Welcome to AirTrain JFK
With its convenient connections to public
transit services in the region, AirTrain JFK
is the easy, eco-friendly way to travel from
John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Whether you’re traveling to Manhattan,
Queens or Brooklyn, AirTrain can connect
you to New York City Transit subway lines
and buses and to the Long Island Rail
Road, helping you reach your destination
inexpensively and quickly.
Connecting to MTA subways is the cheaper
way to travel: purchase a MetroCard at the
Jamaica or Howard Beach station exits and
place the AirTrain fee and MTA subway fare
on it. AirTrain costs just $5 as you enter or
exit the system and the subway fare is
$2.75.** Children under five ride free.
Connecting to the LIRR is the faster way to
travel. To exit AirTrain and board the LIRR,
purchase a combination ticket at the vending
machine at Jamaica Station.
AirTrain will also take you anywhere at JFK –
terminals, parking lots, hotel shuttles,
rental car facilities – free. Travel from the
airline terminals to Jamaica and Howard
Beach Station takes about 10 minutes.
Traveler’s Tips
For your safety, purchase a MetroCard from
an authorized merchant or Ticket Vending
Machine only. For information on attractions,
ask one of our Customer Care Representatives
or stop by the Welcome Center at Jamaica
and Howard Beach Stations. Visit the Food
Court at Jamaica Station for a fast meal or
cup of coffee.
Estimated Time
and Cost*
35 minutes
$15.00
Estimated Cost**
and Time
$7.75
50 minutes
$7.75
60 minutes
$7.75
75 minutes
$7.75
50 minutes
Connection
Long Island
Rail Road
at Jamaica Station
Connection
MTA NYC Transit
Subway at
Jamaica Station
MTA NYC Transit
Subway
at Howard Beach
Station
MTA NYC Transit
Subway at
Jamaica Station
to New York Penn
Station, W. 34 St.
Transfer to train
MTA NYC Transit
or Subway
at Jamaica Station
Travel the
Faster Way
Midtown Manhattan
New York
Penn Station
W. 34 St.
Travel the
Cheaper Way
Midtown Manhattan
New York
Penn Station
W. 34 St.
Manhattan
below 14 St.
Upper Manhattan
W. 125 St.
Southern Queens,
Northern Brooklyn
*Includes the $5 AirTrain fee and LIRR peak period fare (per
person). LIRR ticket machines accept cash (U.S. currency only),
credit cards and debit cards. Machines dispense a maximum
of $17.75 in change (in coins).
**Includes the $5 AirTrain fee and the $2.75 MTA subway fare
(per person). Please note: A $1 MTA fee for new MetroCards
will be charged for cards purchased at a ticket vending machine.
There is no additional cost for MetroCards that are refilled at
the machines or purchased from authorized merchants.
Merchants are located near the entrance/exit to the Jamaica
and Howard Beach stations.
AirTrain JFK also connects with these NYC Transit bus lines at
Jamaica Station: Q6, Q8, Q9, Q10 Ltd, Q20, Q24, Q25, Q30,
Q31, Q34, Q40, Q41, Q43 Ltd, Q44, Q54, Q56, Q60, and Q65
Ltd.
3/2015
Airport Information
718-244-4444
Ground Transportation
800-AIR-RIDE (247-7433)
Lost & Found
718-244-4225
Port Authority Police
718-244-4335
www.panynj.gov/airportnews
AirTrain Information
877-535-2478
