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.

Published by Anonymous (not verified) - Sun, 06/05/2011 - 22:07 | Permalink

Where can I transfer from the A train (coming from JFK/Howard Beach) to the 4,5, or 6? How about the reverse: 4/5/6 to the A-train headed to Howard Beach/JFK? Carrying luggage!

Published by Anonymous (not verified) - Fri, 06/03/2011 - 15:25 | Permalink

I am landing at JFK and my hotel is in the Midtown central/Upper East side area.
Please advise which train I would take?
Where would I get off?
How much would this cost one way?

thanks

Published by jha2003 (not verified) - Thu, 06/02/2011 - 18:47 | Permalink

I will be arriving JFK on jetBlue Air plane form orlando (Terminal 5?), and have a connection on indian airline 102 (Terminal 4?). I will be coming in from orlando. Since jetBlue Air and Aindian air line are not partners so I have to claim my bag then go to Terminal 4 ticket counter to check in for indian airline flight to final destination. What is quickest way to get from Terminal 5 to Terminal 4 for the connection? also how & from where I will collect my baggage ?

Thanks a lot.

J

Published by Anonymous (not verified) - Thu, 06/02/2011 - 12:05 | Permalink

Hi there

Can the location of the Federal Line station in relation to its street location be put on the webpage - Not sure if people can get on and off and outside the station. Would be helpful for those who may be staying nearby the airport.

Thank you for your help with this
Regards
Vicki

Published by ajh2868 (not verified) - Wed, 06/01/2011 - 19:13 | Permalink

I will be arriving JFK on Royal Air Maroc (Terminal 1?), and have a connection on American (Terminal 8?). We will be coming in from Africa. Since Royal Air Maroc and American are not partners, will we need to claim our bags then go to Terminal 8 ticket counter to check in for American flight or will bags be checked thru to final destination? Also what is quickest way to get from Terminal 1 to Terminal 8 for the connection?

Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide

Published by Anonymous (not verified) - Wed, 06/01/2011 - 16:59 | Permalink

I am flying in to JFK in August. My friend lives just before Montauk. What train would I take how much would it cost me to do this?

Published by Anonymous (not verified) - Wed, 06/01/2011 - 21:02 | Permalink

You would take the air train from JFK to Jamaica Station and transfer to the Long island railroad montauk line. Information (pricing) for that train can be found at www.mta.info/lirr/

Published by YuHsuan Huang (not verified) - Wed, 06/01/2011 - 00:25 | Permalink

To whom it may concerned,
I don't how to get to the Hampton Inn JFK from JFK airport by taking shuttle. Can anybody advise me how to do it??? Thanks a million!!

Published by Anonymous (not verified) - Mon, 05/30/2011 - 17:55 | Permalink

Arriving at JFK from Canada in mid July around 2:00 pm on a Sunday and need to get to the Sheraton Meadowlands in NJ. What is the best way to get there. The hotel is suggesting an $85 cab but that seems a bit much.

Published by Anonymous (not verified) - Mon, 05/30/2011 - 03:18 | Permalink

Arriving at terminal 1 need to know how to take the air train that takes me to the free bus shuttle station C federal circle I was told to follow the signs for the free shuttle to the days inn hotel

Published by Anonymous (not verified) - Sun, 05/29/2011 - 20:13 | Permalink

Hi I am traveling from Belmar NJ to JFK. I was thinking of taking a train from belmar to Newark. And then traveling from Newark to JFK via AirTrain or shuttle. I would be grateful if anyone could advise me on what to do.

Published by Grace Lee (not verified) - Sun, 05/29/2011 - 03:25 | Permalink

From JFK to Empire Hotel (around Central Park) by Air Train and Subway. How to do it?

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