For those that don't want to take this long (but cheap) journey: JFK to Manhattan ALL TRANSIT OPTIONS → ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PUO_68MD6es.html
I've got to say, this bus is similar to our airport bus run by the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) that goes over the highway and then comes into the city to stop off at Kipling subway station.
The cost savings is worth it depending on a few things. One, you know what you're doing with the transporation system, two you aren't in a rush. Three, it depends on traffic in general. A taxi or uber will still have to deal with traffic so you might not save that much time. I've done both city transit from the airport and taxi, but from LaGuardia, though it seems very similar since they're both on Long Island. The real advantage to taking a taxi is you don't deal with the crowds. Otherwise just save yourself 70 bucks and chill out on the bus/subway. And ask questions if you're not sure. The locals will usually help you no problem.
I tried this route once after a flight back from San Diego, but it was on a weekday, and it took me 2 hrs and 59 minutes just to get to 42nd St-Port Authority, and then I had another 25 minute ride to Washington Heights on the A line. I highly recommend the JFK ➡️Air Train➡️LIRR if you are coming into Manhattan. Even during weekday rush hours, I find that it's the fastest trip.
I did the Air train/LIRR on my first visit to NYC. I travelled light, but there was no way I was going to spring for a taxi/ride service and pay the high fare.
If I was going to JFK Airport, likely transporting a couple large rolling suitcases plus carry-on & backpack, I would probably stump for the AirTrain, especially now its on OMNY rather then trying to get all that on/off a city bus without luggage racks. However, I think the proper question is to ask why does the AirTrain charges ~3x the regular transit fare? other then that because the PANYNJ can. The system opened almost exactly 20yrs ago to the day, surely a lower price could be implemented, or at least give the people back their transfer
As someone who lives within the Q10 bus route, I’d highly recommend everyone who’s at the airport and just wants to take the subway to use the Q10 Limited. It has fewer stops, so it’ll save u a lot of time cuz most of the time the regular bus stops very frequently due it also being used by people from south Queens to get to the subway stops!
0:46 You can use the Air Train to help travel near a subway station without paying the Air Train fare. Take the Howard Beach-JFK to exit Lefferts Station (Air Train Station) and walk (5-10 minutes) to Howard beach station (A Train).
LMAO it looks like you just have to walk across the parking lot. Im guessing theres entrance to the A train from the parking lot that bypasses the airtrain fee?
@@fastfoodisgrossThere's more to it than that. Unless ur a str8 G, and know exactly where u are... put it this way, when I got off at Lefferts I decided to walk all the way past the racetrack to the conduit station.
I usually just go to EWR, because I live near the 33rd St PATH station. I take the PATH to Newark Penn & take a bus from there to EWR. $4.50 all together & it’s only about 20 extra minutes.
The 62 bus has been a hidden secret. Now that people can easily find out by doing little research. Of course PANYNJ would want people to ride EWR Air train for $$$.
Hi Thea, what an adventure! Thanks for giving us an idea what's its liked to travel from JFK to Manhattan by air train, NYC bus, and subway. Great video, as always. 41st liked 👍 I had never been on an air plane in my life. I have been to JFK a few times to pick up a friend. I lived about 90 minutes from JFK (I lived in NJ) I once drove to JFK 2 times to pick up my friend (he missed is flight) I drove back home and hours later drove back to JFK to pick up my friend. This was in the early 90's (no cell phones) Long story short I bet not that many people would drive to JFK two times to pick up a friend that has missed his flight home. He was happy I was still nice enough to come back and pick him up. Luckily the traffic wasn't that bad on a weekday. He treated me to dinner and drinks when we both got back to NJ. There's no way I would do that today driving to JFK because there's too much traffic on the road. Take care Thea have a great day 😎 👍
Traffic sucks but it is what it is. Last time I was at JFK pickup it took me forever to get out if the cell phone lot - which was packed. Curbside pickup at Terminal 8 was brutal. Only had to drop off/pickup at EWR once and it was in the morning drop-off/late night pickup (I live out by where Long Island forks). LGA is a lot better now. BTW - no matter how bad the traffic is OUTSIDE the terminal, its better than the TSA line.
From Detroit, cheap easy nonstops to EWR, JFK and LGA are all available. Last time, I flew to LGA and took a slow local bus to the N train at Astoria Blvd. I think that trip to midtown manhattan took about an hour. Certainly less than your 2-hour trip from JFK. Which NYC-area airport would you recommend for next time?
I don’t know if I’d recommend it, but I’d like to try EWR. They have an air train light rail similar to JFK that connects to the Amtrak Northeast Corridor. Would be interesting to compare the two.
Note, if you walk forward (west) from the bus stop, there is an accessible entrance to Kew Gardens station. There are also elevators from the mezzanine down to the platforms.
51st & Lex is also accessible. You just need to follow the signs for the elevators. I do agree that it's worth paying the AirTrain fare to just go to Jamaica and take either the LIRR or E-train from there.
With that music you should’ve stuck your thumb out and rode with Santa for free.😊 As far as which is better all depends how long you have been traveling. If I arrived on a long international flight I would have rather taken the subway as carrying your luggage up and down all those stairs would be a pain in the butt.
You can also take the 6 train from any stop to the E at 51st and Third although you walk for six or seven minutes between trains. Also, many of the 6 train stops only have stairs and it is a little hard to take your bag down the stairs. You get off the E at Lefferts Blvd and there is a five minute walk to the AirTrain.
I agree with you. When you travel light, you can take this option. If you travel with heavy or large luggage I prefer the AirTrain + LIRR. I know it's almost the most expensive option, but everything is accessible. This year as I was in New York, I had an Hotel was near Grand Central, so AirTrain + LIRR was the best option.
I wonder how many tourists try to do this and end up lost, and ubering to their final destination. It’s a very complex system for anyone to try at first glance.
I had to go for my Global Entry interview at JFK recently and I was initially going to take the A train to the Air Train, but Google maps told me about taking the 3 train to New Lots then getting the B15 to the Lefferts BLVD Air Train station. As a born an raised New Yorker, I was shocked that this part of the Air Train was free and had no idea. Sure its out of the way, but depending on where you live in the city (Queens BK pretty easy, Bronx or the City not as much) this is a very good option. And as you noted, as long as your not carrying too much luggage. Uber/Lyft is always easier but if its not too much pressure, why not hop on the bus! Thanks for the great video as always!
Loved your video and the capture of a turnstile jumper😅 I, personally, fly into LaGuardia each trip into town and just take Uber. It is easier for me.The one thing the airports really need to do is work with the MTA to simplify the process.
this route would actually be an amazing introduction to NYC if I was arriving there for the first time and wasn't in a rush anywhere... I always love seeing how the locals live when I travel and this route seems to show that a lot, especially the bus trip :)
Thanks! It's really irritating that the subway from Manhattan all the way to Howard Beach is $2.90 but then you have to pay $8.50 to travel the last mile.
We are a family of 3 who will be visiting nyc for 8 days, so I was thinking on purchasing the 7 day unlimited metro card for each, and for the last day to just charge rides to one of them and use for the three of us, am I correct? What do you suggest? Thanks.
Loved the Q10! Got off my 'A' train job at Lefferts, rode to Union Tpke, went home to Roosevelt. Is it longer or more expensive to ride to Jamaica, cut out the bus ride?
The saving of only paying $2.90 sound good but I would rather take an Uber or taxi if I have the cash for it. I use to live in Flushing Queens so getting from JFK wasn’t bad on the taxi.
The amount you pay for AirTrain to JFK from Jamaica is twice the amount than taking the subway. I would prefer the Q10 bus at Kew Gardens station without paying an additional $8.25 then paying $2.90. I do have an OMNY card but still would lead me to pay another fare. Taking Uber from my house to the airport to JFK would be at least $75-80 because of miles on the highway so rather take the subway or I can possibly take access a ride as well. Sorry $8.25 +$2.90
I read somewhere that it was possible to go down from the AirTrain one stop before the subway stations and to do a 10-15min walk to them so that you avoid paying the 8$. Is it really possible ? Idk, but you can try
This the best option if you’re not in the rush or not going far. I’ve done this twice while I was living in Parkchester in the Bronx. I can only use this route if I’m landing in JFK but if I’m flying out of JFK I would take the Q44 SBS and pay an extra airtrain fare at Jamaica
As I stated, until the Queens Bus Network is redesigned, you'll have to take the Q44 SBS to Sutphin/Archer, transfer to the Q9 to Rockaway Blvd, transfer to the Q10 to Lefferts Blvd AIRTRAIN and transfer to the AIRTRAIN. The Q3 is just a long-winded route between Jamaica and JFK Airport via Farmers Blvd.
That Air train normally ran every 2-5 minutes during the day before the AIRPORT construction started. That one thing I missed. I hope they can bring back those every 2-5 minutes service one day (Maybe after 2030 once the full airport construction ends).
There are less stops on the E/F unless they decide to run those trains along the local track. The MTA has been randomly doing that recently along the Queens Boulevard line which annoys me when I am trying to get into the city fast.
I no longer live in the NJ/NY area, but visit at least 1x per year. $16 round trip on the AirTrain isn't a deal breaker. I usually stay in Downtown Brooklyn so I just pay for the AirTrain and forget about it. For the total cost of my trip(s) the $16 isn't that much of a difference. Complete rip off for the AirTrain, but what are you going to do? I've mostly been flying to LGA recently so the point is moot.
Did you have to unlock your phone to pay OMNY? On iPhone/watch you can set express transit to not need to unlock do you know if Android has a feature like that for my android friends?
I would also take Uber from my house JFK cause I’m like half and hour from where I live instead of going into the city and paying the subway and then hoping on the airtrain to the airport.
The Green Line usually stops at all the terminals so that's one less obstacle (although it looked like the federal circle transfer didn't take much time)
Thank you, Thea, for doing this route so I don't have to experience it. I'll take the Airtrain to Jamaica and LIRR to Penn Station and pay $13.25 for a pretty seamless ride to Manhattan in ~80 minutes rather than ~150 minutes via Q-10/E subway to Penn Station and pay the extra $10.35. I pack light. I can't imagine lugging baggage around on that route.
It’s what JFK LIRR has. LIRR+JFK= $15-17. Faster but expensive. Or, SUBWAY+JFK= $12.90. Slower but cheaper. If you want the cheapest way around anywhere, expect to walk more, & plan on having 2-29 hours of travel time. Want a faster ride, then pay up & you’ll be traveling anywhere from 30Min.-5 hours for the cost of an arm & a leg. I’d still take the Q3 to Jamaica, the Q44+SBS, & then the QM5/6. Or if it’s a weekday morning, then the Q3 to Somewhere on Hillside Ave that has: Then The X68.
Thanks for sharing. All those stairs though!! Lol. That's something to consider as first timers with teens and luggages. 😅 I would probably want to cut the time by half and pay the $8 ish. Thanks.
My family of four is traveling to NYC in a couple weeks and your videos have been extremely helpful. We are flying into JFK, and I think we will definitely be taking a taxi to Midtown. Haha!
In my 30 years, of which a lot was worked on the 'A' and 'C' lines, I rarely took as long as people seem to complain it takes. The running time for an 'A' express from Howard Beach is 1hr12min to...207th St! They were my favorite lines because they were so fast compared to anything the BMT had or the Queens Corridor. BTW, file this under "JFK Express Assassination". The Perpetrators? The good people of Howard Beach, who used the train as their personal $5 ride. Lined the station like veteran LIRRers. No airport people could get on. JFK complained, no resolution was found, and was scrapped.
Carrying luggage if it's small like the one you had, yes, I'd absolutely would want to save and spend 2.90. My trip is coming up, and my luggage is bigger. I'd get a hotel near the airport and use the hotel shuttle from the airport to the hotel. My reasoning for going to Manhattan from the airport with luggage would be to check in at a hotel in Manhattan. Sorry, I wasn't trying to put a damper on the video, which I enjoyed very much. I love the content. Keep up the good work. Thank you.
Instead of a highway widening on the Van Wyck, they should've put a new subway line directly into JFK. But the MTA and Port Authority still hate each other.
There is a Limited version of the Q10 that is faster but the schedule seems to be erratic. I generally change to the A train at Liberty Ave if I want to go to lower Manhattan, or the E/F train at Kew Gardens if I'm going to midtown.
❤ It's always good to be as careful with your money as possible, so I would sit on public transportation just to pay the $2.90. Unless I had it, and I was in some kind of rush. I would pay more.
I'd say yes at least once. And that's because I took this route just over a week ago as I was staying in Long Island City (Court Square) so this was a no brainer to save money
This confirmed that cheap is good if your time is not worth anything. When I travel to NYC, I'm on an experience clock countdown timer and this type of travel cuts into the good times to be had in Manhattan.
One thing I will note, since you brought up the stops for the A, J, and Z: These are great options if you're trying to go from JFK airport to Brooklyn! All three of those trains go into Brooklyn before going to Downtown Manhattan, but the E will go directly to Midtown.
I am always thinking about saving money on transit, but for me to do that would take even longer if I used the bus. I am off the D train which means taking the A train into Manhattan or taking the C, getting off at a local stop in Brooklyn, then walking to the D train, which doesn't save money since I left the system.
i do this often, but when weather is good, skipping the q10 bit and walk to aqueduct N conduit ave for the A train. You will have one flight of steps to walk here (so plan accordingly for your fitness/bag weight). Walk is 15-20 mins. Not the nicest, but not the worst. 10-20 mins for airtrain part (depending on wait for train), 15-20 mins for 0.9 mi walk, 55-70 mins train to PABT (depending on wait). As little as 90 mins, as much as 120 mins once. Since transfers aren't timed, I skip transfers whenever possible.
Thats B15 --> (3) clocks in at 1 hour and 30 minutes; Q10 --> (A) clocks in at 1 hour and 10 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes - both options for Lower Manhattan. Q10 --> (E) and (F) clocks in at 1 hour and 20 minutes - option for Times Square. Wait for the Brooklyn and Queens Bus Redesign Final Drafts. If you're going to The Bronx via the current Network, you'll need 2 buses to link with the Q44 SBS (on the Redesign, the Q10 will connect with the Q44 SBS at Jewel Avenue and Main Street) as the Q3 is a long-winded route via Farmers Blvd. Best option is to take the Q10 to the Q9 (timed transfer as the Q9 is infrequent) to the Q44 SBS. The Brooklyn Bus Redesign will have the new B55 SBS to JFK Airport, which better benefits Brooklyn.
I really enjoy your videos. No way am I riding bus and subway after flying 2 1/2 hours to get to manhattan. I’ve taken; the coach, cab and Uber. I prefer Uber if the price is right.
You can use the Air Train to help travel near a subway station without paying the Air Train fare. Take the Howard Beach-JFK to exit Lefferts Station (Air Train Station) and walk (5-10 minutes) to Howard beach station (A Train).
@@jamallhayden2512 which way/route? Yes you can get off at Lefferts but then there seem to be no easy way to walk to A-train. Google won't offer you a sirect walking route, there are fences visible on Google street view... sure there is a way around but then it isn't 5-10mins. So if you know a 5-10 mins walk from Lefferts to A-train please share
You can also save the $8.25 by taking a flight to Jamaica instead of JFK 🙂 If you take the Air Train to Jamaica, is there a huge time difference between taking subway vs taking LIRR ?
