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.

vacation

iam going on a vaction trip to New York, so i was wondering when i land on the jfk airport, how do i get that metro/bus card. need it to travel around the state.. and how far is it to get that bus/metro card.

do they have also maps. like if i want to go to long island. does it tell me what subway or bus i need to take.

i need more advice, cant like go there and not be prepared.

so ty for the advance

hatasuharu@yahoo.co.uk mail me pls

from terminal 5 to 1

Hi, i would like to know how long it takes me from terminal 5(jet blue) coming from a domestic flight to connect to terminal 1 (air france) going international. Im taking a carryon only, so i dont have to pick up any bags. My jetblue flight arrives at 10:20pm and the connecting flight leaves at 11:30pm. Do i have time to make it? ( i can run, im young, but i want to be ralistic) :) thanks!!

If your JB flight is on time

If your JB flight is on time , it takes 10-15 mins to get to T1 via Airtrain. Thsi is VERY close to the cut-off time for AF(which is one hour). See if Jet Blue will provide you with boarding pass for AF flight - then you will be able to make it.
MS

Can anyone tell me if a sky

Can anyone tell me if a sky cap will go with me on the AirTran from Terminal 7 to Federal Circle so I can connect to my hotel shuttle?

Probably not, skycaps must

Probably not, skycaps must remain at the terminals. You can rent a luggage cart, take it on AirTrain and return the cart at Federal Circle.

AirTrain JFK has resumed normal service.

As of 9am 12/29, AirTrain JFK has resumed normal service.

Is the Airtrain going to

Is the Airtrain going to Jamaica or just to Federal Circle?

Terminal 3 to Terminal 7

Hi,

can someone please tell me how long i will need, i have 2 options to book flights one with 4 hours to meet my connection and 1 with 3 hours.

option 1 - i fly into terminal 7 and my connection is in terminal 3 i have 4 hours between flights, how long would it take to get to terminal 3?

option 2 - fly into terminal 7 and transfer to terminal 8 - 3 hours.

can you please advise best option.

thanks
julie

Transfer between the

Transfer between the terminals is only a few minutes by airtrain. If you're transferring from an international flight to a domestic flight, you'll have to pick up your bags, take them to the other terminal and recheck them there. Even so, 3 hours should be sufficient. The difference between the transfer to terminal 8 or to terminal 3 from terminal 7 is literally 2-3 minutes.

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