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John F. Kennedy International Airport
Address: Jamaica, Queens, NY 11430
Phone: 718-244-4444
New York’s largest airport serves more than 70 airlines, most of which are international. It is approximately 15 miles from Midtown Manhattan. Here’s how to get to Midtown Manhattan from JFK:
• Taxi: $52 flat fare (non-metered), plus a 50-cent MTA state surcharge, a 30-cent improvement surcharge, a $4.50 rush-hour surcharge (4 to 8pm weekdays except legal holidays), bridge and tunnel tolls, and gratuity. It’s 30 to 60 minutes to Midtown Manhattan, depending on traffic and road conditions; destinations other than Manhattan are metered. For more information, dial 311 in NYC or visit the Taxi & Limousine Commission website.
• AirTrain JFK: $5 (children under 5 are free); AirTrain links the airport to the subway and Long Island Rail Road. AirTrain also offers free service between points in the airport.
• Subway: One ride is $2.75 (in addition to AirTrain fare) from the A subway stop at the Howard Beach/JFK station or the E, J or Z subway stop at the Sutphin Blvd./Archer Ave./JFK station; 40 to 60 minutes to Midtown Manhattan.
• Long Island Rail Road (LIRR): $7.50–$10.25 (children under 5 are free; family fare is $1 apiece for up to four children ages 5–11 per adult for off-peak and pm peak trains; child fare is 50 percent off full fare for am peak trains), depending on the time of day (in addition to AirTrain fare), for the trip between LIRR’s Jamaica Station and Penn Station; on Saturday and Sunday, the CityTicket fare is $4.25. The trip is 20 minutes to Midtown Manhattan (not including the AirTrain ride).
• City bus: For details, visit tripplanner.mta.info.
• Shuttle bus: NYC Airporter and Go Airlink NYC.
• Private car service: Find a handful on this list of providers.
• Car rental: Companies at JFK include Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz and National.
Information and photos taken from the site: www.nycgo.com/plan-your-trip/basic-information/transportation-in-nyc/getting-here