Walking From LaGuardia to JFK to Make My Connecting Flight 

Airline pilot who flys out of both airports and was based in New York for years. You are the only person I’ve ever heard walk between the two airports, on purpose. Bravo and thanks for documenting the adventure. Hope you had a great flight

The only thing more crazy than this would be paying a $100 to go to a basketball game for 10 minutes.

Next challenge: EWR to JFK on foot. You can do it!

Lovely cross section of my home borough! If you ever decide to this again for some reason, you can actually get a lot closer to JFK airport on foot! You can technically enter the airport itself at the Lefferts Boulevard entrance, but you still need to take the Airtrain from there to get to your terminal, but since you're already in the airport, it's free to ride at that point and you don't need a metrocard.

Lifelong NYer and queens resident, much respect for this one haha. You might be the first person to ever voluntarily do this.

This is one thing I think is special about the Seattle-Tacoma airport. You walk out the door and you're in a walkable airport neighborhood instead of a mile from any other civilization. If you have a long layover you can walk out of the airport and do things.

I once walked from LGA into Astoria when I lived there, just because. I took the free shuttle to a parking lot near the edge. Then when I walked away people looked real confused and tried to help me before I wandered off into the adjacent overpasses and industrial parks. Had to reassure them “No I’m doing this intentionally”

You're a mad lad for doing this. It's so cool to see parts of NYC that are generally ignored.

I love that you did that. Walking is one of the best ways to experience an area. On business trips to Denver back in the day, I would walk 3 1/2 miles each way to attend church. Good exercise, and I got to experience the area and really soak in the vibe.

A great airport to get to by walking is DCA. There are well marked signs out of the airport on the sidewalks leading to Crystal City in Arlington, VA. Also, a Capital Bikeshare station is there at the airport practically giving an option to bicycle from Washington DC.

this has happened to me, where i arrived in athens greece by plane, and my house is actually at a village about 4km from the airport, yet there was no way to leave the airport unless you were driving, on a bus or on a train. and i had no money and had no way to leave because it's impossible to walk to and from most airports. this is a big issue in my opinion

Excellent video. You passed thru my old neighborhood, Kew Gardens. I worked at JFK years ago and a few of us, who were stuck there during a snowstorm, walked from JFK to Kew Gardens, finally getting home. Cheers! Peter.

This is a really cool idea, especially in America where cities are not really designed to be walkable, and people do not walk by default. Good on you!

Wow.... this is such a good video... it just showed up on my recommendations and I started watching it and honestly thought it had like millions of views. I can't believe it doesn't. The idea is great, the content is great, and the editing is amazing. New subscriber here :)

It's a fun, long walk, but worth the trouble if you have the route planned the time, and an emergency plan ( know the bus routes in case you run out of time, are too tired, or the weather turns bad). I lived in Queens for 25 years so I recognize the old places I saw on your video. I think one day I will do the same walk myself, just as a personal challenge. Thank you for posting this.

Although I wouldn't recommend it after dark but you can walk from Queens Blvd. to JFK and get in on foot. You can follow the bus route through the airport by walking along the grass medians. Not very safe but doable. I never tried walking from LAG airport to JFK airport but I've biked it. It's about 11 miles if done properly. My respects to you and I'm glad you made it safely. I sometimes like to ride my bike to JFK (2 miles) and sit in the grass to watch the various planes land.

Loved the video! I grew up in Queens and the view of the city from Queens blvd has always been one of my favorites especially on clear sunny days. As a NYer I get so excited to see travel influencers visit the city and not just show traveling around Manhattan 😊

I LOVE this idea. Love how irrational this was. I sub'd for more irrational content.

I do a lot of urban hiking in NYC like this (maybe I should film it?) and it's nice to avoid the major roads when possible to experience more of the flavor of each neighborhood and run into novel sites.

One of the first things that you notice about NYC is that when you get out into the residential neighborhoods of Queens the city really isn't that dense. Also it seems like the suburban areas of NYC are far less dense than the suburban areas of big west coast cities.

I was wondering how you’d be able to do the walk from LGA to JFK in such a short amount of time. Turns out you only walked to the airtrain station in Jamaica. Nevertheless, superb effort. The walk is interesting, passing all the ethnic, vibrant hoods of queens. As you head closer to Jamaica and closer to JFK the area def gets sketchier esp when sun sets.

Thanks for the video. I love walking and sightseeing and setting challenging offbeat goals that most would consider strange. You not only learn more about neighborhoods you might have bypassed, you get a greater sense of independence and self-fulfillment.

My local airport in San Jose, CA has a cool bike path that parallels the 2 runways. It's great for airport walkability

I work at LGA and still can’t believe someone would actually walk to JFK 🤣

Awesome video! RU-vid recommended to me under the "Flights" category on my homepage and like others I expected a huge channel and I'm really glad to have found you. Your camera quality is worth dying for and even on a time crunch you took the time to capture beautiful footage of the city. You're great and your video(s) are great! Please keep it up!

I laughed when I saw him on Junction Blvd in Jackson Heights, my old neighborhood.

on my NY trip my flight home was at 9.30pm so I walked from Manhattan to the Mets Baseball stadium then Flushing Meadows tennis centre then LaGuardia airport then the Metro station for JFK. loved the journey but how they don’t have a metro for LaGuardia is crazy. Public transport in the US is so backward

Happy to see this video, thought about this so many times. LaGuardia always seemed doable on foot when approaching via bus but JFK, like most airports, is a pedestrian nightmare.

That long ass walk just means nap time on the flight.

So for the future, the actual pedestrian entrance to JFK (and the only way to enter JFK without a car or without paying the airtrain fare) is via the Lefferts Blvd Airtrain station. This stop is pedestrian accessible (albeit not a very pleasant walk) and is free to use, unlike the Howard Beach and Jamaica airtrain stops which cost money.

You sir have a massive pair!!!!! LOL

What a awesome energy of youth

Awesome adventure. I hate cars and avoid them as much as possible. You nailed it.

Once, when flying into Santa Barbara, California, I was able, though a combination of light packing and very careful planning, to take a kick scooter on the plane with me and scoot my way to the hotel, right out of the airport. I was even able to take everything carry-on (the scooter was human-powered, so no lithium ion batteries) and didn't have to wait for a checked bag. The airport is sited right next to a bike trail, which makes getting out of there on a bike very easy. Another time, I flew to San Jose, California, and was able to walk out of the airport to a nearby office building stocked with Bird scooters. I hopped aboard and rode one of them 10 miles down a trail to my destination. The return trip was really a steal, riding a Spin non-electric bike for only $1. Nobody objected when I left the bike right at the airport entrance and walked on in.

I really enjoyed seeing you do this walk. Especially liked seeing Queens Blvd and Rego Park. You were a block away from where I live. Glad you got to explore a bit of Queens, one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse places in the world.

I've travelled the streets you traversed. Congratulations Ewannawe. That was the ideal way to do it, walk and Air Train. I believe you can walk to JFK via Lefferts Blvd, but, that would have added many miles. Plus, you got to see, smell and experience the international borough of Queens. The underrated gem of NYC.

My cheap ass would totally do this, even if I had to haul a 50 pound luggage along the way. 😂 I would have left that hoodie behind too. And I love walking; it's kind of empowering. Specially nice to walk as the sun goes down. Great video!

Love this idea, i’m subscribing so you better keep it up

At this point I'm binge watching all your videos because they are great, thanks for making them!

I don't think even actionkid has done this! 😮😅🚶

What a great adventure. I also love doing unconventional things when I am traveling. I have a Brompton folding bike and have cycled all through the Netherlands, parts of the UK, Malaysia and many US cities (and of course South Africa, where I live). I land, unfold, and ride! ha ha! Thanks for the videos. I have subscribed.

LOVED this! I used to live halfway between LaGuardia and JFK airports (for over 40 years) so what a nice treat to see this

Thank you for demostrating that walking is the best way to get to know the city

love this video! Big mistake eating in the terminal when you are so close to jackson heights and indian food heaven!!

This was so crazy cool! And in a side note, I shake my head in disbelief every time I see the new La Guardia terminal. And I did the same in person a couple of weeks ago when I was there in person. It’s beautiful!

I just walked down that non-concrete sidewalk at 02:43 a few days ago (March 22nd). I admire the courage of setting a goal like this but that's not a walk I'd want to make. Ever.

Looks like you've got yourself a new subscriber.

You can actually walk to the Lefferts Blvd AirTrain station from LaGuardia completely on foot, which is way closer in proximity to JFK than Jamaica station. Bravo nonetheless.

Easier way 1>take a cab from lga to the Woodside station of the long island rail road ( about 4 miles ) 2>take the LIRR east to Jamaica ( usually 1 stop ) 3>get off at jamaica and take the Airtrain to JFK

Throwing this thought out at 1:03, before watching the rest of the video: LaGuardia is actually quite pedestrian-friendly as airports go, or at least it was the last time I checked (granted that was 10 years ago or more, way before the new terminal was built). It was surprisingly plausible to walk to the terminals from the surrounding streets either to the south in Jackson Heights or even from Flushing Meadows to the east. I've never approached Kennedy on foot but given the expressway loop under the airfield being the main access for cars I'm guessing it's less so, unless you resort to getting on the AirTrain at one of the outlying stops. Ok...now I'll see what you actually did.

The only time I walked in and out of an airport was Providence Rhode Island. I had a long layover because I had booked separate tickets on two airlines. I walked to a nearby restaurant for lunch and back. only 1/2 mile of walking as opposed to 7

Hahaha This is amazing! Walking out of an airport is a really fun way to kill time! I once walked out of Los Angeles Burbank airport to my hotel a few miles away, and on a separate occasion out of the same airport to the nearby strip mall for a dinner before flying out!

I love that walked all of Junction Blvd. my hood. Next time you’re here. You need to hit up a few spots if you do this walk again. You will have a even better queens experience

Funny that youtube recommended this to me! I had this exact conundrum back in January; I didn’t check my booking thru JFK thoroughly, and had to lug two carryons across Queens. It was not fun.

This is the content I never knew I needed. Great video!

Great effort! You could have walked to the Lefferts avenue Airtrain station and boarded for free and this would have had you walk through more residential areas of queens including Forest Park. Even closer in you could walk to the rental car center and board airtrain there.

Wow! That seems like a good idea to challenge myself next time I am flying somewhere) Great video!!!

Born and raised in Queens this was quite interesting to see also just to let you know if you wanted to burn some more time you could taken the bus from Jamaica station

Thanks, I’ll try to do it if I’m ever switching between the two without heavy bags

Cool video man! I took a trip to NYC in February of 2022 and I remember JFK vividly so this was a cool video to watch!

7:23 I used to work around the corner from the Dunkin’, I would go there every day at 7:15AM for my morning coffee lol

This is the essence of what RU-vid is supposed to be

Great video. I plan to walk Broadway from Gettys Sq in Yonkers to Battery Park

this is the best video I’ve seen in a while.

Great effort! Really awesome to get so far walking in the US! Having to find a way (any way) to get from A to B on foot there though, always astonishing...

Wonderful idea for a video!! Good on you for being brave and executing such an idea. Good luck with your channel ❤️

There was a New York Times story a few years ago about a British guy who flew in to JFK from London and then walked from there all the way to his hotel in midtown Manhattan. Took him all day long to get there, very interesting all the neighborhoods he walked through.

its lovely to walk in NYC, I sometimes walk from my house in Jackson Heights Queens to my work in Kips Bay Manhattan! 6.5 miles!

That was such a cool thing to do. Love it.

Walkable airports, anyone ? Tallinn in Estonia and Poprad in Slovakia. Also, island airports are also walkable as they are usually near to towns. I am airport walker too.

Grew-up in Queens in the late 60's to early 80's. Loved the place as a kid. Sooooo happy I no longer live there. You are a brave soul.

Definitely ain't wanna keep walking past Archer ave. That's South Jamaica Queens might see 50 cent out there 😂

Absolute legend. In this day and age that takes guts when you could easily take train or just she’ll out the cash for a taxi lol

As an outsider, it is quite interesting. When you look at the map, you would’ve thought one would be Queens one would be Brooklyn however the anomaly of the borough of Queens positioning North round to the south east, which makes both airports in the borough of Queens?

DCA and BTV both have bike trails right to the airports. Some like you said are a lot easier than others to arrive on foot, some are almost impossible to not be run over

Fascinating video! Thank you.

Here when this video goes viral

Well, that’s one way to see Queens haha. I live between the two airports and it would’ve never occurred to do this. I would’ve quit once I got to Queens Blvd 😅. In all seriousness, very cool video documenting a very cool experience

I used to live 1/2 mile from the airport in Albuquerque, and walked there almost every time I would fly. Got stopped by airport security a couple times just because no one ever does that.

Experienced more cultures on that walk than at your final destination

if your leaving the terminal eat away from the expensive airport. queens has great resturants cheap to expensive and from all kinds of cultures.

Haha funny enough I went to that nets sixers game. Cool video dude!

Given the increased crime I wouldn't try this now. Carrying airline luggage would make you a prime target.

That roadway shown in the first 2 minutes is Grand Central Parkway which is VERY busy 3 lanes each direction and takes you to the LIE, Northern State Pkwy and Cross Island Pkwy (to JFK: name changes to Belt Parkway) one way, and Triborough and Throgs Neck Bridge (to Bronx, Westchester . . Connecticut, Boston . . ) the other. At 5;00, I assure you that you do not have to go to Manhattan to go from LaGuardia to Nets game. . . that would be like going into (thru) Nevada to get from LA (Calif.) to San Francisco Calif. Grew up in Queens (took my driver's test out of Jamaica (Queens) along service road of Van Wyck Expressway.

Wow!! Congrats!! I didn’t even know this was possible!!

It's easy to walk into SFO via long term parking and people mover.

This is fun 😊 Very entertaining

The taking the subway downtown made sense the going to a basketball game you don’t have time for at all was a stupid idea lol but there is a giftshop in time square that uses bounce to store your bag and it was really easy I recommend it if you ever need a spot in Manhattan but be careful if the subway is delayed it could get stressful. Last time I got reckless with an upcoming flight the E was delayed and then security was an hour long so I was stressed

i think you could have walked all the way. true, the roads into jfk are parkways and it would have taken some balls to do that but i would have liked to see you try!

I’m not sure I can enter or leave my nearest airport, PBI, on foot. Probably with a bit of effort? Last I was at MSP it seemed easy from the secondary terminal. Smaller airports like BMI or DAB look obvious from the parking lot: you end up in the middle of nowhere but you’re walking along a fairly prominent road that leads you to the city proper. Of course the next airport with scheduled flights is 50 miles or more away… Last I was at HPN I left on foot to kill time before a flight but I hopped a bus once outside to get somewhere interesting and then took a bus back. That was maybe 15 years ago though.

This is brilliant! Never would have thought to because airports are notoriously difficult to get in & out of for free hahaha! I tried to walk out of Gatwick Airport in the UK once. Or at least get somewhere where I could be picked up by my family. Couldn't do it - had to use the designated pickup/drop off. The only airports ive ever been to where you can just walk to the terminal is London-City and Teesside International in the UK

That airtrain was a brilliant idea like most of the people commenting said, would not be a good idea to be in Southside after dark though you technically can walk all the way in straight down Sutphin. Better move would be Richmond Hill but great job doing something that possibly has not been done before in recent times.

Worked temp at LGA last summer, stayed at a hotel just across Grand Central Parkway... walked a ton of the routes you showed on this video, and all over Queens. Never did get as far south as you though in your trip to JFK. Cool video!

I love large international airports with pedestrian and cycling access. DUS and AMS are both great examples. There is even a horse riding path next to DUS lol

Wow that’s great love seeing my old neighborhood in the video Rego park and Forest hills.

This was a dope video. I just graduated from college, I plan on doing some solo traveling in the coming year. I like to walk to places, it’s good to know this is possible. Great video, hope to see more content like this!

Walking out of LGA is a little confusing because there is only one bridge that is walkable out. Just watch where the employees are walking. And getting into is a little tricky. There are sidewalks on the Van Wyck expressway, but at night it might be sketchy.

Much respect. I love doing nutty stuff like this just because it sounds like fun/maybe also so I can say I did it.

My guess is that it would be very easy to walk to Midway in Chicago as it is in the middle of a residential neighborhood

If you keep walking to Lefferts Blvd/AirTrain Station, that is closest AirTrain from LGA to JFK without having pay any fee. But, that would be another three miles of walk.