Redding, CT
to ISP Airport.

Redding is a wooded, rural town north of Weston and Easton, with a Metro-North stop at West Redding on the Danbury line. Huntington State Park and Putnam Memorial State Park are both in Redding — beautiful, but they mean the roads are winding and dark early in the morning.

The drive to ISP starts down Route 53 or Route 58 toward the Merritt, or Route 7; after that it's the Merritt and the Hutchinson into the Bronx, the Throgs Neck Bridge and the Long Island Expressway east. Door to door it's about 85 mi, usually 1 hr 38 min – 1 hr 58 min, and the place that decides your timing is the Long Island Expressway.

Islip isn't the nearest airport to Redding — that's HPN, about 45 min away — but it's often the one with the right flight. The fare from Redding is quoted up front with tolls included; put your address in the form above.

With short lines at ISP, a pickup in Redding about 3 hr 15 min before take-off is normally enough.

90 minutes at the airport is usually enough at Islip; the Long Island Expressway is the variable. Tell us the flight number and we'll suggest the pickup time when we confirm.

Take the Danbury Branch from West Redding to Grand Central (changing at South Norwalk), then the LIRR toward Ronkonkoma (usually changing at Jamaica) and a shuttle to the terminal — a long day.

By car it's one ride from your door: 1 hr 38 min – 1 hr 58 min to ISP. Islip's fares and lines can make the longer drive worth it — and with a car service the extra distance is just more time to sit back.

• The flight number — the car follows any delay
• How many passengers and bags (sedan up to 3, SUV up to 6)
• Car seats, if you're traveling with small children
• Gate code or driveway notes