JFK International Airport AirTrain

AirTrain JFK is the train service that operates between JFK
International Airport, Long Island Rail Road trains and New York City Subway.
It also serves as an on-airport service connecting the airline terminals, rental
car facilities, hotel shuttles, and airport parking lots.

Air Train JFK has
3 routes:

  • Howard Beach route

The Howard Beach route ends at the Howard Beach-JFK subway station. It stops
at Lefferts Boulevard (connecting transit services - B15 bus) for shuttle buses
to long term parking lots A and B and to airport employee parking.

Connecting transit services: A subway train, Q11 bus

  • Jamaica Station route

The Jamaica route ends at Jamaica Station on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)
next to the Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue-JFK subway station (to Brooklyn
and Manhattan or Queens).

Connecting transit services: E, J and Z subway
trains, Q6, Q8, Q9, Q20A, Q20B, Q25/Q34, Q30, Q31, Q40, Q43, Q44, Q60  and
Q65 buses

Both routes make a counterclockwise loop through the airport and stop at each
terminal.

  • Airline Terminal route

The Airline Terminal route connects 6 terminal stations (Terminal 1, 2-3,
4, 5-6, 7 and 8-9). Route operates in the opposite direction, making a clockwise
loop.
All JFK AirTrain stations are wheelchair accessible. Howard Beach subway and
Jamaica Long Island Railroad stations are wheelchair accessible too.

JFK
AirTrain Fare Information

  • Fare of 5$ at Howard Beach or Jamaica Station
  • Rides between all other JFK AirTrain stations are free

Comments

1996

I'm supposed to be at JFK at 1500 anyone knows what's the best way?I understand airtrain is out of order

JFK AIRTRAIN IS BROKEN - FIND AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO YOUR TERMINAL! THERE'S A HUUUUUUUUUGE LINE AT JAMAICA STATION AND ONLY ONE BUS TAKING PASSENGERS TO TERMINALS EVERY HALF AN HOUR. NO JFK OFFICIALS TELLING OR HELPING PASSENGERS THERE.

makes me wonder why the alternative system is so poorly organized and poorly informed? now i heard that the bus where my friend is, failed to take them to the terminal and now they are lining for another bus!!!?????

Does anyone know if the Air Train is running yet today? It was closed all day yesterday...

No, still out of service as of Tuesday 11:30am. Free shuttle buses are running between terminals, Howard Beach and Jamaica Stations.

Hey,

I arrive at Terminal 7 through CX at 13:10 from Hong Kong.

There are Amtrak trains that depart at 15:13 and 17:17.

I plan to take the AirTrain to Jamaica and take the LIRR to Penn Station. Would I be able to make the journey in time for the first train? Or should I leave a bit of time for the later departure.

About how long would it take to clear immigration?

Is there an Air Train schedule?

Thanks!

AirTrain is still out of service today. Shuttle buses are running between all terminals, Howard Beach and Jamaica Stations but allow plenty of time for this. LIRR has sporadic departures from Jamaica to Penn Station as only four of their ten branches are in operation, but the E subway is running. Amtrak is still having delays on trains to Boston and DC. Leave yourself plenty of time for any travel related activities today!!

The delays have been significant, give yourself as much time as possible to allow for any problems.

Just called them at 7:51 am today (Tues). The system will not be running today. There may be limited shuttles running from Leffierts (sp?) Blvd if you take subway there from the city, but the shuttles are not frequent and there may be long lines. It is also supposed to be hard to get a cab from any of the subway endpoints near JFK to the airport. The guy at Airtrain suggested taking a cab in from the city.

More to the point, will it be running tomorrow? is there a phone number or website I can access to figure this out?

Ditto. I see a response below that the Jamaica to JFK airtrain is open again. Could anyone else confirm this? Or could you leave and airtrain contact phone #...Thanks.

I just called the AirTrain and was told that the service has not been restored. When? No one knows.

The Airtrain is still out of service!

we just called 1-877-JFK-AIRTrain (535/2478) at 11 p.m. and were told that for the moment there's no service and they don't know when it will resume.

Is the Airtrain still not runing?

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