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.
Is this train 24 hour running?
Thnks.
Hello,
I will arrive in JFK on wednesday and I plann to join the 59th station (green line).
Is the subway far from the airport ? How does it work?
Thanks for your help.
i heard thar there are 4 station in nyc.
where ???????????????????????????????
actually i'm going to nyc ( port authority )
this saturday, so where can i take this airtrain????
plz..
How can I travel from Journal Square Station in Jersey City, NJ to JFK airport by using train / public transport ?
PATH to 33rd. Walk a block to Penn Station. Take LIRR to Jamaica. Take Ait Train from Jamaica to JFK.
Help me, please. I will arrive 2 Feb. How I can reach from Terminal 1 JFK subway. I must go to Trenton. How?
Thank you
Take the Airtrain to Jamaica -> take the Manhattan bound E train to 34 st Penn Station. Take a NJ Transit to Trenton (don't forget to buy a ticket at the station).
Take the Airtrain "jamaica station" route train at your terminal be careful, there other route trains. Its $5.00USD must buy a "pay per ride" metrocard. Then catch any Long Island Railroad train into Penn Station were you catch your other train on NJTransit train called the NorthEast Corridor(NEC) to Trenton. Go to NJTransit.com for schedule and fares. Good luck!
i saw on someone's site a tip that said i could take the long term parking shuttle to lefferts blvd (for FREE) and then get on the regular $2 subway to nyc (ie port authority)
is this true? is it a way to avoid air train's $5 price?
Yep, that's correct. You get the long term parking shuttle and then the subway . It costs just $2 that way.
I don't think that's possible. I think you have to pay the $5 Airtrain fee to get across the fence from airport property into the Howard Beach subway station, even if you didn't take Airtrain.
You can, however, take a transit bus to a different subway station, and you get a free transfer to the subway if you pay with a Metrocard (probably available at newsstands in the airport).
What about from the LTP to the terminals, can the shuttle be taken that way as well?
Hello!
I need to go fro jfk to Manhattan. I would like to take the subway at jamaica station. How can I reach Jamaica station at my arrival at the airport? With airtrain? And where is the nearest stop of the airtrain? Where I can buy both tickets?
Thankyou for any suggestion.
Chiara
Where is Airline Terminal Route located outside Term 7?
I need to go to Term 4 for international flight and have 1 1/2 hours to get bags then get to term 4 and check in for flight and go thru customs? That enough time?
Thanks!
Running hours