JFK AirTrain is the automated, elevated people mover system 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.
AirTrain 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 Runs along Cross Bay Blvd, Q21, Q53 SBS, Q52 SBS – Serve the Cross Bay Blvd corridor
- 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.
- Airline Terminal route (free)
The Airline Terminal route connects JFK terminals, hotel shuttles, parking areas and rental car facilities.
All JFK AirTrain stations are wheelchair accessible. Howard Beach subway and Jamaica Long Island Railroad stations are wheelchair accessible too.
Hours of Operation
AirTrain runs 24/7,
- Depending on route/time of day - trains run every 7–15 minutes,
- depending on time of day and route.
Take one of the LIRR trains from Jamaca. about 12-15 minutes depending on if it is express or not. I would not reccomend the subway.
take AIRTRAIN to jamaica then take any of the LIRR trains going to Penn. About 12-15 minutes from jamaica to penn. I would not recommend the subway.
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I aske how to go from JFK airport to mahwah nj.And how to buy TKTs.
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What is the best way of getting from JFK to Port washington? And How to i go about doing this.
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I am arriving on a Air France flight from Paris at 3:30pm at JFK Terminal 1. I am departing on a American Airlines flight to Chicago leaving at 5:00pm from Terminal 8/9. Will I have time to go through customs, re-check my bags, and get to terminal 8/9 to make this 5:00pm flight?
If I have a 7 am flight out of JFK, can the subway/airtrain get me there early enough?
What is the best transportation from JFK to Homewood Suites in Plainview, NY?
I'm taking the 4 train in Kingsbridge Road in the Bronx. What's the route for reaching JFK. How long might it take approximately? And what's the cost of the trip per person?
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this is the address I was told to be at
14 building JFK airport,next to chief orched restaurant
if I take the A train to hawrd beach/JFK aiport,what is next,I dont wanna pay 5 dollor fee for the airtrain.
do I need to know which terminal I need to get off?
what terminal I need to get off for 14building JFK,next to
chief orched restaurant.
I am arriving JFK on 27th of August at 2:30 p.m.
I need to go to Newark, NJ. Can you pleas tell me what method of transportation can I use. Please exculde the CAB or TAXI, for I cannot afford these.
Do tell about the train routes?
Thankyou.
I have six hours in JFK before I take a connecting flight to another Mexico. I arrive at noon and my connection is at 6 pm. I will be travelling half way across the world and have never been to New York before. I would just like to walk about a bit to get a sense of the city. Is there anyway I can take an air train and then a subway connection, step out, and return to JFK by 3 pm (I have to be available 3 hours head of next check in)? Is there any place near the airport that I can see as I seem to have just a couple of hours to spare (to get out, I will have to go through immigration first, which may take a couple of hours). I wonder if I will ever make it to NY again...
Take one of the LIRR trains