Just now found out I can arrive at the airport by train

Because check-in time is 6am I was worried about how I could accomplish such a feat.
Taxi at 5am is fraught with them not turning up. Taxi fare would be at least $60. Long term parking would cost at least $120.
Checked the train timetable, catching the first bus at 5am will see me arrive at terminal 3 by 6am.
A worry lifted.

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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

I wished that the train system was as efficient here.

I was amazed at 14 when I went to Germany. The train was just underneath the airport. Mind you this was 1973.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@DeWayfarer Frankfurt?

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@ninalanyon yep! And the train to Frankfurt am Main where I switched trains.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@DeWayfarer Sadly Frankfurt is still one of the exceptions, a lot of major airports have either no or very poor rail connections. Heathrow is terrible unless you want to go somewhere via London.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@ninalanyon Well there is no like in all of Southern California. That's LAX, John Wayne international, Ontario international, and San Diego international. All of which I have flown from.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@DeWayfarer Never been that far west. Furthest west I've been was Jefferson City, Missouri. Drove from the airport at St. Louis. Never been on a train in the US. I did look into the idea once because I used to visit Raleigh, North Carolina, quite often and fancied a change from the internal flight from Newark. But it was pretty much impossible. Getting from New York to Washington was not too bad but then there was a half a day wait for the train to Raleigh.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@ninalanyon You name the method of transportation, excepting fighter aircraft, and I have likely been on it or drove it. 🤣

Plus I have been through 40 of the main states multiple times. 🙃

Yeah including animals of various types.

Likely my first animal...