Is this deductible? Travel from home to a different state to work temporarily as a W-2 employee

[phillips_lp]

Last year, I took a temporary job (paid as a W-2 employee) at a summer camp for one week. Can I deduct the expense of traveling to the camp? (in this case, flight and rental car because camp was remote and not accessible by public transportation/camp does not provide transportation for employees)
Thank you!

[Opus 17]

No, that type of deduction has been eliminated for W-2 employees. 

[Hal_Al]

Starting in 2018, employees  (W-2 recipients) are no longer able to deduct any job expenses. 

But, even in the old days, what you describe (traveling for a new job) would not have qualified for a deduction.

 Furthermore, even in the "old days" , job expenses were only a misc. itemized deduction.  You only got to deduct that portion of  your misc. itemized deductions that exceeded 2% of your AGI,  and then only if your total  itemized deductions exceeded the standard deduction (which was doubled under the 2018 tax law. .  (2% rule explained: https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2902781-what-is-the-2-rule ).