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SK10504 t1_j6eqg50 wrote

10pm intl arrival means you won't clear immigration/customs until 2330-2400. you might be better off staying on airport grounds (i.e. Newark Liberty International Airpot Marriott) to sleep and get an early start. this is the only on site hotel. you need to take shuttles to surrounding hotels and they/neighborhoods are iffy (i.e. holiday inn and doubletree are next to the state prison). note, most, if not all car rental companies are outside of airport grounds, so you need to take their shuttle.

not much to see on the NJ Turnpike to south NJ. If you plan on taking the garden state parkway, you can detour to sandy hook national park for nyc views, seaside heights/boardwalk attractions, ocean city, wildwood/boardwalk attractions.

if you are staying around cape may, take a day ferry trip to delaware by dewey beach, bethany beach and rehoboth beach. stop by their roadside shacks for trays of steamed blue crabs.

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Aggressive-Project-7 t1_j6etnf8 wrote

This is the prudent thing to do. You will arrive late and will probably be jet lagged. So the best course of action is to sleep off that night and then pick up the rental car and hit the road next day when you are fresh.

You people drive on the wrong side of road, so you will need to factor that in as well :)

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SK10504 t1_j6feyg2 wrote

us yanks also don't know the proper way of using roundabouts.

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VaMoInNj t1_j6exmg8 wrote

>most, if not all car rental companies are outside of airport grounds, so you need to take their shuttle.

This is incorrect. Most car rental companies can be reached via the P3 station on the AirTrain. The only ones I know of offsite are Ace/Drivo.

The new parking garage they are building for the new Terminal A is going to have a car rental center in it as well that all the on-site companies will be moving to.

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Old-Assistance-2017 t1_j6f8df0 wrote

I second the Marriott. Shuttle runs for free to the hotel. Spend the night, grab your car in the morning.

Long Branch has 1 of 2 Meaderies in the state. It’s nice to check out. But otherwise the shore is dead this time of year.

Edit: “this time of year” referring to off season. Season usually meaning Memorial Day weekend forward to Labor Day.

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VaMoInNj t1_j6f9dqq wrote

Just be aware, the Marriott shuttle can be a little flakey. I drive Uber sometimes in the evenings, and on multiple occasions have gotten rides from the terminals to the Marriott and the riders tell me they had been waiting over 30 minutes for the shuttle.

That said, with a 2200 arrival, some of the off airport hotels (specifically the Wyndham Garden off the top of my head), will have already stopped their shuttle service for the night.

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Old-Assistance-2017 t1_j6f9w1h wrote

It’s a pretty short loop it makes around the airport. I’ve never had any issues. I’ve had more trouble with the airport shuttle that takes you around the terminals. Waited over an hour and a half to get from parking to AA, it’s literally A,B,C.

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VaMoInNj t1_j6fbwsb wrote

If it were a one off thing, I wouldn't think much of it, but over the last year I've had around 10 rides from terminals to the Marriott, and everyone said they called after waiting for a while.

I've also seen some people trying to cross Hotel Rd. to get to it after walking thru the terminal B lot. Wouldn't recommend trying that now, as it's a lot busier since the new terminal A dumps out onto it.

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stellaluna29 t1_j6fcqk0 wrote

> But otherwise the shore is dead this time of year.

They said they're coming in May.

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tomli777 t1_j6oe2z3 wrote

depends on a number of factors actually. if they have global entry, they could be out of the airport very quickly...it took me three minutes last week from stepping off the plane to luggage claim.

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i'm assuming you are not renting a car (big difference driving in London vs NJ...) Especially after a long flight I'm sure you don't want to sit any more but personally i'd bite the bullet and go down the shore and not have to deal with it the next day. not too many typical hotels by the shore, so I'd suggest an AirBNB or bed and breakfast. really anywhere except point pleasant would be a good option

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