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.
Easiest is by taxi, fare is roughly $35-40. Cheapest is AirTrain/subway $7.25; take AirTrain from terminal to Jamaica Station, take E subway to Roosevelt Ave/Jackson Hgts, transfer to the inbound #7 subway to Queensboro Plaza, walk east on 27th St, left on 41st Ave, right on Crescent St to hotel.
Hi,
we are to girls flying in from amsterdam to jfk airport in the evening,
how do we get to manhatten, greenwich village?
Taxi will take you direct to your destination; $45+tolls+tip for both of you. You can also take public transportation ($7.25 each); Airtrain from your terminal to Howard Beach Station and the inbound A subway to W. 4th St. station.
Take the airtrain from JFK to the A-C-E (blue) subway line to West 4th street. You will be arrive the heart of Greenwich Village. It takes approx one hour.
Hello, On Nov 8th I will arrive at 16.30 hours at JFK from Amsterdam and our hotel is the Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel in Weehawken. How do I come to this hotel by using train an bus?
Take NYAS express bus from your terminal to Port Authority Bus Station, or take Airtrain from your terminal to Jamaica Station and take E subway to Port Authority. There are several buses from there that stop at or near Lincoln Harbor. Check www.njtransit.com for info.
How early in the morning does the air train run from Jamaica Railroad Station to Jetblue Terminal 5 in the morning. I need to be there for a 6:55am flight. Is the shuttle currently running without any problems. I had seen on the airline webiste that there were buses running in its place
HELP! I'm trying to get a guy from the Penn Station to Ditmars the easiest possible way.
He can walk east on 34th St. from Penn Station to Herald Square and take the Astoria-bound N or Q subway, last stop is Astoria-Ditmars Blvd.
Hello,
Is it possible to use one 10-trip airtrain card for several people at a time ? Thank you
Hi! My aunt is arriving from Rome with Delta to terminal 3 and leaving from terminal 8 with American Airlines to Argentina, which are the best ways to travel from terminal 3 to terminal 8? She is carring 2 big luggages... Thank you in advance for your help.
Take Airtrain on track 1 from terminal 3 to terminal 8. She can rent a luggage cart when she arrives, they are allowed on Airtrain.
If your aunt has her baggage checked through she would only have to pick up her baggage at terminal 3 customs, clear customs, then drop them off at a special baggage drop-off point located right after clearing customs. The baggage will transfer automatically to her connecting flight from at terminal 8. I'm asuming your aunt is flying Delta from Rome and then American to Argentina. Even though these are different airlines, the baggage can still transfer through a so-called interline system used by airlines at most airports. She will only have to travel on the AirTrain with her CARRY-ON baggage ONLY. If the airline wont let check her luggage all the way through, I suggest she INSISTS on them checking them through while checking in at Rome or wherever she's starting her journey. Lastly, even though her final destination is out of the US, she will still need to pick up her bags at customs at JFK but like I said before, she will be able to drop them off after clearing customs before she boards the AirTrain to terminal 8. I hope this helps.
Easiest is by taxi, fare is