JFK Airport AirTrain

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.

There are three NY Waterway

There are three NY Waterway ferry terminals but for the most frequent service to Weehawken (Port Imperial and Lincoln Harbor) use the Midtown/39th St. terminal: take Airtrain to Jamaica Station and then take the E subway to 42nd St. Look for the red/white/blue free NY Waterway shuttle bus which runs along 42nd St. See www.nywaterway.com for info.

jfk check in

i shall arrive jfk terminal 4 from new delhi at 6am on 27 august and shall take a connecting american airlines flight to cleveland from terminal 8 at 330pm the same day. can i check in my baggage with american airlines at 6am or do i have to wait till the afternoon?

You can check in your bags

You can check in your bags with AA any time after 3am as long as the flight is on the same day.

I SHALL ARRIVE AT TERMINAL-4

I SHALL ARRIVE AT TERMINAL-4 AND THEN TAKE ANOTHER FLIGHT FROM TERMINAL -8.HOW DO I KNOW WHICH AIR-TRAIN G SHOULD TAKE?

All the trains that stop at

All the trains that stop at T4 go to T8 - take any.
T8 is three stops away either way.

Getting to kennedy airport from grand central

I am coming into grand central, going to Penn station. I need to be at Kennedy by 230 pm. How do I get from Penn Station to the airport and how long will it take?

It looks like I take the Long Island Railroad. What do I ask for? And it appears I do not arrive at Kennedy directly. Please help. Thanks.

From Grand Central there is

From Grand Central there is a NYAS express bus to JFK. You can also take the uptown #6 subway one stop to 51st St. and transfer to the E subway to Sutphin Blvd./JFK. Then take Airtrain to from there to your terminal. If you decide to go to Penn Station the LIRR will take you to Jamaica Station and the Airtrain as above.