bucks in gas and be prepared to pay 30 or 40 bucks in tolls through bridges and new jersey along the way, however, if you do choose to stay in a hotel within Manhattan then parking would be a problem. Be prepared to pay around 50 dollars a day in parking should you drive. Flying should be around 220 dollars a ticket roundtrip. (FYI, I got mine from Tennessee to Newark at 120 one way for next week.)

Shopping is all up to you, you can spend hundreds/thousands or basically nothing (canal street and Haitian/Jamaican places around 23rd street area) depending on what type of stuff you want and your lifestyle.

To sum it all up
hotels: 400-600 share bed, 800-1200 not shared in manhattan
200-300 in newark airport shared, 400-600 not shared

Flying: around 1000
Driving: 150+ 100 parking
Cab: about 100-150 total w.o cab from airport(don_t drive within the city itself, all the one ways and the non-existance of parking where you want to be its just better to take a cab)
shopping: up to you

PS. FOOD IS VERY EXPENSIVE... imaging what you want to eat where you are at, DOUBLE IT.. and that_s nyc food

Hi hi! NYC is an awesome place for a young person!

It really depends on how _glamorous_ you want it to be. If you_re willing to do hostels and take maybe a 2 day bus ride then it can be cheap, and personally I think hostels are fun :D HostelWorld.com is the best source to find a good hostel. I_m not sure if your mom will enjoy the hostel though since it_s really for youngish to college aged students.

I think the best option is to check out JetBlue.com. Their deals are pretty good. There are also buses in Chinatown NYC and certain southern states called Fung Wah. I_ll warn you though, they are kind of dangerous and I personally wouldn_t ride them unless I was desperate.

Definitely shop in Soho, but be careful not to waste money on low quality _boutique_ shops. You can pick these stores out in a minute, they usually have polyester clothing, and a huge range of clothes that look kind of nice but in reality their quality is really bad. A new store opened up for us called TopShop which comes from the UK. Super cute clothes there. Also visit Lush for some natural beauty products, and Sephora for make up. Check out Union Square too during Fridays when they have the local Farmer_s Market which is open Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 8AM-6PM, although summer hours seem to be usually Saturday.

NYC is expensive if you go with the hotel route. Taxis are good after a late night, but generally the subway is used and is usually the cheapest way around. NYC is also a walking city. You can walk and walk and never be bored and always discover something new. Taxis will generally charge a minimum of $5.

I hope you come! It_s an amazing city :)