There are three major airports in New York: John F Kennedy or JFK, LaGuardia and Newark. JFK Airport is the most important and the one that most people use as a gateway to New York.
For go from JFK airport to Manhattan You have several options: metro, taxi, Uber, shuttle or private transport.
Any of these options may be the most optimal for you depending on the number of people traveling, the volume of luggage, the time available or the time of arrival. And as we know that the arrival in a new city always intimidate a little, we want to tell you how to get from JFK airport to Manhattan in our practical guide to New York step by step.
JFK transfer to Manhattan by subway
The cheapest option to reach New York from JFK airport It is the combination of the Air Train and the subway. The price of the Air Train is 5 dollars plus the cost of the meter which is 2.75 dollars, so the total JFK airport transportation to Manhattan by subway It is $ 7.75.
The Air Train that leaves the airport will take you to the Howard Beach station from which you can connect with the subway line A and Jamaica Station, with connection to lines E, J and Z.
As with this option you will already use the subway to reach Manhattan, take the opportunity to buy the Metrocard, which will serve you for transportation by subway and bus throughout the city.
You must tell that more or less, that the journey from New York airport to Manhattan by subway It lasts between an hour and hour and measured, depending on the location of your hotel.
We always recommend that if it is your first time in New York you stay in the Midtown area, near Times Square. Our choice the first time we were in the Big Apple was the Holiday Inn Times Square and it was a great success. Another cheaper and recommended option, especially if you are going to be more days, is to book an apartment with AirBnb.
The disadvantages of going on subway to New York from the airport They are that the stations are not very accessible, there are very few escalators and elevators and if you go with large suitcases it can be quite uncomfortable, especially at rush hour, when the wagons are full.
In addition, if you arrive too late the subway frequency is lower and in certain stations you have to be more attentive to safety.
Air Train at JFK Airport
We recommend you to download the application of the New York subway on your mobile, where you can see the map with all the subway lines in addition to using Google Maps, a perfect option since putting an origin and a destination indicates the different transport options, including the subway route, which you have to take.
JFK transfer to New York by taxi
The taxi to get to Manhattan from John F Kennedy airport It is a more comfortable option than the subway, but also much more expensive.
The fare from the airport to Manhattan is fixed, 52 dollars, to which the tolls and tip must be added, which in total can easily amount to 70-80 dollars. If you are more than two or carry large bags, it may be the best option considering comfort, speed and price.
To take the taxi when leaving the terminal you just have to approach the queue where the official taxis are, an employee will ask you the destination and directly assign you your taxi, a quick and very easy procedure.
Of course, you must be careful and ignore people who want to sell the taxi service at the departure terminal. They are not official, so the journey could be much more expensive, although first they offer you a more affordable price.
Taxi to go from JFK airport to Manhattan
Transfer JFK airport to New York by private transport
If you are between 4 and 12 people, it may be quite better for you to book a private transport in advance, which can be a car, limousine or van. The private transfer from JFK airport to your hotel in Manhattan, can leave for less than 20 euros (tips and tolls included), per person. An option to take into account since it is the most comfortable and fast.
By booking in advance and giving your flight number they will be waiting for you at the JFK airport carrying a sign with your name, something that makes go from JFK airport to Manhattan be much more easy.
If you want to go to other districts of New York like Brooklyn, Queens or the Bronx, the prices are similar.
JFK airport transfer to Manhattan in Uber
A cheaper alternative to the taxi is to use the Uber service for the transfer from JFK airport to hotel in New York.
The first thing you have to do is download the Uber mobile application, always keeping in mind that Uber is legal in New York.
Once you are at the JFK Airport Departures Terminal and check the application you will see different points where your cars stop, the available drivers and the time it will take to get to the place where you are, which usually does not exceed 5 minutes.
With the application you can check the driver's history, view his photo, and choose the one you like more.
This option, if you choose to be private, has an approximate cost of $ 65 from JFK airport to Manhattan.
If you do not mind car sharing, you have the option is cheaper, the journey being about 35 dollars or so. In this case you can go or not sharing the car, since it depends on the demand.
On this last trip we made to New York, we went from the JFK airport to our apartment alone, paying 35 dollars.
The transfer in Uber from the airport to downtown New York It has many advantages since you pay directly in the application, you do not have to tip and you do not have to change money at the airport, where the commissions are higher.
Also you We gave 5 euros for your first trip with Uber here.
5 euros discount on your first trip with Uber
Transportation from JFK to Manhattan by bus
To make the transfer in JFK airport bus to Manhattan or other areas of New York you have the NYC Airporter. This service has buses that depart every half hour from the JFK and have 4 stops in New York: Grand Central Terminal, Penn Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal and Bryant Park.
The journey time is around 90 minutes and many have free internet. The round trip ticket costs $ 34 and a one-way ticket costs $ 18.
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