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According to a comparison of travel times and costs from New York City to Miami and Los Angeles, air travel was the fastest and most affordable option, taking 7 hours and costing $149 to travel to Miami, and 4 hours and $124 to travel to Los Angeles. Driving personally took the most time at 76 hours to Miami and 66 hours to Los Angeles, and was also the most expensive at $1,259.17 and $523.82 respectively. Other options like Amtrak and Greyhound bus were slower than air travel but cheaper than driving personally.
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