Daily Costs
Budget:.Less.than.$100.
» Camping: $20–$30
» Meals in roadside diners:
$5–$15
» State parks, walking tours: free
Midrange:.$100–$250.
» Double room in midrange hotel
or B&B: $75–$120
» Meals at midrange restaurants:
$20–$40
» Museum admission: $10–$20
Top.End:.More.than.$250
» Swanky B&B or hotel: $200
and up
» Meals in top-end restaurants:
$50 and up
Eating
Roadside Diners Wide-ranging
menus of classic American food.
Farmers Markets Regional-
specific freshly harvested produce
and locally produced goods.
Restaurants The more rural
the area, the less likely you’ll find
healthy choices.
Vegetarian Selections available
at most restaurants and cafes.
Eating price indicators represent
the cost of a main dish:
$ less than $10$$ $11–$19$$$ more than $20Sleeping
B&Bs Often evoking a
homespun atmosphere, and
usually including breakfast.
Camping Tent sites and
sometimes cabins available at
most state parks; facilities range
from ‘primitive’ to ‘developed’.
Motels Affordable roadside
accommodations commonly
clustered around interstate exits
and main routes into town.
Resorts Typically all-inclusive
affairs with activities on offer.
Sleeping price indicators
represent the cost of a double
room with private bathroom:$ less than $100$$ $100–$200$$$ more than $200Arriving in New York
& the Mid-Atlantic
John.F.Kennedy.
International.Airport
Rental Cars Take the AirTrain
to the Federal Circle stop for car
rental companies.
Taxis To Manhattan: $52 plus
tolls and tip.
Subway Airtrain to Jamaica
Station for the LIRR ($17 total)
into Penn Station or to Howard
Beach for A train ($7.50 total)
into city.
Shuttles Door-to-door
from $20.Newark.International.
Airport
Rental Cars Take the AirTrain
Newark (free) to stations P2 and
P3 for car rental company offices.
Taxis To west side of midtown
Manhattan: $55 plus tolls and tip.
Train Air train ($5.50) connects
to Jersey Transit rail service and
PATH trains into city.
Shuttles Door-to-door
from $20.Reagan.National.Airport.
Rental Cars Agencies are a
10-minute walk/free shuttle ride
away in parking garage A.Taxis Around $12 to $20 to
downtown Washington DC.
Shuttles Door-to-door $14
to $25.
Metro Reagan National Airport
metrorail station is attached to
the airport.Money
ATMs widely available. Credit
cards accepted at most hotels
and restaurants.Tipping
Standard is 15% to 20% for
waiters and bartenders and 10%
to 20% for taxi drivers.Opening Hours
Opening hours are reduced in
January and February.
Bars h5pm–midnight, to 2am
or later in large cities.
Restaurants hBreakfast
7am–11am, lunch midday–3pm,
dinner 5pm–11pm.
Shops h10am–7pm, some
closed on Sunday.Useful Websites
National Parks Service
(www.nps.gov/parks) Fast facts
about national parks, recreation
areas and historic sites.
Civil War Trails (www.
civilwartrails.org) The most
exhaustive resource for Civil War
Trail tourists.
Lonely Planet (www.
lonelyplanet.com/USA) Travel
tips, accommodation, travelers’
forum and more.For more, see Driving in New
York & the Mid-Atlantic (p334).