John F. Kennedy International Airport is located in Jamaica, Queens, the south-east of New York City. It is about 12 miles southeast of Lower Manhattan.
It is the busiest internatioal airport in the USA and one of the busiest in the world. Delta Airlines, American Airlines and JetBlue have got their home base at this airport.
JFK Airport has got 6 operating terminals with a total of 128 gates, with more than 70 airlines operate out of JFK and connect with over 50 countries.
The busiest international routes from John F. Kennedy airport are: London and Paris. The busiest domestic routes are Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Terminal 4 is the only terminal open 24/7.
New York John F. Kennedy Airport Transit
There are 6 passenger terminals at JFK Airport. Find the location of your airlines here.
Allow minimum transit time of 1 hour within the same terminal, at least 2 hours between different terminals and at least 4 hours between different JFK Airport - La Guardia Airport.
There are two ways of transferring between terminals:
Between Terminals 2 and 4:
Use Delta’s JFK Jitney shuttle bus.
Delta’s JFK Jitney makes three stops between Terminals 2 and 4, near gate C60 in Terminal 2 and near gates B54 and B18 in Terminal 4. This service is free and you will not have to go through TSA security again.
Between all other Terminals:
Take the AirTrain.
The AirTrain system operates between all passenger terminals. For journeys between terminals, it’s free.
To make your connection, follow signs for AirTrain. You will need to reclear TSA security once you arrive in your departure terminal.
For international arriving passengers, you must claim all checked bags at Customs and recheck with your departing airline, even if the bags are checked to your final destination!
The transfer takes about 1 hour (depending on traffic).
Buses depart every hour on the hour.
JFK – La Guardia Airport one way ticket costs
17 USDcurrently £13.60
Train transfer
For the transfer between New York JFK and La Guardia airport use AirTrain from JFK and change at Jamaica station onto E metro line (blue). Take the metro to Roosevelt Av. Jakscon Heights Station where change onto bus Q47 or Q70 to the La Guardia Airport.
The journey takes approx. 1.5 hour with total price of
The transfer takes about 3.5 hours (depending on traffic) however without multiple changes.
The first shuttle bus takes you to Grand Central bus stop where you will change onto Newark airport bus.
Buses departure every 30 minutes.
JFK - Grand Central bus stop - Newark Airport one way ticket costs
29 USDcurrently £23.20
Train transfer
For the transfer between New York JFK and New Jersey’s Newark Liberty airport use AirTrain from JFK -> change at Jamaica station onto metro line E or onto trains Babylon or Ronkonkoma to Manhattan’s Pennsylvania Station.
At Pennsylvania Station change onto NJ Transit or AmTrak train to Newark airport (25 minutes) where you change onto AirTrain .
NJTransit operates 21 hours a day and costs
13 USDcurrently £10.40
for one way ticket.
The whole journey takes about 2 hours and costs approx.
