[Travel] Advice sought: Travel from New York to JFK Airport

[Silverhatch]

Did this a month ago - subway and train was amazingly straightforward. Went from Times Square on the subway to a station (Jamaica Station?) with a train that only stops at the airport terminals. Cost about $11 I think, and was quicker than the cab we'd got from the airport into the city the week before. Lots of people on the subway doing the same journey and all felt very safe

Done that same journey. Cheap and quick.

 

[The_Viper]

Taxi or Uber, dead simples. I went from a block outside of Times Square to JFK with no issues in a taxi.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Did this last week. Yellow cab both ways. c $52 fixed fee plus tolls that depend on which part of Manhattan you go to. We were staying nr 3rd Avenue, tolls were c $11. Driver back was from Queens and very entertaining / informative. c 45 mins trip.

 

[Official Old Man]

Everyone here is correct. Manhatten to JFK is a fixed rate and you will be told in advance.
But the doorman in my hotel in Times Square knew when we were returning and done a deal for 'his mate' to take us 10$ cheaper. We took it but don't think we were insured as a taxi/uber.
Look up Amtrak train as it could be cheaper if she hasn't booked any flights.

 

[Weststander]

Last Thursday we took a yellow cab from our Manhattan hotel to JFK, a $62 fixed fare. Took about 70 minutes.

He took the “slower” route which passes near Flushing Meadow.

We could’ve paid for a quicker route, apparently.

[Larger cab for 4 people and 5 cases]

 

[Lower West Stander]

Still find it amazing there is no direct subway from JFK to Manhattan. When I lived there I heard it was to do with the Mafia running the town cars.

Cab def the best way but very relevant where you are going on Manhattan as to cost - getting over to the West Side can be a bit of a nightmare


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[Cesar Chavez]

LIRR from Penn to Jamaica, then AirTrain direct to all the terminals.


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[Weststander]

Still find it amazing there is no direct subway from JFK to Manhattan. When I lived there I heard it was to do with the Mafia running the town cars.

Cab def the best way but very relevant where you are going on Manhattan as to cost - getting over to the West Side can be a bit of a nightmare


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The car is king in the US and always was.



By the time ideas were floated for a train, all the land had been taken.

The compromise of the short AirTrain monorail cost $1.9b 20 years. It only covers 8 miles and requires a change.

 

[dazzer6666]

Did this a month ago - subway and train was amazingly straightforward. Went from Times Square on the subway to a station (Jamaica Station?) with a train that only stops at the airport terminals. Cost about $11 I think, and was quicker than the cab we'd got from the airport into the city the week before. Lots of people on the subway doing the same journey and all felt very safe

Yep, completely fine and very simple. Definitely a good option during rush ‘hour’ too, much quicker than a car.