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How to get to and from hundreds of the world's airports by car, bus, train and other forms of public transport.
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Updates and requests for inclusion in these pages welcomed by e-mail to Steve.
Information is from many sources including personal visits and may no longer be accurate.
Please note I am an airline pilot, not a travel agent and cannot provide any travel services, hotels or flights.
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New
York - Kennedy Intl (JFK): Location: 21
km/13 Miles SE of Manhattan.
Airport Overview:
A vast airport consisting of 9 terminals connected by an AirTrain system.
Terminal Map. ◊Terminal 1 is for Aeroflot,
Aeromexico, Air China, Air France, Alitalia, Austrian, China Airlines, China
Eastern, Japan Air Lines, Korean Air Lines, Lufthansa, Maxjet, Olympic, Royal
Air Maroc, Saudia Arabian & Turkish.
◊Terminal 3 is for Delta, Delta Connection & Comair. ◊Terminal
4 is for Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, AeroSvit, Air India, Air
Jamaica, Air Tahiti Nui, Asiana, Avianca, Azteca, Biman, Caribbean/BWIA,
Continental, Continental Express, Copa, Czech Airlines, Egyptair, El Al,
Emirates, EOS, Etihad, Harmony, Jet Blue (San Juan only), KLM, Kuwait, Lacsa,
LAN, LOT, LTU, Mexicana, North American, Northwest, Pakistan, Royal Jordanian,
Singapore Airlines, South African,
Sun Country, Swiss, TACA, TAM, Thai, USA3000, Uzbekistan, Varig, Virgin.
◊Terminal 5 is temporarily closed. ◊Terminal 7 is for Air Canada,
ANA, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, Icelandair, QANTAS, United & US
Airways. ◊Terminal 8 is for American Airlines (Intl & Caribbean),
Finnair & Malev.
◊Terminal 9 is for American Airlines & American Eagle.
By Helicopter:
A new helicopter service, operated by US Helicopters, now runs from New
York's downtown Heliport at Wall St to Terminal 9 (American Airlines) at JFK.
Cost $159 one way/8 mins flight time. 12 flights daily. See
www.flyush.com.
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By Taxi: |
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Except to Manhattan, the fare within New York City is metered plus tolls, if any. Tipping
is optional. There is a 50 cent surcharge for trips commencing between 2000 and 0600 (except to Manhattan). One fare pays for all passengers. 4 passengers
is the limit for New York City cabs. Meter must read $2 at the start of the trip (except to Manhattan). |
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Typical Fares: |
Tolls are in addition to metered fares and are shown
later. |
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To Manhattan (Flat Fare to all parts): $45/40-100
mins depending on Traffic. |
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Between the Terminals: $3-$9 |
Brooklyn: $26-$45 |
Cruise Ship Passenger Terminal
~$35+tolls. |
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The Bronx
$39-$44 |
Queens $17-$20 |
La
Guardia
Airport $26-30 |
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Coney Island: $34-38. |
Kew Gardens: $16-20. |
Shea Stadium $22-26. |
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Co-op City $42-46. |
Riverdale $51-55 |
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To
Staten Island $51-$58 |
Lynbrook
$18/20-30 mins |
Newark Airport
$74-78 + $15 tolls |
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Tolls are as follows: $3.50 at the Queens Midtown Tunnel, the Triboro Bridge, and the
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. It should be noted
that the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel has been closed to westbound traffic since
9/11/01. There is no toll at the Brooklyn
Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge or Queensboro (59th Street)
Bridge, but these East River crossings could be less direct or more congested
for your trip. |
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Complaints &
Lost Property: |
Tel (212) NYC-Taxi or 692 8294. |
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Carmel Car & Limousine Service |
To Manhattan $44, Brooklyn $35-42,
Queens $24-40, Staten Island $70, White Plains $82, Paramus NJ $85 &
Greenwich CT $78. Contact: Tel (212) 666 6666 or 1 800 9 CARMEL.
There are free courtesy phones in each terminal at the Ground Transportation
info desks. |
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Dial 7 Car & Limousine service: |
Run cars to Manhattan, Long Island, New Jersey, Connecticut & beyond.
Cost: To Manhattan $31. $10 extra for addresses above 125th St. Vans & Limos also available.
Contact: Tel
(212) 777 7777 or 1 800 777 8888. There are free courtesy phones in each
terminal at the Ground Transportation info desks. |
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Court Express: |
Run cabs to and from Brooklyn and beyond. Tel
(718) 237 8888. |
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By Limo: |
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Limos.com |
□Find
limo service, click here. |
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∆www.nytoplimo.com |
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∆AAA
Limos |
Tel
Toll Free (888) 3213255
or direct +1 (516) 897 7605. |
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∆New York Limousine |
New York limousine service for airport transfers to NYC for any occasion. Tel 1 866 507 5466 or 1 866 507 LIMO. |
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∆Connecticut
Sr. Svc Co. LLC: |
Provide limo
service to/from JFK, LGA, BDL, Westchester & Newark airports. Example fare: JFK
to Orange, Ct $ 140. |
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By Private Bus: |
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New York Airport Service to Manhattan: |
Routes: Runs to the Port Authority Bus Terminal
(42nd Street & 8th Avenue) & Grand Central Terminal. Change there for Penn
Station & all Midtown (Manhattan) hotels. Transfer is available to hotels
between 27th and 59th Street. Timings: Runs every 20-30 mins 0615-2310.
Cost: $15 one way/$27 return/45-65 mins, longer at peak hours. An
airport-airport service to La Guardia is also available for $13 and to Newark
for $22 (change buses at Port Authority Bus Terminal). Contact: Tel (212)
875 8200. |
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Flyer MTA Long Island Bus |
Hempstead, Rockville Ctr, Lynbrook, Valley
Stream, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens, to and from JFK.
Bus: $2 exact fare.
Cash (in quarters) or Metrocard
required. Runs Weekdays:
Every 35-45 mins 0445-0005. Saturday/Sunday:
Every 45 mins 0445-0000. Tel
(516) 766-6722. |
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Airporter
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Bus to Yardley PA ($56), Princeton NJ (inc Hyatt Regency) $51, Hilton Hotel East Brunswick NJ ($47), &
Jamesburg NJ. Also runs to Newark Airport. Departs JFK 0900-1900. Tel
1-800 385 4000 or 609 587 6600. |
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By Public Bus: |
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These buses depart from the public bus stop on the
east side of terminal 4. From other terminals use the AirTrain to connect. |
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MTA Q3 bus to Jamaica: |
Route: Airport (Terminal 4, public bus stop
on east side of terminal) - N Boundary Rd - Farmers Blvd - Hillside Ave - 165th
St Bus Terminal, Jamaica. Timings:
Runs 24hrs every 12-30 mins. Cost: $2. Payable in cash or with a
Metrocard. |
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MTA Q10 bus
to Kew Gardens: |
Route: Airport (Terminal 4, public bus stop
on east side of terminal) - Conduit
Ave - Lefferts Ave (not AirTrain stop) - Austin St/Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike
Subway Station. Timings: Runs 24hrs every 3-30 mins. Cost: $2. Payable in cash or with a
Metrocard. |
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MTA Q10A bus
from Kew Gardens: |
Route: Austin St/Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike
Subway Station - Van Wyck Expressway - Airport (all terminals). Operates towards
the airport only. Timings: Runs weekday mornings every 20 mins. Cost: $2. Payable in cash or with a
Metrocard. |
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MTA B15 Bus
to Brooklyn: |
Route: Airport (Terminal 4, public bus stop
on east side of terminal) - Lefferts
Blvd AirTrain stop - S Conduit Ave - Fountain Ave - Dumont Ave - New Lots Ave -
Hegeman Ave - Church Ave - E 98th St - Ralph Ave - Buffalo Ave - Bergen St -
Troy Ave - Lewes Ave - Broadway/Marcus Garvey Blvd. Timings: Runs 24hrs
every 14-30 mins during the day and every 45 mins at night. Cost: $2. Payable in cash or with a
Metrocard. |
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By Shuttle Van: |
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SuperShuttle |
Shared door to door service. Fares per person: To Manhattan hotels $17, To Manhattan residences $19
for the first person & $11 for each extra person. To
Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island $25-60 1st person, $15-30 for each additional person.
On Demand 24 hrs Reservations required for return service. Contact: Tel (212) 258 3826.
There are free courtesy phones in each terminal at the Ground Transportation
info desks. |
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ETS
Air Shuttle |
To
Queens & Brooklyn $12-30, To Bronx $30 and Staten Is $40.
Contact: Tel (718) 221 5341. Freephone at transport info center. |
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Westchester Express |
Routes: Runs to Westchester, Putnam & Rockland
Counties.
Cost: To locations in Westchester county: Ardsley $45 first person,
Bronxville $42, Chappaqua $56, Elmsford $45, Mount
Vernon or New Rochelle $42, Peekskill & Yorktown $66, White Plains $45, Yonkers £43 and more.
Second passengers $20 extra.
Contact: Tel 1 800 532 3730 or (914) 332 0090. There are free courtesy
phones in each terminal at the Ground Transportation info desks. |
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All County Express
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Runs to various destinations in
Westchester County 0500-2300.
Contact: Tel 1 800 914 4ACE or 914 381 4ACE. |
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Prime Time Connecticut Airport Shuttle |
Runs a shared van service to Connecticut.
Cost to Hotels: Bridgeport
$59 first person ($39 extra passengers), Greenwich $52 ($39), New Haven $60
($39), New Rochelle $44 ($39), Westport
$58 ($39) & White Plains $50 ($39). Cost to Homes or Offices:
Bridgeport $66 first person ($39 extra passengers), Greenwich $62 ($39), New Haven $70
($39), New Fairfield $97 ($39) & Westport $65 ($39). Children 14 and under
$15. Contact: Tel 1 866 2 THE AIR or 1 800 377 8745. There are free
courtesy phones in each terminal at the Ground Transportation info desks. |
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Airlink New York |
Runs a direct door-to-door
service to homes and hotels in Manhattan. $17 to Manhattan, $19 from
Manhattan, $33 round trip. Tel 1 877 599 8200 or 1 212 812 9000. There is a
courtesy phone at the information boards in each terminal. Tel 24 hrs in
advance for reservations going to the airport. |
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Classic Airport Shuttle |
Runs to destinations on Long
Island. Freephone at transport info
center. |
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Connecticut Limousine LLC |
Runs to Westchester Co &
Connecticut. Freephone at transport info
center. |
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American Skybus |
Runs shared ride shuttles connecting Newark, NJ and JFK. Departing every
2 hrs from 0500 from outside Greyhound bus Stop on the Hilton side of Penn Station
in Newark City to all Airline Departure levels at JFK. Shuttles leave Terminal 4 passenger pickup ramp on the vehicle Exit end
from 0600. Tel 877 775 9287. |
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Airporter |
Route: Runs scheduled vans to Newark
Airport, Princeton, other places in New Jersey and also Yardley, PA. Timings:
Runs ~every 2 hrs 0700-1700 from JFK. Cost: From $27/90 mins+.
Contact: Tel (1-800 385 4000 or 609 587 6600). Freephone at transport info
center. |
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Trans-Bridge Bus Lines: |
Runs vans to Hunterdon, NJ, Warren, NJ,
Lehigh, PA, Bucks, PA & Northampton, PA. Contact: There are free
courtesy phones in each terminal at the Ground Transportation info desks. |
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Winston Transportation: |
Offers vans and private transfers. Call 1 800 424 7767
or (631) 924 1200. |
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□Resorthoppa.com |
can arrange transfer by
minivan, coach or taxi from this airport to Manhattan and the cruise ship
terminal.
Click
here to
make a reservation. |
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By Train:
AirTrain Map |
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AirTrain Rail service |
Air Train is a monorail
train that stops at all terminals at JFK and runs very regularly on 3
different routes: Red Route: to Jamaica Station on Long Island.
(Note Jamaica LIRR train station coincides with Sutphin Blvd Archer Av
JFK Airport Subway station. Confusingly, this combined station is also
known as AirTrain stop D). Green Route: to Howard Beach Subway station.
Yellow Route: Runs between the terminals. The Red & Green routes also stop
at Station C (Federal Circle which houses the Rental Cars, Cargo & Hotel
shuttles. Cost: $5 per person, and the ride takes 10-15 mins. Transfer between terminals is free.
Buy a metrocard from the machine with US dollars or credit card.
Timings: Air Train
operates Mon-Fri 0500-0300 every 5-20 mins and at weekends 0400-0300
every 12-30 mins. |
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Transfer at Howard Beach
(Station A) to the A line subway trains (every 5-20 mins) for a slower
but cheap ($2) run into Manhattan, or at Sutphin Blvd/Jamaica to the E,
J or Z lines (every 5-12 mins $2). |
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Transfer to LIRR (Long
Island Railroad) at Jamaica for a faster train to Penn Station
(Manhattan), and destinations on Long
Island such as Lynbrook, Babylon, Hempstead, Garden City, Queens,
Brooklyn, Huntington ($15.75/52 mins), Oyster Bay, Westhampton, Montauk, Southampton,
East Hampton, Islip, Greenport, Ronkonkoma ($14.50/70 mins), Deer Park & many more. Total cost to Penn station in Manhattan $12/30-45
mins. Be warned, the LIRR services from Penn station before 0700 on
Saturdays are infrequent. |
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Red Route Detailed Route: Jamaica
Station/Station D - Federal Circle/Station C (for Rental Cars, Cargo &
Hotel shuttles) - Term 1 - Term 2/3 - Term 4 - Term 5 - Term 6 - Term 7
- Term 8/9 - Federal Circle/Station C - Jamaica Station. |
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Green Route Detailed Route: Howard
Beach Station/Station A (serves the Subway system & Long term parking C)
- Lefferts Blvd/Station B (for long term parking A & B) - Federal
Circle/Station C (for Rental Cars, Cargo & Hotel shuttles) - Term 1 -
Term 2/3 - Term 4 - Term 5 - Term 6 - Term 7 - Term 8/9 - Federal
Circle/Station C - Lefferts Blvd/Station B - Howard Beach
Station/Station A. |
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Yellow Route Detailed Route: All
terminals in both directions. |
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For
some obscure reason, photography is prohibited on the AirTrain. |
NYC-Subway Map |
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Airport to Airport: |
| To Philadelphia Intl: |
Taxi $60+. |
| Dave's Best Limo: Contact: Tel 1 800 255 2378.
Freephone at transport info center. |
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To La Guardia: |
Taxi $22/20-45
mins depending on traffic. |
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ETS Air Shuttle. Runs 0700-2230. $12/20-50
mins. Contact: Tel (718) 221 5341. There are free courtesy phones in each terminal at the Ground
Transportation info desks. |
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New York Airport Service
Bus to LGA ~every 30 mins
0630-2000, $13. Contact: Tel (212) 875 8200. |
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To Newark
airport: |
Taxi $75 + tolls.
75-90 mins. |
| Dave's Best Limo 1
800 255 2378. Takes 75-90 mins. |
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Airporter: Runs scheduled vans ~every 2 hrs 0700-1700 ex EWR
& 0900-1900 ex JFK. Takes 90 mins. Cost: From $27/90 mins+.
Contact: Tel (1-800 385 4000 or 609 587 6600). Freephone at
transport info center. |
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Newark Airport Service runs buses
for $22 one way. |
| New York Airport Service
Bus to LGA every 20-30 mins
0630-2000, $22 (change buses at Port Authority Bus Terminal).
Contact: Tel (212) 875 8200. |
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Rental Cars: |
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On-Airport Rental Car Providers: |
Take the AirTrain to Station C: Federal Circle which houses the Rental Cars:
AVIS,
Budget, Dollar,
HERTZ &
National.
There are free courtesy phones in each terminal at the Ground
Transportation info desks to contact the various companies. |
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Weblinks:
Click here to book -----> |
□Car
Trawler Car Hire. |
Car Parking: There is now
a cellphone waiting car park at this airport, where cars may wait for arriving
passengers to call.
Notes: ◊For help on
transport to/from all NYC Airports call 1 800 AIR RIDE. ◊The closest public transport to
the New York Cruise Passenger Ship Terminal is the A, C or E train at
the 50th St. station (at 8th Ave). Cross town City
buses are also accessible from 52nd St at 12th
Ave. Baggage Storage: Left luggage facilities available.
Airport Website:
www.kennedyairport.com.
Airport
Hotels: There are many
hotels near the airport, most of which can be contacted free from the
information boards in arrivals. There is a hotel reservation desk in the
arrivals area of each terminal.
Airport
Tel No: +1 (718) 244 4444.
Steve's Tip:
Although far from a perfect solution, probably the most reliable (and not overly
expensive) way to and from Manhattan is to take the AirTrain to Jamaica
(Station D) and transfer to the LIRR to Penn Station.
Updated Dec07 ADV.
Last
Visit Jan07
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