Usually, a trip to America begins with a flight to New York and a tour of this huge city. If you decide to fly to the United States via New York, then you will need information on how to get from John F Kennedy International Airport to the center of New York by all popular means of transport: subway, train, bus and taxi.

Before planning your trip to New York and planning your itinerary and time frame, I advise you to follow these guidelines:

• Study the map of New York to understand where the airport is, the main attractions, estimate the distance of the metro from the hotel.
• Check your airline tickets to see if you are definitely arriving at John F Kennedy Airport in New York.
• If you decide to travel from New York Airport to your hotel by public transport, please read this instruction carefully.
• Write down the correct address of your hotel on paper, or rather print a map showing the location of the hotel and any landmarks so as not to get lost. I advise you to write down the address of the hotel, because during the flight all your phones may be discharged, and this will be the most inopportune moment. If you have not booked a hotel yet, you can do it at the best prices on the Hotellook website.

Brief information about Kennedy airport in New York

John F Kennedy International Airport is one of the largest airports in the world and the largest airport in the United States with an annual passenger traffic of 57 million. The airport is located approximately 30 km from the main attractions of New York, i.e. from the city center - Manhattan.

As I said, the airport is huge and consists of 6 passenger terminals and 4 runways. Whichever terminal you arrive at, everywhere you will find restaurants, cafes, toilets, shops, a left-luggage office, exchange offices and ATMs. On the airport map, you can see the location of all terminals.

From New York Airport by train and subway

The fastest and easiest way to get from the airport to New York is on a dedicated, driverless monorail train that serves the airport called AirTrain JFK... There is only one snag - the train does not travel to the center of New York, but to several terminal subway stations, where you need to change trains.

The AirTrain JFK travels through all airport terminals, car rental points, shuttle bus stops from airports. Travel between terminals, for example, for a transfer, is free. Travel time to metro stations is 15-20 minutes. The fare to the metro stations is $ 5.

The first station that the AirTrain travels to is Sutphin Boulevard, where you can change to metro lines E (blue line), J, Z (brown lines). Also at this station there is a transition to the train to Jamaica station, where you can take a train to downtown Manhattan to Penn Station. The second metro station is Howard Beach, where you can change trains on metro line A (blue line).

Travel time to the center by metro is approximately 40 minutes. By train - 20 minutes. By this time, do not forget to add the travel time on the AirTrain JFK 20 minutes and the time spent connecting and buying tickets, as well as waiting in lines at the ticket vending machine.

Since the New York subway operates around the clock, you can get to the city even at night, just the train intervals will be much longer than during the day. I warn you that at night it is not very comfortable to drive around New York, because dubious people go everywhere.

Fare: First, you pay $ 5 for the AirTrain. If you decide to take the metro, then pay an additional $ 3.00 for a simple one-way ticket or $ 2.75 if you have a MetroCard. Tickets are bought from the machine. If you decide to go by train, then you need to buy a ticket, the cost of which varies from $ 3 to $ 12. The price depends on the travel time and the place of purchase of the ticket. For example, on the Internet, a ticket is cheaper than a conductor on a train. You can read more about the fare in New York in the article "".

Below is the metro map. On the right you can see the location of the airport and, looking at this map, you can plan your route in New York.

From New York Airport by Bus

There are several bus routes that go to New York Airport: Q3, Q6, Q7, Q10, B15. After paying for the fare on these buses, you can change to the metro for free. In addition to official buses, there are many express trains that run from downtown New York and Long Island to the airport. The following buses cost $ 2.75, which is the cheapest way to get from New York to the airport. Please note that buses travel much slower than the metro.

• Bus Q3 runs from Jamaica Station to New York Kennedy Airport Terminal 5. This bus runs on its route 24 hours a day. even at night you can get to the airport.
• Bus Q6 Q3 runs from Jamaica Station to New York Kennedy Airport.
• The Q7 bus travels to City Line, Brooklyn to the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Pitkin Avenue.
• Bus Q10 travels from New York Kennedy Airport Terminal 5 to the Kew Gardens Bus Stop, which is adjacent to the Union Turnpike Subway Station. From this station, you can take the following metro lines: E (blue line) and F (orange line).
• Bus B15 travels from Brooklyn Bedford – Stuyvesant at the intersection of Broadway and Marcus Garvey Boulevard to New York Kennedy Airport Terminal 5.

From New York Airport with your rental car

A convenient way to start traveling in America is a rented car. America's highways are great for road trips, and you won't have any problems during your trip, as there are many roadside hotels, gas stations, and ample parking lots scattered throughout the country. On the Rentalcars website you can compare the prices and the cars on offer at all rental offices at the airport or in New York. And upon arrival, you will simply be given the keys to the car, you will load your luggage and immediately go to conquer new cities and countries. It is very convenient and easy.

New York Airport Taxi

After a long flight to New York, you will surely get very tired, so the most comfortable way to travel from the airport to your hotel or to any other destination is a taxi. The main advantages of a taxi ride are the following: you do not need to understand the work of public transport, strain with carrying luggage during numerous transfers, spend time buying tickets for travel.

As soon as you leave the airport, you will see the parking lot with the legendary cars of the famous yellow taxi of New York. I want to warn you that there are still many fraudulent taxi drivers working in New York who cheat visitors and locals for very large sums of money. You can read a lot about these deceptions on the Internet, the police have recently been quite successful in fighting these mafia structures, but they still have not been able to overcome all the scammers. Also, when a large number of planes arrive, be prepared to stand in line for a taxi. So that you understand how much a taxi costs, I will give some prices: landing $ 2.5; fare for 1.6 km - $ 2.5; additional payment for standing in traffic jams - $ 0.5 for 60 seconds; passengers pay an additional fare for all toll tunnels and bridges in New York (for example, the fare through 1 tunnel is approximately $ 8-16); minimum obligatory tip 15%.

As an alternative to the official taxi, you can travel from John F Kennedy Airport to downtown New York. In addition to a good final price, you will receive excellent service: immediately after arrival at the airport, you will be met by a driver with a sign, help you carry your luggage to the car and take you to a pre-agreed place with the fastest route. When ordering a transfer via the Internet, you will find a discount, a fixed fare in rubles, and you will not need to worry about how you will get to the city, pay for travel through tunnels and bridges, and you will not be deceived by local taxi drivers.

Today, most of the tourists arriving in New York are wondering how to get from the airport to New York and which way to give preference?

New York is large in size and one of the most visited. More than 8 million people live in this city and approximately 50 million come annually for the purpose of tourism and sightseeing, so the question of the method of transportation to the city itself remains relevant.

New York is the largest city in the USA

New York is a highly developed tourist city with a lot of traffic, so this city contains:

• John F. Kennedy Airport. One of the largest air terminals in terms of passenger and freight traffic. It is located 19 km from Manhattan.
• Newark Liberty. The terminal is located within the Newark and Elizabeth boundaries, 24 kilometers from the Midtown area of ​​New York.
• LaGuardia. This airport, in contrast to the above, operates mainly on domestic routes. Most flights are concentrated within the United States of America.

How to get from John F Kennedy Airport

The John F. Kennedy Airport was named after the 35th President of the United States in 1963. Before that, it was called Idlewald Airport in honor of the golf course on which it was built back in 1942.

JFK airport map, New York

The John F. Kennedy Terminal accepts international flights, including Russian ones, so the majority of Russian citizens arrive here. How to get it, read on our website.

Today, for people with great financial capabilities, US Helicopter offers a helicopter rental service to accompany a tourist to the desired location in New York. The exact amount of such a service is unknown, but it can be safely noted that it is calculated in hundreds of dollars. Not everyone can afford to fly from the airport by helicopter to New York.

There are several ways to get from New York Airport to the city itself:

Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages. If a person is in New York for the first time, then he should use a taxi., so that, firstly, not to get lost in an unknown city, and secondly, to get to the desired place in time. If a person is with luggage, a taxi driver will help carry the load to the car for a small fee.

Transfer

The transfer is great for people who do not know the city or. When ordering a transfer, the driver meets the person at the specified time in the parking lot with a sign in his hands.

The only drawback is that the car must be pre-ordered. You can order an individual transfer from the airport to the city on the website https://kiwitaxi.ru/usa/new+york+airport+kennedy-%3Enew+york?pap=57adbb36f2232.

The average cost of a trip is $ 130. An economy class car will cost about $ 110, and transportation of a group of people (no more than 7) by minibus will cost $ 200-220. The travel time from the airport to the city takes 80 minutes. It takes 1 hour and 20 minutes from the airport to New York by car.

Rates for individual transfers to different areas of New York City:

Bus

The shuttle bus from the airport is perfect for those looking to see New York.

The bus station is located in Terminal 5. From this bus station there are regular buses with routes Q10, Q3 and B15. The cost of the trip is $ 2.75. Travel time: 1 hour 40 minutes.

Routes of regular buses:

• Q 10: airport - Kew Gardens (area - Queens).
• Q 3: Air port - Jamaica metro station (area - Queens).
• B 15: Air Port - Bedford (area-Brooklyn).

Buses run around the clock every half hour.

How to get from the airport to the desired place in New York - the next video is about this.

The shuttle from the airport is heading to downtown Manhattan. The bus fare is $ 16. Children under 3 years old do not pay for travel. It takes an hour and a half to get from the airport to the center.

The shuttle leaves every 20-30 minutes from 5.00 to 23.30.

Shuttle fare - 16 USD

Train

Trains leave from Jamaica Metro Station. This train connects you to Penn Station in 40 minutes. A train ticket costs US $ 10. Tickets are purchased at the box office at the railway station.

10 USD is a train ticket

The main airport in New York is John F. Kennedy Airport IATA code - JFK.
This is a huge modern multi-terminal airport, where planes arrive all over the world and scatter throughout the United States.

Before my trip to America, I wondered how quickly and possibly not very expensively you can get from the airport to Manhattan.
This article is help for those who are just going to conquer the Big Apple City.

How to get there?

There are several ways to get from the airport to different parts of the city.
- Helicopter.
Perhaps the most interesting, fastest, but also the most expensive option.
In just 12 minutes, without any traffic jams, you will be taken to the helipad near the famous Wall Street. The price is appropriate and starts from 200 USD per person, but there are other prices for a helicopter flight to Manhattan

- Taxi.

Conveniently, loaded up, threw the luggage and did not think about anything.
But there is a high probability of getting stuck in traffic, especially during rush hours. If there are few cars on your way, a taxi will take you from the airport to Times Square in 30-35 minutes.
Well, the payment is certainly not helicopter, but from my point of view, it is also not entirely humane. To Manhattan, pay is fixed + fees for crossing a bridge, tunnel, gratuity, etc.
You will give 55-60 dollars to Manhattan including all taxes and fees.
Basically, if you wish, you can calculate the approximate cost of a taxi yourself. Very convenient service.
It is curious that the fixed fee is only up to the first stop in Manhattan, then the meter turns on. Therefore, if you are traveling with friends and are going to live in different parts of the island, then be prepared for additional expenses.

- Buses to New York
Similarly, a taxi, only more stops, travels much longer.
But much cheaper. The trip will cost you about USD 20 per person.

- Rented car. In the States, it is convenient to travel by car. The entire infrastructure is tailored specifically for private transport. Probably, from the living local cowboys immediately switched to iron horses. But it is not recommended to rent transport in New York - traffic jams, expensive parking lots, and it is more convenient to get to all local attractions by metro.

- Underground.


The most budgetary option and the guarantee that you will not get stuck in a traffic jam are certainly huge advantages. Cons - it takes a long time, you need to get to the subway first on the Air Train, terrible design of the New York subway. It is also believed that the New York subway is not always safe. Naturally, there are various incidents there, although the dangers of the local metro are often greatly exaggerated.
Cost - Air Train - 5 USD + metro up to 2.5 USD per trip = 7.5 USD. Time - a little over an hour to downtown Manhattan

Subway to Manhattan

So, we have decided on the most budgetary option - the metro. But you still have to get to it.
There is a special express Air Train from the airport to the metro. The diagram of its movement can be seen in the figure.

Note! Trains move in a circle strictly in one direction. The green and red lines are counterclockwise (they will take you to the metro stations), and the yellow (train between terminals) is vice versa clockwise. Look carefully at which train you are taking - for example, I drove a few extra stops until I realized that I was going along the yellow line. There is a terminal in front of each carriage, on which all the necessary information is displayed. Inside the train, they also write and announce where it is going.

The green and red lines follow the same route to the Federal Circle stop (where the shuttle stops for nearby hotels and parking are located). Further, their paths diverge: the green one goes to the Howard Beach stop, and the red one to Jamaica Station. You can get to Manhattan from both of these stations, choose which route is more convenient for you. If you want to get to downtown Manhattan at Times Square, then Jamaica Station is the best option.

Note! You board express Air Train without purchasing any tickets! Because moving between terminals (yellow line) is free. But you do not move between terminals! Therefore, after arriving at Howard Beach or Jamaica Station, you need to buy a metro card. The balance of such a card must be at least 7.5 USD. 5 bucks will be charged from you for the Air Train, and 2.5 dollars will go to the subway. Study the fares of the New York subway in advance, this will greatly facilitate your life.

Cards are purchased at a cash desk or a special machine (later on, you will also top up your card balance). If you have any difficulties in purchasing such a card - contact an employee, you will certainly be helped.
Then go through the turnstile. Your card must be debited for 5 USD. This is the payment for the Air Train express. Then follow the signs and go to the desired metro entrance. Swipe the card again, it will be charged for 2.5 USD - this is the metro payment.

That's all! This is followed by a long ride on the New York subway. The entire journey from the airport terminal to Manhattan will take you about 1.5 hours.

By the way, the subway in New York, although it looks creepy, but it is very effective. The only thing to keep track of are the express trains. Unlike the traditional subway, where trains stop at every station, there are trains that go by express, skipping unpopular stops. A direct analogy is our commuter trains. Well, no one has any problems how to travel by electric trains? So the New York subway after a couple of days will become clear and simple.

Also, do not be intimidated by a trip on the local metro in terms of personal safety. There are cameras everywhere and a lot of police officers. So, if you get robbed in New York, it will most likely not happen on the subway.

So, I hope, after reading this article, it became clear to you that getting from the airport to Manhattan is not at all difficult. To do this, it is not at all necessary to order expensive transfers from your travel agents or stand in line for a taxi. All you need is a few dollars and some common sense.

Have a nice trip!

Yours sincerely, TravelerDmitry …

Ask us a question about New York or the United States, we will definitely answer you!

So we landed at Kennedy Airport! But so far they have not entered American soil and breathed American air. Because we entered the terminal building for sausage. The customs officer with a very serious look asked why we came here and for how many days and stamped it. This was the end of the customs clearance. And we walked into the baggage claim hall with great trepidation. There have already rolled around in a circle bags from our flight. Before that, we had read a lot of horror stories about how baggage on transit flights easily flies to other countries, and therefore the wait was especially exciting for us. But still he came !!! And we were faced with a new task - to get to Manhattan by subway.
Back in Yekaterinburg, we drew up a route, how we will get there, you can see it. You can also compose it using the Google service. There is only one peculiarity - be sure to indicate the time at which you will go. Because different lines run at different times.

As for us, we had to find an exit on the Airtrain to Jamaica station, then change to the subway on line E, and at 7 av change to line B to 96th street.

We found the exit to the Airtrain according to the signs, it turned out to be on the third floor. To our surprise, none of the escalators worked, and carrying all of our bags gave us a bit of a hassle. According to preliminary information, we knew that there were 3 different routes running: roundabout (between terminals), to Jamaica station and to Howard Beach, but we did not know how to distinguish them.

Airrtrain lines diagram

For some reason, according to the airtrain lines scheme, we thought that we needed to get to the 8th terminal and then change to Jamaica station, but, as an African American employee explained to us, trains run in turns - the roundabout, jamaika station, howard beach. As a result, we boarded the train we needed and made it safely to Jamaica station. All the way we were tormented by the question - how to pay for the fare? And now the hour of reckoning has come - you can pay for travel only in vending machines. And thank God that I found small bills in Yekaterinburg !!! You can pay for travel either in cash or by card. Zhenya tried to pay off the card, but the machine stubbornly refused to accept it! And if you pay in cash, then the machine can return a maximum of $ 8.

We took cards with payment for Airtrain + Metro for $ 7.5 and after the turnstiles went to the elevator, on which we went down to the lowest floor to the express line E. Then everything was logical and understandable. And we only breathed the air of New York when we got off the subway at 96 street station, next to the apartment in which Laura and Bones sheltered us. Hello New York !!!

To get from Manhattan to the airport (JFK Airport, LaGuardia Airport, or Newark Airport) take taxi, bus, subway or train. If you need to travel from New Jersey, Brooklyn or Queens,

Taxi from Manhattan to JFK Airport

You can easily take a yellow taxi from Manhattan to JFK Airport. It will cost you roughly $ 55- $ 60 plus tax and a $ 7- $ 10 tip. Keep in mind that it is not always easy to get a taxi during rush hour. You can't call a taxi in New York, you have to catch it on the street. If you need to use a taxi service between 7: 30-9: 30 or 16: 00-19: 00, I would recommend that you use one of the other options below.

Big Buses

You can get to any airport from Manhattan by bus. There is a dedicated shuttle bus service that will take you from Manhattan to JFK or La Guardia. Buses leave every hour between 11:00 - 19:00. In Manhattan Buses depart from Grand Central and Port Authority. Children under 5 years old travel for free. Many buses have internet, so there will be plenty to do. Buses can get crowded, so make sure to take longer.

Small Buses

This transfer will pick you up at the specified address. It costs about $ 20 to get to JFK and Newark Airport. These buses will take you comfortably.

Limousine

If you would like to pamper yourself, arrange a limousine service to the airport. The limousine can accommodate 8 people.

Metro

Take Metro Lines A or E. Metro fares are $ 2.75 (plus $ 1 for a new MetroCard) and an additional $ 5 for the AirTrian. This option will take a long time (about an hour and a half), especially for those with a lot of bags. The total fare is $ 7.75.

By train

The train connects all major stations with JFK and Newark airports. The ride costs about $ 8 to JFK and $ 12.50 to Newark. The trip will take you 20 - 30 minutes, but to get to the airport you will need to take a taxi or take the metro.

Additional information: Always get to the airport several hours in advance, especially during rush hour. The time it takes to get to the airport:

By taxi to JFK or Newark airport: 1 - 1.5 hours
By small bus: 1 - 1.5 hours
By big bus: 1.5 - 2 hours
By metro: 1.5 - 2 hours
By train: 45 minutes to an hour (from the moment you board)
Business limousine / car: 45 minutes to an hour

Eric's advice: Personally, I usually use a shuttle or limousine service. The transfer costs $ 18 - $ 20 and the bus will pick you up right at the address. For a more relaxed trip, book a limousine. Taxis are often very difficult to hail, especially between 15:00 - 18:00. Book your limousine in advance via