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.
Hi. Can I get a phone # to get a employee parking pass?
Can employees not based in JFK park there?
Thanks
Hello, Please advise how long it takes to get from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 by AirTrain? Thanks.
the air train from jamaica to JFK was no running yesterday. anyone know if it is today?
Whats the quickest way to go from terminal 4 to terminal 5. I have a 1 hr connection time. Can I walk ? what's the distance ? should it be better to take the airtrain ?
I'm going to be parking at long term parking, how long will it take to get to terminal 4 via airtrain? Thanks
If I am arriving at Terminal 3 and going to take the LIRR at Jamaica, will it be faster to take the Terminal route from Terminal 3 to Terminal 8 (clockwise), then wait there for the Jamaica route to Jamaica (counter-clockwise)?
I will be arriving JFK at terminal 3, and my final destination is Port Authority station. Will this be the fastest way to get to my destination: hop on the Jamaica route AirTrain and get off at Jamaica, then take LIRR to Penn Station, and then transfer there to PA?
Yes it is and the cheapest! Not bad of a ride as I do the same from Brooklyn to JFK.
Hoping to find out if a 6hr 50min layover is long enough to travel into Times Square and be back for an international flight?
If so, what is the fastest way to get there and back?
Thank-you!
Hi All. Got a 4 hour wait in JFK before my connecting flight! Any ideas or suggestions you can recommend to keep my 2 girls, aged 7 and 3 occupied for a couple of hours??? Thanks for the help!
Can a NY local please confirm if 1 of the trains on the Airtrain network at JFK goes in the opposite direction to the other? Need to transfer from Terminal 4 to Terminal 3 and don't want to go the whole way round if I can help it? Many thanks!
Hi - this is the first time I will be taking the air train and subway from JFK. How do I get from JFK to East 86th St and about how long will this take?
Employee parking