Reliable Westchester Airport car service from Hofstra University. Premium Black Sedan or SUV, curbside pickup for arrivals, 24/7.
Hofstra University is in Hempstead, in central Nassau County on Long Island. From Hempstead, JFK and LaGuardia are both short drives west.
Leaving Hofstra University, the car heads onto the Meadowbrook Parkway or Hempstead Turnpike. From there to HPN it's the Cross Island Parkway to the Throgs Neck Bridge, then the Hutchinson north. Door to door it's about 45 mi, usually 55 min – 1 hr 10 min, and the place that decides your timing is local traffic.
From Hofstra University, LGA is the quickest airport (about 40 min) and HPN is the farthest. Enter the address above for the fixed fare from Hofstra University — tolls included.
Break weeks fill up fast. If several friends from Hofstra University are flying out of HPN the same day, a Premium Black SUV takes up to 6 with bags. If the school changes the break dates or your flight moves, just tell us — changing the pickup time is free.
With short lines at HPN, a pickup at Hofstra University about 2 hr 30 min before take-off is normally enough.
Security lines at HPN are short, so 75 minutes before departure is normally enough. Tell us the flight number and we'll suggest the pickup time when we confirm.
There's no direct train to HPN from Long Island — it would mean going through Manhattan and out on Metro-North.
Compare that with a car: one seat, your bags in the trunk, 55 min – 1 hr 10 min to the curb.
Choosing between airports? Here's how HPN stacks up from Hofstra University.
| Airport | Distance | Usual drive | vs. HPN |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGA · LaGuardia | ≈ 15 mi | 25 min – 40 min | 30 min quicker |
| JFK · Kennedy | ≈ 20 mi | 28 min – 45 min | 25 min quicker |
| ISP · Islip MacArthur | ≈ 28 mi | 35 min – 50 min | 20 min quicker |
| TEB · Teterboro | ≈ 35 mi | 45 min – 1 hr 2 min | 8 min quicker |
| EWR · Newark | ≈ 42 mi | 52 min – 1 hr 10 min | about the same |
| HPN · Westchester | ≈ 45 mi | 55 min – 1 hr 10 min | this page |
Ride2Airport is an airport car service for Hofstra University students and families: a car service to the airport at Westchester Airport (HPN) for every break, and the airport transfer back to campus.
Your fare doesn't depend on traffic on the parkway or the forecast. It is set when you reserve, unlike taxis and rideshares, and your chauffeur arrives a full 15 minutes early.
A reliable car service for Hofstra University — students ride safely, and parents get the chauffeur's details in advance.
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