Agree. West Point is hilly and R-Day will inevitably be hot, humid, and probably rainy. Bring a GPS or rent a car with one--it's a doable drive. I don't know where your hotel is but if it's not the Thayer or IHG on post that will only add to your hike . No sense in dragging your CC on a hike all over post when he/she is getting ready for 6 weeks of marching and running.I've seen so many posts about avoiding car rental for Rday. Honestly, have you been to West Point? The post is very big. You cannot comfortably walk it. If you are going to be there for 3-4 days, you will spend more on taxis than you will for the car rental. There are tons of coupon codes out there, including deals from business, costco, etc...rent the car. NY/NJ is not all like Manhattan. The drove from EWR is not bad. Traffic will depend on weather and time of day, but really, you will want a car. I am not a brave driver...but I totally rent the car. Be bold!
Unfortunately cab from Garrison is hit or miss. One reason I wish NY would permit Uber/Lyft.
There is a ferry that runs Fri-Sun and drops you at the bottoms of the hill from Thayer, but you need a military ID to ride it. Look under West Point Harborcraft on FB.
I've seen so many posts about avoiding car rental for Rday. Honestly, have you been to West Point? The post is very big. You cannot comfortably walk it. If you are going to be there for 3-4 days, you will spend more on taxis than you will for the car rental. There are tons of coupon codes out there, including deals from business, costco, etc...rent the car. NY/NJ is not all like Manhattan. The drove from EWR is not bad. Traffic will depend on weather and time of day, but really, you will want a car. I am not a brave driver...but I totally rent the car. Be bold!
Kids do it all the time. It's around 125-150.
Do a search using something like Kayak. Then check individual airline sites.tell me which website has cheap air tickets?
I have heard that as well.My kids just told me that if you check for airfare ... they store the data so when you check later the prices go up a little. But if you check from a different device OR clear your cache - prices don’t go higher.
Doesn’t surprise me if true.