How much would a taxi cost from JFK to Midtown (Murray Hill) will be arriving around 11.30 am.

Is there any cheaper alternatives

thanks

It's a flat fee from JFK to Manhattan. I think I last paid $35 plus tip and tolls.

Note: When you tip you don't tip on the toll amount - just on the fare amount. The drivers usually expect 20% and never less than $1 no matter how low the fare. From JFK to the city I give a $7 tip - unless there is horrendous traffic. If the trip takes more than an hour I'll give some extra (Since if it wasn't a flat fare the meter would be running ever higher.)

There's a shuttle, the New York Airport Service ( http://www.nyairportservice.com ). It's a full-sized "motorcoach" with under-bus luggage compartments. It's $22 roundtrip if you book online in advance, with stops at GrandCentral, PABT, and midtown hotels between 31st and 60th Streets ONLY.

Since you must transfer to smaller shuttles at GCT for the hotels stops, I would take a taxi from the Grand Central stop. The smaller shuttles take too darn long, stopping at each little hotel before they get to yours.

The fare JFK to Manhattan is fixed at $35. Tip and toll, if toll facility is used, is extra. A cheaper alternative is the Air Train to Jamaica, then either the LIRR or the subway to the city.The LIRR will take you to Penn Station and you would probably need a taxi to get to you to the hotel - cost would probably be around $5. The subway would also take you to Penn Station.The AirTRain is new and the cost., I think, is $5. The subway would be $2 and I have no idea as to the cost of the LIRR but it is substancially more thabn $2. The taxi would be the fastest and most convenient way.

thanks all guess its the taxi then

cheers