On Fri, 20 May 2005 03:58:21 GMT, "spam_me_not"
wrote:
>I'm visiting New York in summer and plan to fly into JFK. Is it possible to
>take public transportation such as the bus line to the Port Authority? I
>know there's some kind of private airport bus that goes there but it costs
>$15 and with two of us, that's more than we want to spend. It seems possible
>that I can take public transit via bus and subway but I'd like confirmation
>from anyone who's done it. Thanks.
>
I've done it to try it out for visiting relatives who decided to take
the $15 bus. It isn't hard but I would avoid the public transit buses
at JFK. The rides are long.
My choice would be to take the Air Train to Jamaica at $5 per person.
From there go down the escalator, turn left on the street and walk to
the E train entrance a half block away. Take the E train all the way
to 42 Street/Port Authority (assuming that is where you want to go.)
The total cost is $7 per person assuming you are not using a weekly
Metrocard (which you can't use on the Air Train anyway).
My second choice would be the Q10 bus to Kew Gardens where it meets up
with the E & F trains. That would be one $2 fare per person for the
whole trip. You must have a Metrocard to use the subway and you must
use a Metrocard on the bus to get a free transfer to the subway. You
can get Metrocards at the Air Train stations. Be aware - the last
time I was at JFK ALL city buses stopped at the Terminal 4 Air Train
stop only. There is no other place to pick up a city bus.
Queens bus map at
http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/maps/busqns.pdf
NYC Subway map at
http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/maps/submap.htm
Brian |