Thank you for posting this. I am doing a solo trip for a day from Boston. My first problem was deciding to fly in or take the AmTrak. Prices are pretty much the same, but flying is only an hour. The biggest benefit with Amtrak is that I am right in Penn station. My problem with flying is how to get into Manhattan from JFK.
So when I to go to back to JFK, where do go from there? Thank you in advance!! Thanks for reading, Sokie! More time in NYC is definitely better than a long train ride. Hope that helps and you enjoy your time in NYC!
We just arrived and are riding the lrr right now!!! Thank you so much for your specific details to make this easy!! Thanks again for laying out all the options! So helpful! Thank you for reading, Stacey! So glad the guide was helpful for you to transfer. Love that the kids got such a kick out of the train.
It will be a great help for our family trip to NYC. Thanks for reading, Maria! Enjoy NYC! Thank you for posting this information. I will be traveling to New York for the first time and am more than a bit nervous and apprehensive about getting to where I need to go.
After reading this, I feel somewhat relieved. Thanks for reading, Marty. Glad the guide helped. You want to arrive and feel comfortable. It sets the tone for the trip!
Enjoy NYC. Thanks for the useful article. Is it going to be a vending machine at the station entrance? Thank you. Thanks for reading, Andrey. Great point! There are vending machines just before exiting the AirTrain at Jamaica. You can buy a Metrocard to cover your just taken Airtrain ride and the subway. You can also purchase LIRR tickets from these machines, as well. Hope that helps! Thanks Jackie. That will be my first time in NYC.
I am travelling alone and due to land at around 8pm. Thanks for reading, Emmanuel. As with any big city at any time, just be aware of your surroundings as you normally would. Trains run all night but get less frequent the later into the night you go. What combo would be the best to get into the East Village? Airtrain to LIRR to taxi? Thanks for reading, Guy. There are still people on the trains and everything is well-lit and attended.
Hi Jackie, Thank you so much for this useful information! I have a question about the return trip to JFK. Please advise. I would really appreciate your advice.
Thank you in advance. This is so helpful! I am taking a redeye next month and have 8 hours solo in the city! It will be a Friday, ;anding around 6am. Thanks so much for reading, Kimberly. It will take at least 1 hour to get to Manhattan and another hour back to JFK, plus you have to factor in time to go back through security.
I would choose 1 maybe 2 of these things always keeping a watchful eye on the time. Or spend time in the lower part of Central Park, then take the subway over to Hudson Yards and the Highline.
Good luck with your time in NYC! Hi there! Thank you for your response! Luckily, I am not heading back out via airplane. I land at 6am, and the rest of my party arrives between 2pm-3pm so I need to be back in that time frame to catch the car with them headed out of the city from there.
Hoping to squeeze in as much as possible! Fingers crossed. Have fun in NYC and wherever your travels take you after that! We are arriving into JFK at 6. Off our flight home is I read about the train. Does it leave you near times square and what time would we need to leave at to be back to check in at airport. There are 2 of us and it will be our 1sr time. Can we buy train tickets at airport.
Thanks for reading, Roberta. Get off at Jamaica Station. You could also take the subway right from the station to Times Square. And, yes you can buy tickets at the airport. Typical heavy traffic can extend the drive to more than 60 or 90 minutes. When traveling by car, allow extra time to accommodate normal traffic or construction along the way. Travelers into the area should think twice about renting a car from the airport and driving it into Manhattan, as street parking restrictions can be burdensome, and garage parking costs can be overwhelming.
Long-term and short-term parking options are available on-site at the airport for Manhattanites with cars. When traveling to or from John F. Kennedy Airport between the hours of 5 a. As with taxis, the length of the NYC Airporter journey is contingent upon traffic.
The shuttle makes stops at each terminal within the airport, so allow extra time to load and unload at each of the pick-up and drop-off locations. Bookings can be made online, at each Manhattan hub or at any of the airport terminals. If you are leaving Manhattan and can't be bothered to travel to the main transit hubs to catch the NYC Airporter shuttle bus, book door-to-door transportation with ride share minivans.
The good news is you have options. The app Bellhop lets you easily compare rideshare services all in one place. You can certainly drive that price down by opting for a shared vehicle, but expect significant time to be added to your trip as not enough people use the pool option yet to make it efficient. The obvious wild card here is traffic.
JFK is about 17 miles from Times Square, and the trip by car is likely to take 45 minutes to an hour. If you are arriving in the morning hours during the week when commuter traffic is at its worst, you are looking at closer to an hour to an hour and a half. That said, if you have the time and the money, jumping in a car is one of the easier options — especially if you have a travel companion s to split the bill with.
From the AirTrain, which is about a minute ride depending on your terminal and final stop, passengers have multiple subway options. Usually, these delays only last a few minutes, but they can happen, so pad your schedule according. There is a shuttle bus that runs from JFK and drops passengers off at either Grand Central Station or Port Authority from 11am until 7pm for those on a budget but not yet ready to navigate the subway.
Jump on the subway at either stop to take you the rest of the way, practice your taxi-hailing skills, or walk it from there. Your drop-off point will be along the West Side Highway in Midtown, presumably where you will jump into an UberXL that will whisk you off to a very fancy hotel.
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