Easiest place to park and ride into Lower Manhattan for one day tourist trip

[qrysdonnell]

Originally Posted by Idlewile

You can park in Lower Manhattan for $45 or less and that's paying for an oversized car (SUV, Minivan) with Park Whiz or the like. Less on a weekend, $25. We always drive in... but will live here (and commute in via bus/train 5 days a week.)

Tourists don't seem comfortable driving in the city and many shouldn't try it... unless you're comfortable testing your reflexes. Other suggestions above - e.g. PATH - are good ones.

To be honest, driving in the city isn't that bad. Sure, there's a tad more going on than driving through Boise (full disclosure: never been there) but I think people over exaggerate how crazy it can be. I mean, it's nothing like a Costco parking lot on a Sunday.

[lammius]

PATH JSQ-33 Line is closed each weekend through October.

You’ll only be able to take PATH trains to World Trade Center (which is fine for a trip to the LES). So you’ll need to park near a station on the Newark-WTC line. Those include Newark, Harrison, Journal Square, Grove Street, and Exchange Place. At the WTC station, PATH employees will hand out metro cards that you can use to take one round trip on the NYC subway. From WTC, there’s an underground passage to the Fulton Street subway station where you can use your free metro card to catch a J train to Bowery or Delancey/Essex.

[va_bank]

Park in Harrison and take PATH into World Trade Center. Harrsion is easier to drive in and out of than Jersey City, especially on the weekend. Parking lots are as cheap as $7 or park in the secure covered one right by the steps for $12.