What is the best Airport to fly into that is closest to Yankee Stadium? And closest Hotel?

I am flying from Los Angeles to New York for the very first time in my life. What Airport and Hotel are closest and most covenient from Yankee Stadium?

I would recommend LaGuardia Airport.

I did see your other question about hotels close to Yankee Stadium and I'll say it like this.....DON'T DO IT!!! Within a mile radius, even though the city has become safer, the area around Yankee Stadium is still rough (you're in the South Bronx).

Your best bet would be to get a hotel near the airport and grab a cab from there to Yankee Stadium (since no subways run near the airport). Since cabs may be hard to find there when the game is over, your best bet is to take the "4" train downtown to 59th Street (Lexington Avenue) and hail a cab back to your hotel from there.

Some hotels even have shuttle service that can take you to the stadium and back...check with them first though.

Link below for hotels near LaGuardia (not a Travelocity or Orbitz site..just general info). Anywhere on Ditmars Blvd. is fine!

LaGuardia is the closest, but JFK has more flights. You'd be much closer to Shea. The area that Yankee stadium is in is not very nice, however. My advice is it look for a hotel that is close to a subway station that goes to Yankee stadium. Remember, neither Yankee Stadium or LaGuardia are in the City. So look at all your options, maybe get a friend who lives in the city to help.

If you can catch a flight into westchester airport, you can take the airlink from there to the metro north train, which goes to Melrose Station on 161st street, just a few blocks from the stadium. The whole trip takes an hour. Here's the schedule. Add a couple of minutes to the Fordham stop to get to Tremont, as it is too stops further. Make sure you're train is local and will stop there.

http://beelinebus.westchestergov.com/images/Web_PDF_Files/web_pdf_timetables/airlink.pdf

To be sure about train schedules, use this website:

http://as0.mta.info/mnr/schedules/sched_form.cfm

Alternatively, you can fly into LGA. From there, take the M60 bus to the 4 train. That trip also takes about an hour.

If you're not going straight to the stadium (which is probably the case), LGA is the most convenient airport to NYC. Any hotel on the B, D, or 4 line is very convenient to the stadium. Pretty much anywhere in Manhattan is pretty convenient to the stadium. The hotels in westchester are cheaper. If you stay someplace that's convenient to the metro-north, you can get to the stadium or to the city easily.

EWR is the next most convenient to the city, but public transportation is a bit more and cabs from there are a fortune. JFK is a trip, but the public transportation is cheap. Cabs are very expensive, but not compared to cross-country flights these days.

Regarding airport, I have nothing to add to the answers you've been given.

Regarding hotel, The closest one is a Howard Johnson called "

Howard Johnson Inn Yankee Stadium"

http://www.hotel.de/Booking.aspx?lng=EN&h_rmod=0&hcid=88733B05115045EFA8242861C928EBF2&dcc=GBP&h_step=2&st_sort=Default+&h_sbl=%2fSearch.aspx%3fhan%3d2204424%26pcon%3d1%26hs_destination%3dBronx%26hs_persons%3d1%26hs_entityname%3d880%2bRiver%2bAve%252c%2b10452%2bBronx%26hs_postalcode%3d10452%26hcid%3d88733B05115045EFA8242861C928EBF2%26hs_clat%3d40%252c8282173298437%26lng%3dEN%26hs_circum%3d1%26hs_validate%3d2%26hs_landisoa3%3dUSA%26nsad%3d1%26hs_street%3d880%2bRiver%2bAve%26gethotels%3dShow%26hs_searchmode%3d3%26dcc%3dGBP%26hs_clong%3d-73%252c9256782174192%26hs_rooms%3d1&st_pos=1&h_persons=1&han=2204424&st_pg=1&pcon=1&h_sfi=1&nsad=1&h_hmid=175823&h_rooms=1

You can see other hotels ranked by their proximity to the stadium here:

http://www.hotel.de/Search.aspx?hs_clong=-73%2c9256782174192&hs_clat=40%2c8282173298437&lng=EN&hs_destination=Bronx&hcid=88733B05115045EFA8242861C928EBF2&hs_validate=2&dcc=GBP&hs_entityname=880+River+Ave%2c+10452+Bronx&hs_searchmode=3&han=2204424&hs_postalcode=10452&pcon=1&nsad=1&hs_landisoa3=USA&hs_street=880+River+Ave

Or simply do a Google search:

http://www.google.com/custom?hl=en&safe=active&client=pub-2977208566521185&channel=2025151480&cof=FORID%3A1%3BGL%3A1%3B&q=hotel+near+yankee+stadium&btnG=Search

My friend, JFK and Newark are the two closest airports to Midtown, Manhattan. Both airports are accessible to Manhattan by public rail. Also, both airports handle flight from the West Coast.

Good luck