Frequently Asked Questions
What does it cost to use AirTrain and where Mass Transit Connections can I purchase a ticket? Legend
A: Connecting to or from JFK with AirTrain costs $5 each MTA Long Island Rail Road way (children under 5 ride free). Payment is made at Manhattan MTA New York City Transit Howard Beach or Jamaica station using a Pay-Per-Ride Guide for Hotel and MetroCard. The MetroCard can be purchased at either Major transportation hub To Port Washington station, at subway and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) NYC Transit Travel Professionals C E 1 2 3 Connecting station between stations, and at MetroCard vendors throughout the airport NYC Transit and rail and New York City. LIRR NYC Transit Are any discounts or reduced fees available New York Queens for AirTrain? Penn Station Woodside 7 AirTrain JFK A: A 10-trip AirTrain MetroCard for $25.00 (permits up Jamaica Center to four entries at a time. It may not be used again until Jamaica after an 18-minute time lapse) and 30-day and Monthly Fulton Street Station Unlimited Ride MetroCards for AirTrain are available Broadway To Long Island by Broadway-Nassau Junction AirTrain Connections Long Island for $40. These are the only reduced fee MetroCards C J M Z 2 3 4 5 Rail Road for AirTrain. Broad C J Z L Ozone Park/ LIRR Train Station Street Lefferts Blvd NYC Subway Sutphin Blvd/ J M Z How frequently does AirTrain arrive? Archer Ave Station LIRR E J Z A: AirTrain arrives and departs every few minutes from To Far Rockway most stations, approximately every 5 minutes during peak Flatbush Ave airport travel periods and every 10 minutes off-peak. LIRR Train Station Howard Beach Station Lefferts NYC Subway Boulevard Terminal Federal Altantic Ave-Pacific St Station Circle 7 What can passengers bring on to AirTrain? AirTrain Connections Terminal D B M N Q R 2 3 4 5 Terminal 5 A: Passengers can bring baggage, luggage carts including NYC Subway Station 8 JFK Terminal the airport’s Smarte Cartes, baby strollers, guide dogs and 4 International other service animals, as well as pets in secure carriers. Terminal Terminals Airport Bicycles are allowed on AirTrain, too. Brooklyn 1 2 3 To The Rockaways by NYC Transit Where do I go for a rental car or hotel shuttle bus and do I have to pay to get there? A: Rental cars and hotel shuttle buses are available at Federal Circle; take AirTrain—either the Howard Beach or the Jamaica train to Federal Circle. AirTrain service to Federal Circle from the terminal stations is free. How long does it take to get to the airport? Can I use AirTrain to go from JFK to LaGuardia? A: Travel time between JFK and your location varies. Here A: No. Passengers will continue to use the Airport Express What about people with special needs? are a few sample trips: buses from the airline terminals to get to LaGuardia A: AirTrain is ADA compliant. AirTrain stations are designed Airport. to ensure convenient boarding of riders with mobility To or From the Airline Terminal Area – Travel Time: challenges. There are two wheelchair locations on each Can I use AirTrain to go from JFK to Newark Liberty? NY Penn Station via LIRR - 35 minutes vehicle. All AirTrain stations have elevators. The connecting A: Passengers can take AirTrain to Jamaica Station and Long Island Rail Road and subway areas of Jamaica Most parts of NYC via subway - 60 minutes connect to LIRR for New York Penn Station. At Penn Stations and Howard Beach are accessible as well. New Hyde Park, Long Island via LIRR - 25 minutes Station, they can transfer to NJ TRANSIT or Amtrak trains for the Newark Liberty International Airport Train Station. Guide dogs are welcome and destination announcements Huntington, Long Island via LIRR - 52 minutes From there, AirTrain Newark will take them to the airline are made on board the trains. passenger terminals. Ronkonkoma, Long Island via LIRR - 71 minutes Can passengers catch AirTrain from every airline passenger terminal? Sample travel times include a 5-minute transfer between the LIRR or subway and AirTrain. A: Passengers can access AirTrain from every airline terminal at JFK. Follow directional signs with the AirTrain logo.
6/28/09 If you have clients who fly in and out of John F. Kennedy International Airport, AirTrain System Map make AirTrain part of their itinerary.
To Manhattan (Penn Station), Brooklyn and Queens Jamaica To Long Island by LIRR AirTrain connects passengers from their airline terminal To midtown Manhattan and Queens by NYC Subway Station Jamaica Center by NYC Subway To Brooklyn and Manhattan by NYC Subway Jamaica Center by NYC Subway to virtually hundreds of trains, subways, and buses. It's AirTrain: $5 Entry/Exit NYC Subway Sutphin Blvd/Archer Ave Station quick, easy, and affordable—not to mention the NYC Subway or Bus: $2.25 to Any Point LIRR Station To lower Manhattan LIRR: $ varies by destination NYC Bus: Q6, Q8, Q9, Q24, Q30, Q31, Q40, Q41, smartest way to and from the airport. and Brooklyn Q43, Q44, Q54, Q56, Q60 by NYC Subway LI Bus: N1, N2, N3, N4, N6, N22, N22A, N24, N26 Here's why AirTrain is a great service to Free Parking Shuttle Bus Terminal 7 encourage your clients to use:
Terminal 6 • The AirTrain JFK and the Long Island Rail Road $5 Terminal Parking C combination is the faster way to the airport. Your Parking B Free Howard Lefferts 7 clients can travel to JFK in 35 minutes from New York Beach Station Boulevard Terminal 8 Terminal 5 Orange Terminal Penn Station. Parking NYC Subway Station Long Term Parking Long Term Parking Kiss & Fly Yellow 5 • AirTrain JFK and the MTA New York City Transit NYC Bus: Q11 (200 yards NYC Bus: B15 Rental Cars Parking Airport Hotel from Station - 102 Ave Federal All Terminals Loop
Parking A Terminal and subways are the cheaper ways to the airport. and159 Rd) Circle and Cargo Area Shuttles 8 • It’s convenient, reliable, and eco-friendly. Red Blue Parking Parking • AirTrain service is available at Newark Liberty Terminal $2.25 to Any Point NYC Subway or Bus: International Airport, too! AirTrain: $5 Entry/Exit 4
Howard Beach Route Better yet, AirTrain is free within the airport—between Jamaica Station Route Green the airline terminals, parking lots, rental car facilities, Free Terminal Parking Terminals Terminal 4 and hotel shuttle areas. $5 1 2 3
Connecting to or from JFK with AirTrain costs $5 each Terminal 3
by NYC Subway Terminal 1 way (children under 5 ride free). Payment is made To the Rockaways Terminal 2 at Howard Beach or Jamaica Station using a Pay-Per-Ride MetroCard. AirTrain is ADA Compliant
To learn more, including discounted rates, visit us at 12:00 am 4:00 am 7:30 am 12:00 noon 3:00 pm 8:00 pm 12:00 am AirTrain www.panynj.info, or call 1-877-JFK-AIRTrain (535-2478). Frequency every 10 min Peak: every 5 min every 10 min Peak: every 5 min every 10 min