PICKUP OVERVIEW
Where to pick up at LGA.
Picking someone up at LaGuardia? Find the LGA Cell Phone Lot, active-curb rule, terminal ride-app pickup, accessible curb help, and All Terminals Shuttle.
CURRENT LGA CONDITIONS
Airport conditions
Airport-wide FAA delay status and the latest aviation weather observation. Use ArrivalCue’s homepage tracker for a flight-specific pickup plan.
CHOOSE YOUR PICKUP
Choose your pickup
Choose the situation that matches your pickup at LGA.
A friend or family member is driving
Private curb pickup
- Traveler
- Wait until all bags are with you and you are at the agreed terminal curb.
- Driver
- Use the Cell Phone Lot until the traveler calls ready, then make an active pickup.
The arrival is outside Cell Phone Lot hours
Late-night pickup plan
- Traveler
- Confirm a terminal curb location only when you are fully ready.
- Driver
- The Cell Phone Lot has listed daily hours, so use terminal parking rather than waiting on airport roadways outside that window.
The traveler exits a different terminal
Terminal recovery
- Traveler
- Use the All Terminals Shuttle when the agreed terminal changes.
- Driver
- Wait for the traveler to reach the agreed terminal before entering the curb.
A taxi is the better fit
Taxi pickup
- Traveler
- Follow signs outside the terminal to the licensed taxi stand.
- Driver
- Taxi pickup is terminal-based; confirm the terminal before approaching.
PICKUP AND WAITING LOCATIONS
Where to wait or park
Open the place you need before entering the terminal area.
WAIT BEFORE PICKUP
LGA Free Cell Phone Lot
94th Street between 23rd Avenue and Ditmars Boulevard.
Open LGA Free Cell Phone Lot in Google Maps ↗TERMINAL TRANSFER
LGA All Terminals Shuttle
Links terminals, parking, rental cars, and pickup areas.
Open LGA All Terminals Shuttle in Google Maps ↗TAXI PICKUP
LaGuardia terminal taxi stands
Licensed taxis are available outside each terminal.
Open LaGuardia terminal taxi stands in Google Maps ↗LGA-SPECIFIC DETAILS
Important details
The traveler must be ready before the driver leaves the lot
LGA treats terminal frontages as active pickup areas and warns against unattended vehicles, so ready with bags coordination matters.
The waiting strategy has an hours constraint
The Cell Phone Lot is not 24-hour. For late arrivals, choose a legal parking option rather than an airport roadway.
Sources
Airport guidance can change. Follow current signs and staff instructions. Review dates apply to the source facts listed in our guide data.
- LGA pickup and drop-off ↗Source facts reviewed August 25, 2026
- LGA transportation ↗Source facts reviewed August 25, 2026
- Official LGA airport website ↗